Ethiopia's ex-ruler Mengistu sentenced to death

Mengistu Haile Mariam, Ethiopia's former ruler, has been sentenced to death in absentia by the country's Supreme Court."It overturned on appeal last year's ruling by the High Court sentencing Mengistu and 18 of his most senior aides to life in prison. The judge said he had...

Several Killed in Ethiopia Explosion

A minibus exploded in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Tuesday killing at least 3 people. More on this story as it develops. "Three people have been killed in a explosion near Ethiopia's foreign ministry in the capital Addis Ababa, a state-run radio station has reported. It is...

Sudan criticises US, EU after Darfur attack

"Sadig said rebels behind the attack were "more like bandits than military groups". "The international community should come together to punish whoever was responsible," he said. The African Union said on Tuesday it had established some clear leads in its investigation into...

Burning Man's icon goes up in flames, 4 days prematurely

This is kind of funny - arson charges for burning the Burning Man: I guess he just couldn't wait!!via eyebeam reblog: "A San Francisco man was arrested on felony arson charges today after the 40-foot-tall "Man" statue whose torching is the annual highlight of the Burning Man...

'500 Islamist fighters killed'

With news that Ethiopian jets have bombed Somali airports to prevent Islamists from receiving reinforcements and re-supplies, the global war on terror has opened a new hot front.  Ethiopian forces are supporting the Somali government against Islamists supported by arab...

Progress in Darfur?

So tonight, Thursday night, Kofi Annan announced that Khartoum has accepted a plan to enforce peace in Darfur "in principle": Khartoum has 'agreed' to what is called a 'hybrid' force i.e. more thousands of African Union troops with the assistance of some few thousands of...

Token Booth Closings Start in April

The first nine of the 164 token booths scheduled for closing will be shut down in April. The Daily News says the first retired booths will include ones in Union Square and Penn Station, and then the remaining booths will close weekly until October. Then, 600 of the clerks...