The Russian Navy supports the idea of conducting international anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden under the UN aegis, its commander said on Thursday.
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Total non-farm payroll employment fell by 51,400 in April, down 0.4% from March. Since the peak in October 2008, the number of employees has fallen every month, bringing total losses over this period to 376,500. Job losses occurred in 64% of industries, unchanged from a month before.
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In 2008, the vast majority of Canadians (91%) reported that they were satisfied or very satisfied with life. Life satisfaction was strongly linked to self-reported health status.
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US Ambassador to Kenya Michael Ranneberger is calling for an urgent deployment of AU troops to Somalia to save the fragile Transitional Federal Government from being overthrown by Islamic insurgents.
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Al-Shabab has introduced bloody laws in areas under its control
Amnesty International (AI) has moved to protect four Somalians who are to be amputated for stealing following their condemnation by Islamist rebels al-Shabab.
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Canada's population increased by 0.26% in the first quarter of 2009, the fastest first-quarter growth rate since 2001.
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The Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health chair by Congressman Donald M. Payne has invited Somalia’s Foreign Minister Mohamed Omaar, Somaliland’s Foreign Minister Abdillahi Mohamed Dualeh along with Puntland President Dr. Abdirahman Farole as well as Dr. Crispus Kiyonga Minster of Defense from Uganda for a hearing on Thursday, June 25, 2009
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Sources at Sri Lanka's Foreign Ministry confirmed yesterday that the ship MV CHARELLE hijacked by Somali pirates with seven Sri Lankans on board, was anchored three miles off the coast of Somalia at a location known as Garacad.
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EXPLORER have been released and are at a safe location in Kenya.
“Over the last 80 days, as a nation we have shared in the concern and uncertainty of the seven families whose loved ones were being held captive. As a nation we have shared their frustration and anxiety. And today we share in their joy. We are united in this joy and celebration,” said President James Michel on receiving the news of their release.
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Foreign demand for Canadian securities again outpaced Canadian investors' demand for foreign securities in April. Non-residents continued their strong acquisitions of Canadian securities by adding a further $9.0 billion to their portfolios, mainly government debt instruments as well as shares.
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