BBC Monitoring International Reports articles from October 2009

BBC Monitoring International Reports archives from October 2009

Pro-government MP, pundits discuss Russian-US relations.
October 31, 2009... The current state of and prospects for Russian-American relations were discussed on privately-owned Ren TV's "Three Corners" current affairs programme on 28 October. Presenter Pavel Astakhov hosted pro-government MP Andrey Kokoshin, former...

South Sudan to establish news agency "soon".
October 31, 2009... Text of report in English by Paris-based Sudanese newspaper Sudan Tribune website on 31 October A government electronic and print news agency will soon be established in Southern Sudan, says the official spokesperson. Paul Mayom Akech has...

South Sudan say Toposa can be disarmed within regional plan.
October 31, 2009... Text of report in English by Paris-based Sudanese newspaper Sudan Tribune website on 30 October Sudan's First Vice President and President of Southern Sudan Government has said his government cannot disarm Toposa tribe as long as members of...

New Tajik ambassador to Belarus appointed.
October 31, 2009... Text of report by privately-owned Tajik Avesta website on 31 October Dushanbe, 31October: Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has appointed Qozidavlat Qoimdodov Tajik ambassador to Belarus. The presidential press service says that the president...

Zimbabwe minister says UN envoy's trip planned to create diplomatic incident.
October 31, 2009... Text of report by S-FM radio, operated by state-run Zimbabwe Broadcasting Holdings (ZBH), on 30 October [Presenter] Foreign Affairs Minister Comrade [Cde] Simbarashe Mumbengegwi says the decision by the United Nations Human Rights Council's...

Zimbabwe premier says subregional bloc to meet over country's political dispute.
October 31, 2009... Text of report by 'Own correspondent' entitled "SADC to convene summit on Zim: Tsvangirai" published by South Africa-based ZimOnline website on 30 October Harare -Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Friday said the Southern African...

Top official urges more US-Pakistan cooperation to fight terrorism.
October 31, 2009... Text of report by official news agency Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) Islamabad, 30 October: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Friday [30 October] highlighting the menace of terrorism as threat to Pakistan said there should be more...

Two militants, peace volunteer killed in Pakistan tribal area clash.
October 31, 2009... Text of report by official news agency Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) Ghalanai, 30 October: The attack by the militants on Chief of Amn [peace] Committee left two militants dead while a razakar (volunteer) martyred during cross firing in...

Visiting official says US to stand with Pakistan in combating terrorism.
October 31, 2009... Text of report by official news agency Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) Islamabad, 30 October: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday [30 October] expressed the resolve to stand by Pakistan in rooting out the menace of terrorism...

Sentencing of Rwandan in Canada "important step" - editorial.
October 31, 2009... Text of editorial entitled "Other countries should learn from Canada" published in English by Rwandan newspaper The New Times website on 31 October The arrest by Canadian authorities and subsequent trial and sentencing of Desire Munyaneza, by...

Ivorian presidential hopeful interviewed on poll; vows to compensate war victims.
October 31, 2009... Text of interview with opposition Rally of Republicans Chairman Alassane Ouattara as published by opposition Ivorian Rally of Republicans (RDR) newspaper Le Patriote on 28 October; no date of interview given After four days spent in the 18...

US committed to strengthen democracy, development of Pakistan - official.
October 31, 2009... Text of report by official news agency Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) Islamabad, 30 October: US Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton said on Friday [30 October] that the United States was committed to work in partnership with...

Indian minister in Saudi Arabia to discuss trade ties.
October 31, 2009... Text of report by Indian news agency PTI [Siraj Wahab] Riyadh, 30 October: Bilateral trade between the two countries and ways to promote ties will be high on the agenda at the 8th session of the Indo-Saudi Joint Commission meeting...

Ugandan capital street closed 30 October after bomb scare.
October 31, 2009... Text of report by state-run Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) Radio on 31 October Business is back to normal at Bhatia Towers near Fidodido along Kampala Road after a bomb scare yesterday [30 October]. The Anti-Terrorism Squad was called...

India, Maldives conclude platoon-level joint exercise.
October 31, 2009... Text of report by Indian news agency PTI Bangalore, 30 October: Ekuverin or the Lightning Strike, a 13-day-long platoon-level joint exercise by the Indian and Maldivian troops concluded on Friday [30 October] at Belgaum. The joint...

