Topic: West Africa
White House extends status of Liberians in US
AP News
White House to extend protected status of some Liberians in the United StatesPresident Barack Obama is allowing thousands of Liberians living in the United States to remain in the country for an additional year and a half. A presidential memorandum issued Friday applies to Liberians who fled the country amid ...
Sierra Leone minister denies mine collapse
Reuters US Online Report World News
FREETOWN (Reuters) - Sierra Leone's minister of mineral resources denied on Friday that at least 200 people were killed in the collapse of a gold mine, causing confusion after his own ministry had reported the disaster. The ministry said more than 200 miners died when a trench collapsed at an ...
Minister: Sierra Leone rattled by disaster hoax
AP News
False report of mine disaster in Sierra Leone prompts government rescue effort, minister saysA top official in Sierra Leone's government said he raced to a town in the country Friday after news reports said at least 200 people had been killed in a mining accident there, only to find ...
Jihad as American as apple pie, says US-born cleric
AFP American Edition
Violent jihad, or Islamic holy war, is "becoming as American as apple pie," US-born fugitive cleric Anwar Al-Awlaqi said in an unauthenticated message released Friday. "Western jihad is here to stay," warned Awlaqi as he commented on a blonde American who dubbed herself "JihadJane" and has pleaded not guilty to ...
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