Man kills nine in axe rampage in central India

Victims were five girls aged between two and nine, a 25-year-old and three women over 60

AFP - Raipur, India: An Indian villager axed to death four women and five young girls on Thursday while apparently mentally disturbed after his wife left him, police said.

Pandu Nagesia, 35, killed nine of his neighbours during his rampage through Behratoli village in the central state of Chhattisgarh, district police chief Govardhan Singh Darroh told AFP by telephone.

The victims were five girls aged between two and nine, a 25-year-old and three women over 60, he said.

"A total of nine females were axed to death," Darroh said. "The accused Nagesia first attacked a 25-year-old woman and her two-year-old child and axed them to death, subsequently killing his neighbours one after another," the police chief said.

"The accused seems to be mentally disturbed after his wife deserted him," he added, after Nagesia was taken into custody and the axe recovered from the village, 625 kilometres (390 miles) north of the state capital Raipur.

An eyewitness said the incident happened in the early afternoon when some women and children had assembled at a house after their male relatives had gone to work in a nearby mine, the Press Trust of India (PTI) news agency reported.

Local officials have announced compensation of 25,000 rupees each (460 dollars) for the families of the deceased, PTI said.

Attacks on Indian women have been in the global spotlight since December, when a 23-year-old student was brutally attacked and raped by six men on a moving bus in the capital New Delhi. She died two weeks later of her injuries.

The case prompted outrage at home and abroad, prompting parliament to toughen laws to make the country safer for women.

Since the Delhi case, a string of other attacks have hit the headlines, including the gang-rape of a Swiss cyclist in central Madhya Pradesh state last month.

On Wednesday four sisters walking home in north India suffered severe burns after being attacked with acid by two men on a motorbike - a brutal example of another growing problem in South Asia.

 

Somalia: foreign intervention is ‘root cause of civil strife’, says analyst

Shams Hussain says third-party involvment hindering Somali peacemaking efforts

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By Faisal Masudi, Staff Reporter 

Dubai: An analyst on Somali affairs has said foreign intervention in Somalia — left without a central government since the 1991 ousting of its then military ruler — is “the root cause of civil strife”.

 Shams Hussain, an academic who holds dual Somali and British nationality, said: “One would argue that 90 per cent of the problems in Somalia are based on foreign intervention. They include regional and international actors.”

 Shams, on a recent visit to the UAE, identified the regional actors as mainly the neighbouring countries of Ethiopia and Kenya, as well as the “IGAD counters”. IGAD — the Intergovernmental Authority on Development — is a regional bloc of east African nations including Somalia. One of its stated objectives is to support “the prevention, management and resolution of inter-state and intra-state conflicts through dialogue.”

Meanwhile, the international actors, according to Shams, include the US and the European Union. In an exclusive interview with Gulf News, Shams said: “There are also invisible actors who intervene through others. Piracy and the [Al Qaida-linked] Al Shabab militia were created by outsiders.

“But exactly who is behind it all, I don’t know. What I do know is that without outside support and a blind eye, they would not have lasted this long.” Shams pointed out that divisions in Somalia go back to the colonial period that led it to be divided into five parts: British Somaliland, French Somaliland, Italian Somalia, the Ogaden-Haud and reserved areas (given by the UK to Ethiopia) and the Northern Frontier Districts (ceded to Kenya by the UK).

She added that in 1991, the former British Somaliland in the north west dissolved the union and engaged in separate peace processes inside the country, which were “locally funded, implementing and electing a government and a parliament that is also regulated by the House of Elders.” However, Somaliland so far remains unrecognised internationally.

“Somaliland emerged as a hot potato to potential interventionists. On the one hand, its stability was not conducive for foreign troops. When they were united Somalis were accused of being ‘expansionists’ and not adhering to the boundaries left by the European colonial powers. When divided, they were accused of being secessionists.”

Meanwhile, developments have taken a different turn in the southern regions, Shams added. “The southern region — a former Italian colony — branched out differently. Two decades have passed with internal conflict and despite 13 peacemaking conferences worldwide the likelihood of peace stays delayed,” she said. From 2000 to 2012, a series of internationally recognised ‘transitional’ institutions were formed. Today, a permanent Federal Government of Somalia is in place. “We are pleased that the so-called transitional governments ended,” Shams said, but though “the recognition of the Somali federal government is a positive step, one has to bear in mind that there are foreign troops inside Somalia. This time they are fellow Africans funded by international actors who purport to ‘help stability’. When asked why foreign powers would be interested in Somalia, Shams replied: “The answer is simple: strategy and resources. Somalia is located in one of the most strategic places in the world, connecting Africa, Asia and Europe through shipping lines of the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean, not to mention the Suez Canal and the oil routes of Arabia.”

She added that Somalia is rich in mineral resources, including oil and gas, livestock, agriculture and fishery. “I think both the regional and international actors should revisit the nature of their involvement in Somalia. These actors are talking about their security, but nobody mentions the sovereignty infringement of Somalia, the illegal fishing, toxic waste dumping,” she said.

