Ethiopia – News Stories About Ethiopia - Page 5

Apr 21, 2008 1:38 PM CDT

Cheruiyot, Tune Win Boston

Kenyan racks up 4th victory; Ethiopian triumphs in closest women's finish

(Newser) - Robert Cheruiyot of Kenya became the fourth man to win the Boston Marathon four times today, crossing the finish line on 2:07:46, 32 seconds slower than his own course record, the AP reports. Dire Tune of Ethiopia won the women’s race in 2:22:25, squeaking past...

10 Killed as Somalia Forces Battle Insurgents

Mar 30, 2008 9:19 AM CDT

10 Killed as Somalia Forces Battle Insurgents

Government fires on market as Somalia teeters on collapse

(Newser) - At least 10 people were killed and 35 seriously injured in Somalia’s capital yesterday as insurgents fired mortars at the presidential palace, where Somalia’s president and Ethiopia’s foreign minister were meeting. The government responded by firing artillery shells and mortar in the direction of the attack, a...

Ethiopia Forces Untrained Civilians Into War

Dec 15, 2007 11:08 AM CST

Ethiopia Forces Untrained Civilians Into War

Clerks, teachers, administrators sent into action against Ogaden rebels

(Newser) - Ethiopa's overstretched army is forcing untrained civilians into the bush to fight guerrillas, the New York Times reports. Office clerks, teachers, and other white-collar workers face imprisonment or torture if they refuse to comply, but many have been killed in battle, say aid workers. “We don’t know how...

Law Firm's Lobbying
Dogs Giuliani

Dec 4, 2007 1:49 PM CST

Law Firm's Lobbying Dogs Giuliani

Company pushed law Bush opposed on anti-terror grounds

(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani's law firm lobbied Congress last year in favor of a law the White House said would undermine the war on terror, the New York Times reports. The firm represented Ethiopian political parties pushing for legislation to withhold American aid if their government doesn't share power. The administration supports...

Foreign Adoptions
Down 15%

Dec 2, 2007 5:11 AM CST

Foreign Adoptions Down 15%

US families adopt fewer kids abroad due to strict new policies

(Newser) - US adoptions from abroad have sunk for the third straight year, mostly because China and Russia have tougher policies, AP reports. A drop in adoptions from Haiti and South Korea have also added to the 15% decline since 2004. But a spike in adoptions from Guatemala, Ethiopia, and Vietnam have...

1B Trees Take Root to Help Save Planet

Nov 28, 2007 7:39 PM CST

1B Trees Take Root to Help Save Planet

Ethiopia, Mexico lead UN agency's climate-change fight

(Newser) - A UN-sponsored initiative exceeded its goal of having one billion trees planted in 2007, AFP reports. Developing nations are leading the charge: Ethiopia tops the list with 700 million plantings, and Mexico, Kenya, Rwanda, and Myanmar all made substantial contributions. The UN Environment Program said it had confirmation of 1....

Jolie's African Child Conceived in Rape, Mom Reveals

Nov 21, 2007 2:56 AM CST

Jolie's African Child Conceived in Rape, Mom Reveals

Says Zahara's lucky to be with actress

(Newser) - The sickly Ethiopian baby adopted by actress Angelina Jolie was conceived after a knife-point rape, revealed the child's biological mother, Mentwabe Dawit, who said she's happy her daughter has found a good home. Her attacker "pulled a dagger, put one hand on my mouth so that I could not...

Ethiopia Stirs Up Coffee Industry

Nov 10, 2007 3:33 PM CST

Ethiopia Stirs Up Coffee Industry

Fair trade to get a lot more fair if trademark approved

(Newser) - Ethiopia is trademarking its distinctive coffee crop, a move that could bring $88 million a year to the impoverished country, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Coffee connoisseurs happily pay up to $10 per pound for beans from Ethiopia’s Yirgacheffe region, but less than $1 of that goes to farmers...

Gebrselassie Sets Record in Berlin Race

Sep 30, 2007 6:58 PM CDT

Gebrselassie Sets Record in Berlin Race

Shaves 29 secs off previous men's marathon best

(Newser) - Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie set a new world record at the Berlin marathon today, beating the previous record of close friend Paul Tergat by 29 seconds. Tergat called to congratulate his rival 10 minutes after he crossed the finish line. The champion’s response? “Sorry, Paul, try next year” reports...

Floods Devastate Africa

Sep 20, 2007 3:04 AM CDT

Floods Devastate Africa

Deluge triggers humanitarian crisis

(Newser) - Several of Africa's poorest countries have been devastated by a catastrophic deluge of rain, washing away lives, communities and crops. As many as 18 of the normally driest countries in the world, from Senegal, Mauritania, Mali and Burkina Faso in the west, to Kenya, Sudan and Ethiopia in the east,...

Lucy Debuts
in Houston

Aug 29, 2007 5:20 AM CDT

Lucy Debuts in Houston

But dem bones ain't made for traveling, say scientists

(Newser) - Lucy kicks off her public debut at the Houston Museum of Natural Science tomorrow amid controversy that the world's favorite human ancestor should never have left her home in Ethiopia. The public wants the chance to the 3.2 million-year-old remains, but scientists say Lucy's too fragile to travel.

Ethiopia Pushes for Somalia Pullout

May 15, 2007 7:54 AM CDT

Ethiopia Pushes for Somalia Pullout

UN calls refugee crisis worse than Darfur's; skirmishes continue

(Newser) - Ethiopia wants its troops out of Somalia, where the UN says the refugee crisis is now worse than the situation in Darfur, the BBC reports. But a pullout now could spell disaster for the estimated 300,000 Somalis displaced by recent fighting between the Ethiopia-backed government and the Islamist resistance,...

Quickie Adoption for Angelina

Mar 14, 2007 2:22 PM CDT

Quickie Adoption for Angelina

Vietnamese officials deny special treatment

(Newser) - Vietnamese officials say the paperwork on Angelina Jolie's adoption is nearly complete—just days after it was submitted in early March. Vietnamese officials say their efficiency was spurred by the child's age and complete files and not by preferential treatment, but the speed up likely has a simpler explanation: anticipation...