Al Qaeda decapitated 12 Mauritanian Soldiers

"Mauritania says 12 held by al Qaeda were decapitated Sat 20 Sep 2008, 17:54 GMTNOUAKCHOTT, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Twelve Mauritanian soldiers who were abducted in an attack on their patrol claimed by al Qaeda have been found killed with their heads cut off, a senior official of...

Pilots and Passengers Foil Hijacker

This is a pretty cool story; a friend from South Africa sent me this link. Hijackers, don't mess with Mauritania!"A fast-thinking pilot, with the help of passengers, fooled a gunman who had hijacked a jetliner flying from Africa to the Canary Islands, braking hard upon...

Mauritanian head of state arrives in Beijing for China-Africa ... - People's ...

" Mauritanian head of state Ely Ould Mohammed Vall arrived in Beijing Friday for the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. Forty eight African countries that have diplomatic relations with China are to participate in the two-day summit slated for Nov. 4-5....