About 200 Rwandan troops to be airlifted to Darfur in rotation exercise.
October 31, 2009... Text of report by James Karuhanga entitled "RDF peacekeeping in Darfur begin rotation" published in English by Rwandan newspaper The New Times website on 31 October Close to 200 Rwanda Defence Forces (RDF) troops from the 49th battalion will...

US official hails Rwanda over investment climate.
October 31, 2009... Text of report by Gashegu Muramira entitled "Top US treasury official hails Rwanda on investment" published in English by Rwandan newspaper The New Times website on 31 October Kigali - The Deputy Treasury Secretary in the United States...

Indian, Cyprus firms sign deal on solar projects.
October 31, 2009... Text of report by Indian news agency PTI [Sumir Kaul] Nicosia (Cyprus), 30 October: With a thrust on tapping new energy sources, an Indian company Friday [30 October] entered into an agreement with a Cyprus-based firm to procure kits and...

Sudan's Al-Bashir says ties with Burkina Faso "excellent".
October 31, 2009... Text of report in English by state-owned Sudanese news agency Suna website President of the Republic FM Umar Al Bashir has described relations between the Sudan and Burkina Faso as being excellent and developed. In a joint press conference...

Indian Home Minister asks Maoists to "halt" violence.
October 31, 2009... Text of report by Indian news agency PTI New Delhi, 30 October: India Friday [30 October] promised the Maoists that it would persuade the state governments to talk to them if they halt violence and said they were not being asked to lay down...

Voter registration for presidential election to begin 1 November in south Sudan.
October 31, 2009... Text of report in English by UN sponsored Radio Miraya FM, Juba on 31 October The Chairperson of National Elections Commission, Abel Alier, said the commission is in the process of launching voter registration. Speaking to press in Juba on...

India signs deal with Russia for fifth generation fighter jet.
October 31, 2009... Text of report by Indian news agency PTI Pathankot, 30 October: In a bid to add more teeth to its existing armoury, Indian Air Force [IAF] has signed a contract with Russia recently to procure the fifth generation fighter aircraft under its...

Police-labourers clash in Bangladesh leaves four dead.
October 31, 2009... Text of report by Bangladeshi privately-owned satellite TV channel ATN Bangla at 0545 gmt on 31 Oct At least three persons have died and more than a hundred people were wounded in clashes between police and garment workers in Tongi of Gazipur...

Workshop on juvenile justice organized by UNICEF in south Sudan state.
October 31, 2009... Text of report in English by UN sponsored Radio Miraya FM, Juba on 31 October A three-day workshop on juvenile justice organized by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) concluded on Thursday [29 October] in Wau Town, West Bahr...

India to deploy double-hump camels along China border.
October 31, 2009... Text of report by Indian news agency PTI New Delhi, 30 October: Troops guarding the icy Sino-Indian frontier will soon have a new companion in the form of double hump camels which will be deployed to carry rations and materials for them. ...

Iran president starts one-to-one meetings with locals in Khorasan province.
October 31, 2009... Text of report by Iranian conservative, privately-owned Fars News Agency website President Ahmadinezhad's one-to-one meetings with residents of Khorasan-Razavi Province started few minutes ago at the governor-general's office. According to...

India hopeful of getting non-permanent seat in UNSC - junior minister.
October 31, 2009... Text of report by Indian news agency PTI Kolkata, 30 October: India is hopeful of getting the non-permanent Asian seat in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), Minister of state for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor said on Friday [30...

Pakistan to introduce social networking on mobile phones.
October 31, 2009... Text of report by official news agency Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) Islamabad, 31 October: Mobile social networking under the name of 'Hamari Awaz' [our voice] is being introduced for the first time in Pakistan. At least 99.5 million...

Former CAR leader returns home after six-year exile in Togo.
October 31, 2009... The former Central African Republic leader, Ange Felix Patasse, yesterday, returned home from a six-year exile in Togo, RFI said on 31 October. However, security forces kept journalists and the public who had come to see him far away from the...

