"Together , the two families continue to work tirelessly to secure
Nigel's and Amanda's safe release. With little outside support, the families, who have been united as one throughout this horrendous ordeal, continue to do everything and anything to gain the earliest possible release for their loved ones, Amanda and Nigel.
ones, Amanda and Nigel.
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The President of the Seychelles Republic has hailed the discussions with General William E. Ward, Commander of U.S Africa Command as “extremely warm and fruitful.”
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At least 40,000 Filipino seafarers stand to benefit from a new Japanese anti-piracy law protecting ships and its crew off Somalia, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said Saturday.
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China's naval convoy on duty off the Somalia coast and in the Gulf of Aden has successfully accomplished its missions and returned to the naval port in Zhanjiang city in Guangdong Province at 9 a.m. Friday, said a PLA Navy source.
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The UN Refugee Agency has expressed shock at reports that other vessels passed by and did not help as a boat sank carrying illegal immigrants.
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Suaad Hagi Mohamud who was stranded for almost three months in Kenya over false claims that she was an impostor is now suing the Canadian governement for $2.5 million.
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The Israeli Chief of the General Staff spoke at a logistics convention, of the need for continuous logistics efforts in the battle field. On Wednesday (August 19, 2009) the Chief of the General Staff, Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi, said that: "During Operation Cast Lead, the logistic effort worked well, however there is need to prepare for broader activities".
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Yangon/Brussels : Controversial elections anticipated next year present an opportunity for change in Myanmar that should not be squandered.
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The Canadian diplomat at the heart of the uproar over Ottawa's indefensible treatment of Suaad Hagi Mohamud is suddenly back home. But Liliane Khadour's recall from Kenya to Ottawa doesn't begin to clear the air. If her political masters hope to shield themselves by scapegoating her, Parliament shouldn't let them get away with it.
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Wholesale sales rose for the first time in nine months in June, mainly due to increases in the automotive products and food, beverages and tobacco products sectors. Sales in current dollars rose 0.6% to $40.4 billion.
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