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At least 70 dead in Bangladesh apartment fire

World News // 5 years ago

At least 70 dead in Bangladesh apartment fire

Dozens of people have been killed after a massive fire engulfed several buildings in Bangladesh's capital, authorities said.

Plane with gaping hole makes emergency landing in Somalia

World News // 8 years ago

Plane with gaping hole makes emergency landing in Somalia

A passenger plane with a hole in its fuselage was forced to make an emergency landing at an airport in Somalia's capital.

World News // 9 years ago

State Department: AQAP operative and leader Shawki Ali Ahmed al-Badani a 'global terrorist'

The U.S. Department of State has designated AQAP leader and operative Shawki Ali Ahmed al-Badani a "specially designated global terrorist."

World News // 1 decade ago

Police in Lebanon arrest alleged kidnapper and gun dealer

A man arrested Saturday in Lebanon is a suspect in a string of crimes, including at least four kidnappings for ransom, officials said.

World News // 1 decade ago

Egypt asks Israel to return artifacts

Egypt has asked Israel to return 126 ancient artifacts to be auctioned off at Jerusalem auction houses, Egypt's Minister of Antiquities Mohamed Ibrahim said.

World News // 1 decade ago

Car bomb in Mogadishu kills at least 7, injures 10

At least seven people died and 10 were injured Sunday when a car bomb targeted a government convoy in Mogadishu, Somalia, officials said.

World News // 1 decade ago

Rescuers find survivors in Bangladesh building collapse

Forty people were found alive Thursday following the collapse of a building in the suburbs of Dhaka, Bangladesh, that killed over 220 people, officials said.

World News // 1 decade ago

Hundreds believed trapped in Bangladesh market building

At least 80 people were reported dead Wednesday and hundreds injured or trapped in the rubble of a collapsed building in Bangladesh, officials said.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

General: Shootings may force quicker exit

The fallout from the killing of 16 Afghans allegedly by a U.S. soldier could lead to U.S. troops leaving Afghanistan sooner, not later, a retired general said.

Business News // 1 decade ago

Auto dealers desperate as sales plunge

U.S. automobile sales are at a 15-year low, forcing many dealerships out of business, an industry trade association said.

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We are condemning the warring sides in the strongest terms for violating human rights and committing war crimes against civilians
81 civilians said killed in Mogadishu Apr 20, 2008

I received a telephone call from the company's owner who is in Baghdad at present confirming their release
Two Lebanon hostages released in Iraq Oct 13, 2004

Knud Valdemar Gylding Holmboe (April 22, 1902 Horsens Danmark - October 13, 1931 Aqaba Jordan) was a Danish journalist and explorer who converted to Islam after travels in North Africa. Born in Horsens he travelled to Morocco as a young man, in order to familiarize himself with Islam and learn the Arabic language.

Upon his conversion, Holmboe changed his name to Ali Ahmed. Driving through the Sahara in an old Chevrolet, he left the beaten track to discover the communities and landscape of the desert. Knud Holmboe was shocked to observe the violent daily life in the North African colonies. Based on these travel experiences, he produced a book in 1931 entitled Desert Encounter (Danish: Ørkenen Brænder), in which he condemned the colonial overseers. The book was immediately banned in Italy. The Italian colonial powers were outraged at the suggestion that the Muslim population of Libya was being subjected to genocide.

After completing his book, Knud Holmboe started on his hajj to the city of Mecca.

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