Despite the challenges facing Somalia, Shams remains an optimist, putting her faith in the spirit of her people. “Somalis have suffered a lot, but they exhibited a magnificent strength and resilience.”

Ayaan Daranaa Dugsiga Hoose Dhexe ee Sheekh Bashiir Boob Argagax Leh oo Lagu Hayo Dhulkii yaraa ee Dayrkiisa ku dhexyaalay !!!!!!!!!

Ganacsade Dhisme Masaajid Ah Iyo Meherado Ka Bineeyay Dugsiga Sheekh Bashiir Oo La Sheegay Inuu Ku Boobayo Dhul Dugsigaasi.

Sida aynu la wada socono dhulka ku yaala gudaha dayrka dugsiga Sh. Bashiir waxa uu ka badbaaday dawladii kali taliska ahaa ee Siyaad Barre Balse Nasiib darada dhacday waxay tahay dugsigaasi dhulkiisii waxa uu ka nabadgali waayay dadkii dalka u dhashay ee caruurtoodu ay dhiganaysay dugsigaasi, Waxa kale oo ayaan daro ah iyadoo Dawlada Somaliland u fududaysay qorshayaal boob ah oo magacyo diimeed leh oo lagu boobayo dhulka yar ee ciriiriga ah ee dugsigaasi haysto.

Markaad booqato fasalada dugsigaasi iyo ardayda yar yar ee halkaasi wax loogu dhigo waxad ogaanaysaa in fasaladu ciriiri ku yihiin ardayda iyadoo halkii fasalba ay dhigtaan tiradii loogu talo galay laban laabkeed.

Hadaba iyadoo maanta cid uga baahi badan ubadkeenu aanay jirin in la kordhiyo fasalada dugsiga Sh. Bashiir ayaad waxa dhacday nasiibdaro tii ugu xumayd ee mustaqbalka ubadka lagu tirtirayo. Iyadoo dayrka dugsigaasi markaad taagan tahay ay dhinaca waqooyi iyo dhinaca bari ay kaaga muuqanayaan 2 ka mid ah masaajidada ugu waawayn caasimada ayaa laga bineeyay Masaajid iyadoo ardayda dugsiga dhigata ay qaadi la' yihiin fasaladii Xukuumadii Siyaad Barre dhistay.

Sida uu qoray Wargayska Haatuf Mid ka mid ah gacansatada waaweyn ee Somaliland ayaa dhisme masaajid ka bineeyay dhulka dugsiga Sheekh Bashiir ee faras magaalaha Hargeysa, iyadoo wax ka yar boqol mitir xaga waqooyi uu kaga beegan yahay masaajidka wayn ee Ibraahim Dheere Ex 26-June. Ganacsadahan ayaa la sheegay in dhismaha masaajidka uu ka binaynayo dugsiga Sheekh Bashiir uu salka ku hayo sidii uu dhul kale oo uu ka sameeyo meherado ganacsi uga heli lahaa, waxaana hadda ka socda dhisme la sheegay in Masaajid laga dhisayo.

Goobta dugsigaasi ee Masaajidka laga wado ayaa hareerihiisa waxa ku yaala Masaajidka ka soo horjeedka kaalinta Cajab, dhanka waqooyina waxa ka xiga masaajidka Ibraahim Dheere, kaas oo ujeedadiisu ay tahay dhul uu aakhirka ka hirgeliyo meherado ganacsi, ayaa waxay fadeexad ku noqonaysaa xukuumada in dhulka dugsigaasi oo qadiim ahaa, isla markaana dawladihii hore cid gaara ku wareejinin hada xukuumadu ganacsade ka siisay dhulkaasi inuu dhismayaal ka jeexo.

Madaxweyne Siilaanyo Oo Cafis Ku Sii Daayay Haweenaydii U Xidhnayd Farriimo Cay ah Mobilka Ay Uga Dirtay Wasiirka Madaxtooyada

Madaxweynaha Somaliland Md. Axmed Maxamed Siilaanyo, ayaa cafis ku sii daayay gabadh lagu magacaabo Nadra Maxamed Jaamac, oo ah haweenay ay maxkamadda gobalka Hargeysa ku xukuntay 8 bilood oo xadhig ah ka dib markii ay ku heshay dambi aflagaado madax qaran.

Nadra, oo iyadoo Hargeysa joogta xalay u warantay Wargeyska Geeska Afrika, waxay sheegtay in lagu soo daayay cafis madaxweyne, ka dib markii laga codsaday  Madaxweynaha, "Waxa la igu soo daayay cafis Madaxweyne, ka dib markii laga codsaday." ayay tidhi Nadra, oo sheegtay inay maalmaha soo socda saxaafadda la hadli doonto. Nadra, waxa shalay ay ka soo baxday xabsiga magaalada Gabiley.

Haweenaydan ayaa wuxuu xadhigeedu abuuray dareeno xaasaasi ah, ururada xuquuqda aadamaha oo horaantii taageero u fidiyay gabadhan ayaa sheegay cadaymo hor leh oo ay heleen awgood kuwaasi oo daboolka ka fayday fariimaha ay dirtay Nadra in ay ahaayeen cay laf jab ah oo dhaqanka, diinta iyo xuquuqda aadamaha gef ku ah sidaasi darteed ay gabi ahaanba kala noqday taageeradii ay siinayeen gabadhan.

