Pentagon Denies US Drone Crash in Somalia

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The Pentagon is rejecting al-Shabab’s claim a U.S. drone crashed Monday in southwestern Somalia. Pro-al-Shabab websites said the drone carrying six missiles crashed in a rebel-held village called Shan-da’ar in the Gedo region. The militants claimed on their local radio station that they have taken the crashed drone to a safer location.  Somali security sources…

Tunisia declares curfew after days of violent protests

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     Protests over unemployment rates and the economy had intensified and spread to several cities including the capital. Tunisia has declared a nationwide curfew after days of protests and rioting over jobs and economic conditions, the interior ministry announced  . Protests over unemployment in the country, which started in the western Kasserine province, intensified and spread…

Blast in Cairo suburb kills at least 6

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     A bomb blast has killed at least six people and wounded 13 in a suburb of Cairo, Egypt. The bomb exploded when police officers raided an apartment.      The Interior Ministry says police officers were raiding the building where a suspected hideout of the Islamist group, the Muslim Brotherhood, was located. The…