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• Bodies of migrants wash ashore in Yemen
The Gulf of Aden between Yemen and the Horn of Africa already is notorious for Somali piracy. The hijacking of a freighter carrying a cargo of heavy weapons two weeks ago heightened concern over the chaos in a key shipping route — and prompted NATO ...
• South Africa will sell ivory to Japan, China
CAPE TOWN, South Africa - The South African government said Thursday that it will press ahead with plans to sell just over 51 tons of ivory to China and Japan under a special exemption to the international ban on the trade. The Convention on ...
• Somali pirates threaten to blow up ship
Pirates have seized more than two dozen ships this year off the Horn of Africa, but the hijacking of the Faina has drawn the most international concern because of its dangerous cargo — 33 tanks and other heavy weapons. NATO ministers agreed Thursday ...
• Asteroid reportedly streaks over Africa
Click through the highlights from September’s outer-space imagery, including glittering galaxies as well as Earth’s hurricanes viewed from on high. The space rock , designated asteroid 2008 TC3, was thought to be 3 to 15 feet (1 to 5 meters) in ...
• Profits for a better world
For Selemani Kinyunyu, 21, starting Offset East Africa was a moral decision. His for-profit venture sells carbon offsets to travelers and then uses the money to plant much-needed indigenous trees and better manage natural forests in Tanzania. "If you ...