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Freed journalists home in US after NKorea pardon
BURBANK, Calif. - Two American journalists jubilantly reunited with family and friends early Wednesday upon returning to the United States with former President Bill Clinton, whose diplomatic trip to North Korea secured their release nearly five months after their arrests.   Nations:North Korea U.S. Kenya South Korea Russia   People:Bill Clinton Kim Jong Il Barack Obama Madeleine Albright Al Gore George W. Bush   Activities:N Korea Detaining US Journalists     2009-08-05

Obama: Civil rights leaders paved way for him
NEW YORK - President Barack Obama on Thursday traced his historic rise to power to the vigor and valor of black civil rights leaders, telling the NAACP that their sacrifice "began the journey that has led me here." The nation's first black president bluntly warned, though, that racial barriers persist.   Nations:U.S. Kenya   People:Barack Obama   Source:(AP)     2009-07-16

Official: Gitmo suspect to be sent to NY for trial
WASHINGTON - A top al-Qaida suspect held at Guantanamo Bay will be sent to New York for trial, an Obama administration official said Wednesday, a major step in President Barack Obama's plan to close the detention center by early next year. Ahmed Ghailani would be the first Guantanamo detainee brought to the U.S. and the first to face trial in a civilian criminal court.   Nations:Pakistan Tanzania Kenya   People:Barack Obama Bill Clinton   Activities:CIA Prison Scandal   Source:(AP)     2009-05-20

French forces detain 11 suspected pirates
NAIROBI, Kenya - A French naval vessel intercepted 11 suspected pirates traveling off the Somali coast on Sunday in two assault vessels and a so-called "mothership" loaded with Kalashnikovs and rocket launchers, the French Defense Ministry said.   Nations:Kenya France   Activities:Somalia Piracy Crisis   Source:(AP)     2009-05-03

NATO thwarts hijack off Somalia, seizes dynamite
NAIROBI, Kenya - Special forces on a Portuguese warship seized explosives from suspected Somali pirates after thwarting an attack on an oil tanker, but later freed the 19 men. Hours later and hundreds of miles away, another band of pirates hijacked a cargo ship, a NATO spokesman said Saturday.   Nations:Philippines Portugal India Brazil Kenya   Activities:Somalia Piracy Crisis   Source:(AP)     2009-05-02

NATO ships, helicopters hunt down 7 pirates
NAIROBI, Kenya - NATO warships and helicopters pursued Somali pirates for seven hours after they attacked a Norwegian tanker, NATO spokesmen said Sunday, and the high-speed chase only ended when warning shots were fired at the pirates' skiff.   Nations:Canada Malaysia Kenya   Activities:Somalia Piracy Crisis   Source:(AP)     2009-04-19

Pirates seize Belgian ship; NATO frees 20 hostages
NAIROBI, Kenya - Somali pirates attacked two ships off the Horn of Africa on Saturday, capturing a Belgian dredger and its 10-man crew. NATO forces intervened in the other assault, chasing the pirates down and freeing 20 fisherman on a Yemeni dhow.   Nations:Netherlands Kenya France   People:John Curran   Activities:Somalia Piracy Crisis   Source:(AP)     2009-04-18

Kidnapped US captain freed; snipers kill 3 pirates
NAIROBI, Kenya - Navy snipers on the fantail of a destroyer cut down three Somali pirates in a lifeboat and rescued an American sea captain in a surprise nighttime assault in choppy seas Easter Sunday, ending a five-day standoff between a team of rogue gunmen and the world's most powerful military.   Nations:Kenya U.S. Uganda Ukraine Bulgaria Italy   People:John Curran Barack Obama   Activities:Somalia Piracy Crisis   Source:(AP)     2009-04-12

US ship reaches Kenya minus kidnapped captain
MOMBASA, Kenya - Nineteen American sailors who escaped a pirate hijacking off the Horn of Africa reached safe harbor on Saturday, exhilarated by freedom but mourning the absence of the captain they hailed for sacrificing his freedom to save them.   Nations:Kenya Philippines France U.S. Malaysia   Activities:Somalia Piracy Crisis   Source:(AP)     2009-04-11

Madoff's new home: Cell the size of walk-in closet
NEW YORK - Bernard Madoff's new Manhattan home is the size of a walk-in closet, with cinderblock walls, linoleum floors and a bunk bed. Breakfast will be served before sunrise, and the disgraced financier can stretch his legs outside, but only every other day -- in a cage.   Nations:U.S. Tanzania Kenya Egypt   Activities:Madoff Fraud Case   Source:(AP)     2009-03-13

Sudan's president says warrant is conspiracy
KHARTOUM, Sudan - Sudan's president, wanted by an international court on war crimes charges, denounced the tribunal, the U.N. and aid agencies on Thursday as part of a new "colonialism" that aims to destabilize his country.   Nations:Ethiopia Kenya Netherlands   People:Ban Ki-moon   Activities:Darfur Genocide Crisis   Source:(AP)     2009-03-05

Madoff list: Celebs, athletes and ordinary people
NEW YORK - The scope of Bernard Madoff's alleged fraud is detailed in 162 pages of minuscule type -- a list of the disgraced money manager's once-trusting customers, including a bevy of the rich, famous and powerful.   Nations:U.S. Kenya Switzerland   People:John Malkovich   Activities:Madoff Fraud Case   Source:(AP)     2009-02-05

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