Somalia polio outbreak increases by 20, threatens the entire Horn of Africa
The outbreak of polio on the Horn of Africa rose by 21 cases, 20 of which were in Somalia alone, making the “non-endemic country” the number one place in the world as far as polio cases go, according More...
Somalia polio outbreak rises to 25, accounts for one-third of global cases
The polio (wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1)) outbreak in the horn of Africa nation of Somalia has grown to 25 cases since the first case in six years was reported back in April, according to data from the Global Polio More...
Poliovirus found in Israeli sewage, CDC issues polio travel notice for Somalia and Kenya
Wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) was isolated from sewage samples collected on 9 April 2013 in Rahat, southern Israel, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) update June 3. Health officials emphasize, the virus More...
Kenya reports polio outbreak, first confirmed cases in two years
The World Health Organization (WHO) is reporting a polio outbreak, wild poliovirus type 1( WPV1), on the Horn of Africa with confirmed cases being seen in Kenya and Somalia. Near Dadaab, Kenya, a four-month-old More...
Somalia reports first wild poliovirus type 1 case since 2007
The wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) that was detected in a young girl from the Banadir region of Somalia has prompted an investigation into the situation, according to a World Health Organization alert today. Poliovirus More...
Muslim extremists in Somalia behead Christian convert
Al-Shabaab, Islamic extremists in Somalia, took responsibility for murdering a Christian near Barawa, accusing the man of being a spy and leaving Islam. Somalia map – CIA source Farhan Haji Mose, age 25, was More...
Abdi Jeylani Marshale, Somali comedian who mocks Islam, shot and killed
Abdi Jeylani Marshale is said to have been shot in the head and chest as he left a radio station in Mogadishu. One of Somalia’s most popular comedians, known for his parodies of Islamist militants, has been More...
Three bases being considered for ground control station for the remote-controlled Reaper and Predator drones
South Carolina’s Shaw Air Force Base is one of three possible sites where the Air Force would put a ground control squadron for the remote-controlled Reaper and Predator drones that have become key elements More...
Max Boot: ‘The problem isn’t that we are engaged in nation-building. The problem is that we do it so poorly’
Here is Max Boot doing what he does best from his perch at the Council of Foreign Relations, trying to scare the bejesus out of people with threats largely imagined. And the fact that Boot claims the necessity of More...
Entertainment stars comment on the death of Osama Bin Laden
Hollywood figures are flooding Twitter with reaction to the announcement Sunday that Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden was killed by U.S. forces. Some have joked, others expressed gratitude and many praised President More...