Pakistan TV show discusses currents affairs and role of media.
October 31, 2009... PTV News in Urdu at 1405 gmt on 29 October broadcasts its thrice weekly current affairs program titled "Sach to Yeh Hai" or The Truth is This, hosted by anchor Syed Anwarul Hassan. This talk show tries to explore and understand the underlying...

Cote d'Ivoire's president allegedly says polls won't take place 29 November.
October 31, 2009... A website of the Ivorian presidency says the country's leader Laurent Gbagbo said in Yamoussoukro that the elections won't take place on 29 November as planned, RFI said on 31 October. However, the Ivorian Independent Electoral Commission has...

Daily urges Iran not to doubt IAEA over fuel handover for further enrichment.
October 31, 2009... Text of editorial by Ali Khorram entitled "Iran and 5+1; assessing one another, opportunities and threats" published by Iranian newspaper on 28 October After Iran and the G5+1 put behind their short honeymoon period of meetings in New York...

TV show discusses Pakistan president-opposition leader meeting.
October 31, 2009... Karachi Geo News television in Urdu at 1400 GMT on 27 October carries live regularly scheduled "Capital Talk" program relayed from channel's Islamabad studio. Prominent Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir is the host of the popular talk show in...

Iran daily flays "green movement" leaders ahead of 4 November rally.
October 31, 2009... Text of commentary from the Memorandum Column by Abbas Hajinajjari headlined "A signal from across the borders" published by Iranian newspaper Javan on 26 October While some of those concerned about the system are viewing the trend of some of...

Southern Sudan president urged to remove state governor.
October 31, 2009... Text of report in English by Paris-based Sudanese newspaper Sudan Tribune website on 31 October 30 October, 2009 (JUBA) - The Unity State [southern Sudan] community in Juba urged the president of southern Sudan to remove the state governor...

Iran president attends war martyrs commemoration ceremony in province.
October 31, 2009... Provincial TV in Iran's Khorasan-Razavi Province at 0515 gmt on 31 October showed Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinezhad's arrival to a ceremony in Mashhad to commemorate the province's Iran-Iraq war martyrs. Ahmadinezhad was shown entering a...

Social worker urges Pakistan government, Taleban to restore peace in Waziristan.
October 31, 2009... Text of unattributed report headlined "Abdul Sattar Edhi Stopped From Going to South Waziristan" published by Pakistani newspaper Nawa-e Waqt on 30 October Dera Ismail Khan -- Abdul Sattar Edhi, a renowned social worker, reached Dera Ismail...

Indian police say Mumbai attackers aimed at taking ministers hostage.
October 31, 2009... Text of report by Indian news agency PTI Mumbai, 30 October: The 26/11 [26 November 2008] terrorists were instructed on mobile phones by their Pakistani handlers to look for ministers and VIPs at the Hotel Taj in this western city and take...

Blast kills seven security personnel in Pakistan tribal area.
October 31, 2009... Text of report by leading private Pakistani satellite TV channel Geo News website on 31 October Khyber Agency: At least seven security men embraced martyrdom in an explosion of a powerful bomb which went off in Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency,...

Ugandan minister threatens to arrest editor for pornography.
October 31, 2009... Text of report by Milton Olupot entitled "Buturo to crack down on porn" published by state-owned, mass-circulation Ugandan daily The New Vision website on 31 October The government is going to crack down on media houses that publish...

Police arrest seven in central India for sheltering blast suspects.
October 31, 2009... Text of report by Indian news agency PTI Indore, 30 October: Seven persons have been arrested in Indore District in central Indian state Madhya Pradesh on charges of providing shelter to five Students' Islamic Movement of India (SIMI)...

Pakistan parliament committee amends, approves amnesty ordinance.
October 31, 2009... Text of report by Muhammad Ahmad Noorani headlined "NRO extended to benefit all, at all times; Opposition stages walkout in protest" published by Pakistani newspaper The News website on 31 October Islamabad: In order to protect the top...

Iran president addresses martyrs commemoration ceremony in Mashhad.
October 31, 2009... Provincial TV in Iran's Khorasan-Razavi Province at 0725 gmt on 31 October started live broadcast of President Mahmud Ahmadinezhad's speech at a ceremony in Mashhad's Imam Reza shrine to commemorate the province's war martyrs. Prior to...

