Illinois Fugitive Benyam Bereket-Ab Wanted for Rape
(chicago tribune) Charged in Will County with raping his adoptive sister over two years starting when she was in 5th grade, 20-year-old Benyam Bereket-Ab
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US flies drones from Ethiopia to fight Somali militants
(BBC) The US military has begun flying drone aircraft from a base in Ethiopia, as part of its fight against Islamist militants in neighbouring
Ethiopia’s Zenawi calls jailed Swedish journalists terror accomplices
Source: CPJ New York, October 11, 2011-Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s public accusations on Monday against two imprisoned Swedish journalists compromise the presumption of
Don’t Kill Them; Break Them
By Messay Kebede In the final analysis, the difference between the Derg and the Woyanne regime in terms of repression and exclusiveness is becoming
‘Meles the Menace’ condemned in Norway
(photo file) Norwegian News A chorus of critics demonstrated outside the Oslo hotel where Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi was attending an international energy
Sven backs Wenger for England
(By Pete O’Rourke ) Former Three Lions chief feels Gunners boss is ideal choice Sven Goran Eriksson has tipped Arsene Wenger as a possible
Welbeck grateful to Sunderland
(skysports.com) England striker Danny Welbeck believes his loan at Sunderland helped transform him from a boy to a man. The rising Manchester United star
Arrests of journalists show Ethiopia’s sterner side
By William Davison From the arrest of more than 100 Ethiopian opposition activists, journalists, and columnists, to the arrest of two Swedish journalists, Ethiopia’s
Evil Genius, Dictator Meles of Ethiopia
By Dula Abdu Meles uses brute force at home and a massive PR machine abroad to crowd out the opposition and to hide his
Prof. Mesfin pays tribute to Debebe Eshetu
October 3, 2011 Prof. Mesfin Wolde-Mariam pays a personal tribute to Debebe Eshetu, a veteran actor and political activist, who was imprisoned a month
Al-Qaeda cleric ‘killed’ in Yemen
(atul aneja)An American aerial attack on Friday killed Anwar Al Awlaki, an influential tech-savvy leader of the al-Qaeda affiliate in Yemen, known for his
Man Utd strikers Wayne Rooney and Javier Hernandez miss Basel tie
(bbc.co.uk)Manchester United will be without Wayne Rooney when they chase their first win in this season’s Champions League against Basel on Tuesday. Fellow striker
I am Eskider Nega, too
I am Eskinder Nega. To be sure, I am the voice of Eskinder Nega. It is impossible to scare, arrest, muzzle or jail the
Ethiopian Journalist Flees Country Over Exposure in WikiLeaks Cable
(By Kim Zetter) An Ethiopian journalist has reportedly fled his country after government authorities interrogated him over a WikiLeaks cable in which he was
Ethiopia arrests five for plotting ‘terrorist’ acts
(AFP) ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopian authorities arrested four opposition members and one journalist suspected of plotting attacks on state security, the government said Thursday.