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EU threatens sanctions on Mauritania junta chiefs
The European Union is considering applying individual sanctions against members of Mauritania's military government, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said on Friday. Full Article
Islamists on trail of Somali pirates
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Dozens of Somali Islamist insurgents stormed a port on Friday hunting the pirates behind the seizure of a Saudi supertanker that was the world's biggest hijack, a local elder said. Full Article
Pakistan army practices shooting drone aircraft
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani soldiers practiced shooting at pilotless "drone" aircraft Friday, the military said a day after the government lodged a protest with the U.S. ambassador over drone missile strikes in Pakistani territory. Full Article
SCENARIOS: Is Somalia on the verge of an Islamist takeover?
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Rampant piracy offshore and an advance by Islamist rebels on Mogadishu have put Somalia's long-running civil conflict in the global spotlight. Full Article
Somali pirates wallow in cash, leave no bank trail
LONDON (Reuters) - Tens of millions of dollars extorted from ship owners by Somali pirates are immune from interception and seizure because they are pouring into the economy of a nation with no effective government or policing. Full Article
Obama pelted with advice on Iran, no easy options
BEIRUT (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama wants to reshape U.S. dealings with a nuclear-ambitious Iran, but should he offer unconditional talks or get tougher first? Full Article
Blast kills 10 at Shi'ite funeral in Pakistan
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - A bomb attack killed at least 10 people and wounded 40 at the funeral for a Shi'ite Muslim on Friday in the northwest Pakistani town of Dera Ismail Khan. Full Article
Islamists on trail of Somali pirates
Dozens of Somali Islamist insurgents entered a port on Friday in search of the pirate group behind the seizure of a Saudi supertanker that was the world's biggest hijack, a local elder said. Full Article
Islamists on trail of Somali pirates
Dozens of Somali Islamist insurgents entered a port on Friday in search of the pirate group behind the seizure of a Saudi supertanker that was the world's biggest hijack, a local elder said. Full Article
Somali police kill 17 Islamist rebels
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali police ambushed and shot dead 17 fighters from the militant al Shabaab insurgent movement on Friday during an attempted attack on a senior official in Mogadishu, a police spokesman said. Full Article
