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ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopian authorities briefly detained a journalist for Voice of America (VOA) and his translator as he covered a dispute between Muslims and the government in the capital Addis Ababa, the U.S. broadcaster said on Saturday. Peter Heinlein and translator Simegineh Yekoye were arrested after leaving a meeting about the dispute at a mosque on Friday afternoon and released ...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, May 27 (UPI) -- Amnesty International's 2012 report says Ethiopia has overlooked its commitments to human rights for the sake of economic growth.
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, May 27 (UPI) -- The International Monetary Fund is set to push the Ethiopian government to raise bank interest rates in view of high inflation, officials said.
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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, May 26 (UPI) -- Voice of America correspondent Peter Heinlein and his translator were released from police custody in Ethiopia Saturday, officials said.
ADDIS ABABA- Ethiopian authorities briefly detained a journalist for Voice of America(VOA) and his translator as he covered a dispute between Muslims and the government in the capital Addis Ababa, the U.S. broadcaster said on Saturday, May 26.
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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia _ Touareg rebels and the Islamist group Ansar Dine announced an agreement Sunday to form a new Islamic state out of large parts of northern Mali, which the two groups conquered in recent months, according to media reports. "It is true that an accord has been signed," Col. Bouna Ag Attayoub, a commander with the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA), the ...
A Voice of America correspondent was arrested with his translator in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, while covering an anti-government protest on Friday. VOA reports Peter Heinlein and interpreter Simegineh Yekoye were covering tensions between the Ethiopian government and minority Muslims which had resulted in demonstrations.
[IRIN] Addis Ababa - Aid agencies are calling for more food assistance for areas in southern and northeastern Ethiopia where erratic rains have adversely affected the mid-February to May 'Belg' crop.
SILVER SPRING, Maryland - As African media ventures have grown quickly in recent years, members of the diaspora in the United States are contributing to the surge of production. Within one of these communities, there is fierce competition over the messages that are being broadcast. At a recent anti-Ethiopian government rally in the city of Thurmont, Maryland, many of the journalists and citizen ...
Sudan says it is ready to pull its soldiers out of the contested Abyei region, former US president Jimmy Carter said after meeting Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir on Sunday.
Ethiopian athletics legend Haile Gebrselassie failed to qualify for the London Olympics here on Sunday as he could only finish seventh in the 10,000 metres.
A Voice of America (VOA) reporter and a translator detained while covering a protest in the Ethiopian capital were released from jail on Saturday, VOA said.
(Reuters) - Former 10,000 meters world record holder Haile Gebrselassie failed to qualify for the London Olympics after finishing seventh at the Fanny Blankers-Koen Games in Hengelo, Netherlands on Sunday. The 39-year-old trailed home in a time of 27 minutes 20.39 seconds, nearly nine seconds behind winner Tariku Bekele in a race staged as an official Ethiopian Olympic trial. "I was wondering if ...
HENGELO, Netherlands (AP) -- Haile Gebrselassie failed to qualify for the 10,000 meters at the London Games on Sunday, finishing outside the top two of the Ethiopian qualifiers at the FBK Games.
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