http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/images/gnn_logo_rss.gif http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/ 249 31 News of a better world editor@greatnewsnetwork.org great news network en editor@greatnewsnetwork.org Copyright 2013 2013-04-29T16:24:08+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/ambulance_offers_hope_in_war_torn_somalia/?source=rss Chaos and death on the streets of Mogadishu: unfortunately, it's nothing new in the Somali capital. World, Human Rights, Health, Regions, Africa, Somalia 2009-09-30T10:05:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/what_does_an_egyptian_pharaoh_smell_like/?source=rss She may have ruled like a man, but Egyptian queen Hatshepsut still preferred to smell like a lady. Science, Technology, Regions, Africa, Egypt, Somalia, Europe, Germany 2009-04-19T13:45:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/satellite_internet_accelerated_access_for_africa_and_middle_east/?source=rss New satellite internet access for Africa is now available due to the new satellite capacities allocated by Lamit Company, to all kind of users along the entire continent. Top Headlines, Science Top Stories, Science, Technology, Regions, Africa, Algeria, Angola, Egypt, Mozambique, Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa, Europe, United Kingdom 2009-03-12T13:23:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/measles_deaths_worldwide_fall_by_74_percent/?source=rss Health officials say aggressive efforts to vaccinate young children against measles have resulted in a 74 percent global decline in the number of deaths due to the illness. Experts say the biggest decline, 90 percent, occurred in the Eastern Mediterranean region. World, Human Rights, Regions, Africa, Somalia, Sudan, Asia, Afghanistan, Europe, Switzerland, Indian Sub-Continent, India, Pakistan, World Top Stories 2008-12-06T09:44:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/nato_warships_ready_to_tackle_piracy_off_somalia/?source=rss Brussels (AFP) Oct 24, 2008 - NATO warships are in place off the Somali coast to tackle rampant piracy in the waters, and are ready to escort UN aid vessels under threat, a spokesman for the alliance's naval command said Friday. Top Headlines, Top Stories, World, General World, Regions, Africa, Somalia 2008-10-27T05:00:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/somalia_once_again_polio_free_declares_un_health_agency/?source=rss In what is being described as a major victory in the global fight against polio, the United Nations health agency announced today that the disease has been eradicated in strife-torn Somalia thanks to the efforts of some 10,000 volunteers and health workers across the Horn of Africa nation. World, General World, Health, General Health, Regions, Africa, Somalia, United Nations, United Nations related, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, World Top Stories 2008-03-25T14:00:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/skies_to_be_swept_for_alien_life/?source=rss The switch has been thrown on a telescope specifically designed to seek out alien life. 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Discarded plastic bags -- in the billions -- flutter from thorn-bushes across the continent, and clog up cities from Cape Town to Casablanca. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Environment, General Environment, Land, Health, General Health, Regions, Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, United Nations, United Nations related 2007-08-22T11:34:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/somalia_allows_un_humanitarian_flights/?source=rss Shortly after wresting control of Somalia's capital from Islamic militants, the U.N.-backed transitional government Thursday approved the immediate resumption of humanitarian flights. World, Human Rights, Regions, Africa, Somalia, Top Stories, World Top Stories 2006-12-29T13:14:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/au_to_send_8000_troops_to_somalia/?source=rss The African Union agrees to send 8,000 peacekeepers to Somalia despite opposition from the Islamic courts. Top Headlines, Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Regions, Africa, Somalia 2006-09-13T15:30:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/rains_fall_on_somalia_easing_threat_of_famine/?source=rss The start of the rainy season in Somalia in late April may have averted a moderate famine in the poverty-stricken and chaotic northeastern African nation, a UN office said on Wednesday. Top Headlines, Popular Articles, Top Stories, World, Environment, Land, Regions, Africa, Somalia, United Nations 2006-05-12T13:37:00+00:00