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- ExxonMobil says one killed in attack in Nigeria
LAGOS, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Gunmen attacked a convoy belonging to the Nigerian unit of U.S. oil firm ExxonMobil in the southern Nigerian state of Akwa Ibom on Wednesday, killing one person, the company said on Thursday. Mobil Producing Nigeria (MPN) said
- Gunmen attack oil vessel in Niger Delta, kidnap 3
Lagos: Gunmen attacked an oil services vessel near a rig off the coast of Nigeria's restive Niger Delta on Thursday, kidnapping two expatriates and a Nigerian, security sources working in the industry said. The Oceanic Orion was attacked some 13 nautical
- ANALYSIS-Kenya's election violence revived killer gang
NAIROBI, Dec 4 (Reuters) - A Faustian bargain struck during Kenya's bloody election crisis has allowed the revival of its most feared crime gang, notorious for beheading and mutilation. The Mungiki sect, a Mafia-like organisation that grew from a
- Commentary: How Obama should fight al Qaeda
Editor's note: Peter Bergen is CNN's national security analyst. His most recent book is 'The Osama bin Laden I Know: An Oral History of al Qaeda's Leader.' This commentary is based in part, on a paper Bergen wrote for the New America Foundation, where he
- Afghan teen helps turn bomb policy
OSLO, Norway - An Afghan teenager who lost both legs in a cluster bomb explosion helped persuade his country to change its position and join nearly 100 nations in signing a treaty yesterday to ban the disputed weapons. Afghanistan was initially reluctant
- Suicide bombers kill four in Afghan town
Sgt. William Olas Bee, a U.S. Marine from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, has a close call after Taliban fighters opened fire near Garmser in Helmand Province of Afghanistan May 18, 2008. Suicide bombers killed at least four people when they attacked
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