Serbian, Russian delegations continue talks on terms of 1bn dollar loan.
October 31, 2009... Text of report by Serbian public broadcaster RTS Radio Belgrade, on 30 October [Announcer-read report] Serbian and Russian delegations continued the negotiations on the terms of the 1 billion dollar Russian loan to Serbia in Moscow today....

Uganda earmarks 15m dollars for schools in war-torn north.
October 31, 2009... Excerpt from report by Catherine Bekunda and Cyprian Musoke entitled "29bn shillings set for schools in north" published by state-owned, mass-circulation Ugandan daily The New Vision website on 31 October A total of 29.3bn shillings [15m...

Daily says weak economy posing threat to Serbia's debt-servicing capacity.
October 31, 2009... Excerpt from report posted on Serbian Novi Sad-based daily Dnevnik website, on 28 October [Report by V. Harak: "Serbia's Debt 22 Billion Euros"] Serbia's external debt was never higher. Though one can hardly compare values today with the...

Pakistan TV show discusses closure of schools due to security threat.
October 31, 2009... Geo News TV in Urdu at 1705 GMT on 27 October broadcasts its weekly current affairs program titled "Kehnay Mein Kia Harj Hai" -- meaning: What's the Harm in Saying it? -- hosted by anchor Muhammad Malick. This talk show takes hot issues up for...

India: Arrested Mumbai gunman complains of sickness.
October 31, 2009... Text of report by Indian news agency PTI Mumbai, 30 October: Lone surviving Pakistani gunman arrested in the Mumbai terror attack case Ajmal Kasab on Friday [30 October] sought permission of the trial court to return to his cell due to...

Ugandan king protests state jobs for royals.
October 31, 2009... Text of unattributed report entitled "Kabaka opposes Museveni's appointment of royals" published by leading privately-owned Ugandan newspaper The Daily Monitor website on 31 October Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II [the king of Buganda whose...

Afghan gathering calls for runoff delay, Loya Jerga.
October 31, 2009... Text of a report by Pazhman entitled: "Compassionate people like Khalilzad can rescue country from crisis", published by Afghan independent secular daily newspaper Hasht-e Sobh on 27 October A number of people who presented themselves as...

Tanzania repatriates 400 Burundian refugees.
October 31, 2009... Excerpt from unattributed report entitled "Last batch of 1972 Burundi refugees finally back home" published by Tanzanian newspaper The Guardian website on 31 October The last 400 of more than 200,000 Burundians who fled to Tanzania 37 years...

Taleban commander confesses slaying "dozens" in Pakistan's Swat.
October 31, 2009... Text of unattributed report headlined "Mercilessly Slaughtered Dozens of People in Swat, Taleban Commander's Confession" published by Pakistani newspaper Nawa-e Waqt on 30 October Takht Bhai -- Asrar, son of Hussein Ahmed, a Taleban...

Turkish Cypriot official criticizes Greek Cypriot stance at talks.
October 31, 2009... Text of report in English by Turkish Cypriot Bayrak TV website on 30 October Foreign Minister Huseyin Ozgurgun has accused the Greek Cypriot side of using its EU membership to pressure Turkey and the Turkish side into making concessions on...

"Wanted" posters of Bosnian Serb leader appear in Federation entity town.
October 31, 2009... Excerpt from report by Bosnian Serb public Television (Banja Luka) on 28 October [Presenter] "Wanted" posters of [Bosnian] Serb Republic Prime Minister Dodik have appeared in the centre of Zenica. The lynch-like atmosphere from the beginning...

Bosnia to donate surplus weapons to Afghan army.
October 31, 2009... Text of report by Bosnian edition of Croatian daily Vecernji list, on 30 October [Report by Zdenko Jurilj: "B-H Will 'Donate' Surplus Weapons to Afghan National Army"] After the news published last year that the United States was arming...

Kenyan newspaper profiles country's "genius" attorney-general.
October 31, 2009... Text of report by Paul Mwangi entitled "This man Wako: Failure, strategist or opportunist?" published by Kenyan privately-owned newspaper Daily Nation website on 31 October; subheading as published The commonest error made by almost all...

Turkish president hopes for solution of Cyprus problem in 2010.
October 31, 2009... Text of report in English by Turkish semi-official news agency Anatolia Ankara, 30 October: The Turkish president said on Friday [30 October] that Turkish Cypriots would never be a minority. Turkey's President Abdullah Gul said that the...

