WELLINGTON, New Zealand – A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck much of New Zealand’s South Island early Saturday. No tsunami alert was issued and there were no reports of injuries. The quake, which hit 19 miles (30 kilometers) west of the southern city of Christchurch, shook a wide area with some residents there saying buildings had [...]

Jaaliyadda beesha Guuleed Garaad (Barkad) ee USA & Yurub ayaa si wayn u taageeray go’aamadii ka soo baxay shirkii beesha ugu soo gebagaboobay magaalada Xamar Lagu Xidh ee gobolka Cayn, Soomaliya. Waxay Jaaliyaddu hambalyo u diraysaa dhammaan qabanqaabiyeyaashii iyo ka qayb galayaashii shirka. Jaaliyad -du waxay hiil iyo hooba la garab taagan tahay meel marinta [...]

WASHINGTON – Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed Thursday to keep talking and produce a framework for a permanent peace deal, modest achievements reached amid deep skepticism about success at their first such session in two years. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet again on Sept. 14 and 15 in [...]

Xasan Daahir “ Xalka Dadka, Dalka iyo Diinta waxa uu ku jiraa Dagaal”   Muqdisho: Gudoomiyaha Ururka Xisbul Islaam Sheekh Xasan Daahir Aweys ayaa sheegay in ay sii wadi doonaan dagaalada ay kula jiraan dowladda madaxwyne Shariif iyo ciidamada AMISOM maadaam sida uu sheegay danta dadka, dalka iyo diintu ay ku jirto dagaalkooda. Sheekh Xasan [...]

WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s defense minister said on Wednesday the Jewish state would be willing to hand over parts of Jerusalem in peace talks with the Palestinians to be launched by President Barack Obama. A flare-up of violence in the Palestinian West Bank and a deadlock over Jewish settlements there loom as potential deal-breakers for [...]

mins ago DES MOINES, Iowa – Potential 2012 presidential candidate Sarah Palin will headline the Iowa Republican Party’s biggest annual fundraiser, party officials announced Tuesday in the state that launches the presidential nominating process. The Sept. 17 speech at the annual Reagan Dinner in Des Moines will be the first Iowa appearance by the former Alaska [...]

GARAAD MAYA… GOGOL LABAAD Go’aankii shirkii Nairobi, ka dib markii lala soo jibaaxay Gacanka Carabta iyo Afrikada Bari, waxaa la keenay gogol uu Garaad Jaamac Garaad Ismaaciil u fidiyey Isimada SSC kana kooban 14 xubnood.  Fadhigii u horeeyey wuxuu ka dhacay Hol-Hol, halkaas oo looga qaxay colaad, waxaana loo guurey Buuro-Wadal.   Halku-dhegga (Agenda)shirku wuxuu [...]

Mount Sinabung erupts on SumatraAn Indonesian volcano, inactive for four centuries, erupted again on Monday, pitching ash two km (1.5 miles) into the air and sending nearby residents scurrying from their homes. Villages were emptying fast near Mount Sinabung on the north of Sumatra island, leaving behind only officials from the bureau of meteorology and [...]

By VERONIKA OLEKSYN and NADIA RYBAROVA, Associated Press Writers Veronika Oleksyn And Nadia Rybarova, Associated Press Writers – 1 hr 28 mins ago BRATISLAVA, Slovakia – A gunman went on a rampage in Slovakia’s capital on Monday, killing seven people and wounding 15, then committed suicide, officials said. Five of the fatalities were members of a Roma family who [...]