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- Somali diaspora see hope and opportunity in Mogadishu
- Israelis get gas masks, shelters in order
- Dozens more bodies found at Syria massacre site
| Somali diaspora see hope and opportunity in Mogadishu Posted: 28 Aug 2012 12:00 AM PDT The relative peace in Somalia's capital has seen a revival of business unlike anything since 1991. Emigres are flooding back with money, ideas and confidence. MOGADISHU, Somalia — In the years to come, Ahmed Jama will be seen either as a visionary or a lunatic who squandered his money on a crazy dream.  |
| Israelis get gas masks, shelters in order Posted: 27 Aug 2012 04:50 PM PDT Military experts say missile strikes could be launched on Israeli cities if the government makes good on its threats to attack Iran over its nuclear program. JERUSALEM — With his wife expecting their third child next month, Ram Gilboa, a sports commentator who lives just outside Tel Aviv, recently found himself jotting down a list of baby supplies that friends and family could buy: a crib, diapers ... gas mask.  |
| Dozens more bodies found at Syria massacre site Posted: 27 Aug 2012 12:00 AM PDT At least 320 people have been killed in Dariya, a suburb of Damascus, an opposition group says. The opposition and government blame each other for the deaths. BEIRUT — Bloodied bodies lay strewn in the streets, in basements and even in the cemetery in the besieged Damascus suburb of Dariya, site of what may be the largest mass killing to date in more than 17 months of fighting in Syria, according to opposition and pro-government accounts Sunday.  |
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