Indian team in Ecuador investigates air crash.
October 31, 2009... Text of report by Indian news agency PTI Bangalore, 30 October: A day after Ecuador threatened to return the Indian-made Dhruv fleet, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) on Friday [30 October] rushed a three-member team including its chief...

Liberia narcotics agency arrests Nigerian drug trafficking suspect.
October 31, 2009... Text of report by Matthias Daffah entitled "Suspected cocaine, marijuana dealers grabbed" published by Liberian non-state station Star Radio website on 30 October The Drug Enforcement Agency has reportedly seized more than forty-five thousand...

Tanzanian leader says ruling party's victory in civic polls "unquestionable".
October 31, 2009... Text of unattributed report entitled "JK: CCM victory in civic elections unquestionable" published by Tanzanian newspaper The Guardian website on 31 October After the ruling CCM [Chama Cha Mapinduzi] emerged overall winner in this year's...

Palestinian president, US envoy discuss US secretary of state talks agenda.
October 31, 2009... Text of report by Palestinian presidency-controlled news agency Wafa website ["His Excellency the President Meets George Mitchell" - WAFA headline] Abu Dhabi, 30 Oct (WAFA) - His Excellency President Mahmud Abbas today received George...

Ugandan paper queries "suspect" patriotism training.
October 31, 2009... Text of editorial entitled "Don't burden us with Mchaka Mchaka bill" published by leading privately-owned Ugandan newspaper The Daily Monitor website on 31 October Indications are that the NRM [National Resistance Movement] government has...

Danish queen visits Vietnam 1-9 Nov to boost bilateral ties.
October 31, 2009... Text of report in English by state-run Vietnamese news agency VNA website [Unattributed article from the "General" page: "Vietnam, Denmark To Step Up Multifaceted Cooperation"] Hanoi (VNA) -Queen Margrethe II and Prince Consort Henrik of...

Zambia calls for strengthening bilateral ties with China.
October 31, 2009... Text of report by Kasuba Mulenga entitled "45-year China-Zambia friendship hailed" published by state-owned national newspaper Zambia Daily Mail website on 31 October Government has called for strengthening of the warm relations with China as...

Macedonia to be expected to withdraw ICJ lawsuit after name talks start - daily.
October 31, 2009... Excerpt from report by Macedonian newspaper Nova Makedonija on 29 October [Commentary by Mirka Velinovska: "Brussels Seeks the Hague, While Forgetting About New York"] The European Union has once again made a mistake in the Balkans. After...

Indian top security official meets US counterpart ahead of PM's visit.
October 31, 2009... Text of report by Indian news agency PTI Washington, 31 October: Ahead of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit here in November, National Security Adviser M.K. Narayanan discussed with his US counterpart Gen James Jones the...

Ahmadinezhad urges "enemies" to form friendship with Iran.
October 31, 2009... Iran's President Ahmadinezhad has called on unnamed "enemies" to form friendship and cooperation with his country. Addressing a war martyrs commemoration ceremony in Mashhad aired live on provincial TV, Ahmadinezhad said: "Now I want to...

Liberian leader marks 71st birthday; says commited to country's reform agenda.
October 31, 2009... Text of report by Charles Gbollie entitled "President Sirleaf says reform agenda on course as Milton Teahjay is inducted" published by Liberian non-state station Star Radio website on 30 October President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says she...

Macedonia-Greece name talks to remain under UN auspices - daily.
October 31, 2009... Excerpt from report by Macedonian newspaper Utrinski Vesnik on 30 October [Report by Slobodanka Jovanovska: "Gruevski, Papandreou Thawed Ice With Brussels Meeting"] Nikola Gruevski and Yeoryios Papandreou [Macedonian and Greek prime...

Pakistan TV show describes ideology, objectives of banned militant group.
October 31, 2009... Summary from Dawn News English Channel 0820 GMT on 23 October relays a program "Counter Spin" hosted by Zarrar Khuhro. Duration: 30 minutes Khuhro begins the program saying: "Terrorist attacks are now taking place almost daily in Pakistan,...