Maxkamadu Gobolka oo dhagaysatay dacwada lidka ku ah Nadra oo ay Xeer Ilaalinta Qaranku soo oogtay, ayaa ku xukuntay Nadra Maxamed Jaamac 8 bilood oo xadhig ah, iyadoo dhawr bilood haatan dhamaysatay xadhigaasi.

Dhul gariir yar oo 21 March 2013 ka dhacay magaalada Boorama ee gobola Awdal.

Wararka naga soo gaaraya magaalada boorama aya waxa ay sheegayaan in halkaasi uu maanta laga dareemay Dhulgariir xooggiisu hooseeyo oomaanta ka dhacay magaalada Boorama ee gobolka Awdal.  

Dhulgariirka ayaa shabakada xogmaal.net u xaqiijiyey qaar ka mid ah dadka degaanka isla markana cabsi geliyey dadka halkasi degan goob jooge lagu magacaabo xasan habarwaa ayaa sheegay in saacada ay markaasi waqtiga boorame 2:20 PM, waxaana laga dareemay magaalada iyo hareeraheeda.  

Ma jiro wax war ah oo sheegaya khasaare naf ama mid hanti intaba.mana jirto ilaa hadda maamulka gobolka Awdal wax war ah oo kasoo yeeray.   Dhulgariirro isdaba joog ah ayaa sanooyinkii ugu dambeeyay ka dhacay magaalada Boorama, hase yeeshee ma jirin wax khasaare ah oo uu gaarsiiyay, marka laga reebo guryaha muddada badan dhisan ee magalada oo uu dildillaac ku yimid xilligaasi. 

German Navy MPRS Contribute to Maritime Security around Horn of Africa

Currently it is the 12th rotation of the P3C Orion Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft (MPRS) and its support group, serving since 20 February with the EU Naval Force.

German navy aircraft are contributing to maritime security around the Horn of Africa based in Djibouti for almost ten years. Therefore, the German MPRA detachment was able to quickly take on tasking by the EU Naval Force with experience pilots who knew the area of operation well.

 The commanding officer of the MPRA, Commander Holger Schmitt, said:

“My team is always highly focused on the task at hand and fully aware of their responsibilities. I would like to especially highlight the excellent co-operation, the team spirit and solidarity between the different nations. We are working closely together with the Spanish and French units deployed in Djibouti. The friendly atmosphere is a fundamental cornerstone for the individual success and the significant contribution to Operation Atalanta. It is with this international background, together with the ideal capabilities and professional competence of the German MPRA as well as the expertise and experience of our technicians and operators that I look with confidence on the continuous success of our MPRA as highly relevant contribution to the EU Naval Force Operation Atalanta.”

MPRAs provide the EU Naval Force with essential information to assess the situation off the Horn of Africa. Additionally they are the instrument of choice to locate pirate logistic dumps on the coastline and pirate action groups at sea, able to cover a large search area.

Fate of stranded migrants in Yemen 'very grim': IOM

Protesters shout slogans as they demonstrate regarding the treatment of Yemenis in Saudi Arabia, outside the Saudi embassy in Sanaa April 2, 2013. The words on the banner read: "The dignity of a Yemeni is greater than to be trampled." REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

GENEVA: The plight of thousands of migrants stranded in Yemen after trying to reach Saudi Arabia and the Gulf has reached desperate proportions, the International Organisation for Migration warned on Tuesday.

"The situation of migrants in Yemen is very grim," IOM spokesman Jumbe Omari Jumbe told reporters.

Yemen has seen a spike in the number of migrants and refugees from the Horn of Africa who risk their lives to cross the Red Sea in smugglers' boats only to find themselves blocked at the tightly-controlled Saudi border.

Numbers have doubled from around 53,000 in 2010 to over 107,000 last year. Ethiopians make up the overwhelming majority, but others hail from countries such as lawless Somalia and Eritrea.

"In Haradh town, which the migrants see as a gateway to Saudi Arabia and beyond, thousands of migrants roam the streets and sleep rough in the open with no money for food or medicine," Jumbe said.

"Many migrants visiting IOM's offices have been rescued from unscrupulous gangs of kidnappers, traffickers and smugglers and are injured, some with broken limbs. Criminal gangs are also reportedly trading in human organs," he added.

In addition, the hospital mortuary in the northern Yemen town of Haradh is now filled with the unclaimed bodies of migrants, he said.

Funding shortages have forced the IOM to curtail a programme providing free meals to stranded migrants in Haradh from 3,000 a day to just 300 -- with only women, the elderly and unaccompanied youngsters now receiving food.

The lack of cash has also forced the organisation to suspend a voluntary repatriation programme which provides migrants with flights home.

The IOM is also working in Ethiopia to try to discourage would-be migrants from making the Red Sea crossing.

"But people are desperate. And because of that desperation, people are sometimes willing to risk everything," Jumbe said.