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MOGADISHU, Somalia, June 18 (UPI) -- At least 50 people died in 24 hours of fighting between Somali government forces and Islamic insurgents battling for control of Mogadishu, witnesses said.
MOGADISHU, Somalia, June 17 (UPI) -- A mortar attack on a Mogadishu mosque Wednesday left at least 10 people dead while heavy fighting killed at least 15 and wounded 65 more, Somali officials said.
NEW YORK, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- A 10-year-old Yemeni girl who fought to dissolve her marriage to an abusive man was among the honorees at the 2008 Glamour Women of the Year awards.
MOGADISHU, Somalia, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- The leader of the Somali pirates who hijacked a Ukrainian ship bound for Kenya says he's in constant contact with the ship's owner on ransom negotiations.
LONDON, June 2 (UPI) -- The alleged leader of a gang of terrorist plotters said Monday he was left traumatized after working in Pakistani refugee camps.
LONDON, May 28 (UPI) -- A leading authority in the Church of England said the declining influence of Christianity in England opened the door for the emergence of radical Islam.
PALM SPRINGS, Calif., Aug. 24 (UPI) -- A U.S. review of 12 published randomized trials found favorable effects of mind-body therapies on blood pressure -- with yoga the most beneficial.
NEW YORK, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Laila Ali, daughter of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali, has said she is not nervous about her upcoming bout in New York against Shelley Burton.
CANBERRA, Australia, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- A Muslim leader in Australia says the Koran should be questioned and interpreted for modern times.
MOGADISHU, Somalia, July 6 (UPI) -- Mogadishu's new rulers, the Union of Islamic Courts is promising to implement Islamic Sharia law and vowed to kill anyone failing to perform daily Salaad prayers.