Zimbabwean commercial farmers warns of food crisis.
October 31, 2009... Text of report by London-based Zimbabwe independent Short Wave Radio Africa on 30 October [Report by Alex Bell: "Food Crisis Set To Worsen as Farmers Remain Under Threat"] The food crisis that is threatening to leave millions of...

Indian president asks diaspora in Cyprus to join welfare schemes at home.
October 31, 2009... Text of report by Indian news agency PTI By Sumir Kaul Nicosia (Cyprus), 31 October: Describing education and healthcare sectors as essential pillars of a society, Indian President Pratibha Patil has asked non-resident Indians (NRIs) here...

Macedonia politicians, experts divided on name referendum initiative.
October 31, 2009... Excerpt from report by Macedonian newspaper Nova Makedonija on 30 October [Report by Ivana Kostovska, Aleksandar Bozinovski: "Divergent Positions on Name Referendum"] Brussels' pressure and breaking the ice with Greece with the...

Yemen sentences eight "Huthi supporters" to death.
October 31, 2009... Text of report in English by state-run Yemeni news agency Saba website Sanaa, 31 October: Yemen sentenced on Saturday [31 October] eight more Huthi supporters to death and 13 others to 5-12 years in jail after they were convicted of forming...

Pakistan article analyzes military operation in Waziristan.
October 31, 2009... Text of article by Ayaz Wazir headlined "Operation in Waziristan" published by Pakistani newspaper The News website on 30 October I feel I should set the record straight on certain points of Farhat Taj's article "Imperatives of the Waziristan...

Turkish minister interested in investing in western Macedonian municipalities.
October 31, 2009... Text of report in English by Macedonian independent news agency Makfax [Report by Aleksandar Popovski: "Turkey Plans To Invest in Debar and Zupa"] Skopje -- Turkey's business people are seriously interested in investments in Macedonia's...

Turkish Cypriot leader says Greek Cypriot side foiled solution in 2009.
October 31, 2009... Text of report in English by Turkish semi-official news agency Anatolia Ankara, 30 October: Turkish Cypriot President Mehmet Ali Talat said Friday [30 October] it would be hard to reach a peace settlement to Cyprus problem by the end of this...

No new cases of swine flu registered in Kazakhstan - official.
October 31, 2009... Excerpt from report by privately-owned Interfax-Kazakhstan news agency Almaty, 31 October: No new cases of A/H1N1 (so-called swine flu) have been registered in Kazakhstan, a deputy chairman of the State Sanitary and Epidemiological Control...

Pakistan TV show condemns Peshawar blast, sees change in US policies.
October 31, 2009... PTV News in Urdu at 0415 GMT on 29 Oct broadcasts the regularly scheduled current affairs program titled "Good Morning Pakistan" hosted by anchor Ali Mumtaz. This program, aired 6 days a week from Monday to Saturday, takes up for review domestic...

Iraq election options outlined; Turkey opens consulate in Basra; update 30 Oct.
October 31, 2009... In its 1700 gmt newscast on 30 October, Baghdad Al-Iraqiyah Television carries reports on the three options the Independent High Electoral Commission [IHEC] says the Iraqi Council of Representaives has concerning the Election Law, the...

India gets new space chief.
October 31, 2009... Text of report by Indian news agency PTI Thiruvananthapuram [in Kerala State, southern India], 31 October: Avionics expert K. Radhakrishnan Saturday [31 October] took over as the chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) from...

Pakistan PM chairs meeting on security situation in frontier province.
October 31, 2009... Text of report by official news agency Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) Peshawar, 31 October: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gillani on Saturday [31 October] chaired a high-level meeting on the security and law and order situation in NWFP...

Another senior official leaves Bosnian Croat party.
October 31, 2009... Text of report by Bosnian Serb privately-owned centrist newspaper Nezavisne novine, on 30 October [Report by "J.G.": "Ivan Milas Left HDZ 1990"] Mostar -- Ivan Milas, a member of the cantonal board of the Croatian Democratic Union [HDZ]...

Somalia: Islamists rivals clash in southernwstern region.
October 31, 2009... Excerpt from report by privately-owned Somali Shabeelle Media Network website on 31 October Hostile tension can still be felt in Tayeegle District, Bakool Region, where fierce fighting took place between Hisb al-Islam and Al-Shabab fighters...