BBC News
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VIDEO: A history of calling Obama a Muslim September 18, 2015
After Donald Trump fails to correct one of his supporters calling Barack Obama a Muslim, we look back on the history of this phenomenon.
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VIDEO: Stars of the Frankfurt Motor Show September 18, 2015
As the Frankfurt Motor Show draws to a close, Theo Leggett looks at what you could be driving away after that big lottery win.
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VIDEO: Pianist of Yarmouk's journey to Europe September 18, 2015
Ayham al-Ahmad, the pianist of Yarmouk, records his journey, as he leaves Syria for Europe.
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VIDEO: Pressure on Zagreb reception centres September 18, 2015
The BBC's Christian reports from one of the registration centres in and around the Croatia capital Zagreb.
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VIDEO: Trump laughs off Obama 'Muslim' question September 18, 2015
Donald Trump is criticised for failing to correct a supporter who said US President Barack Obama was a Muslim and "not even an American".
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VIDEO: Turkey-PKK conflict 'escalating fast' September 18, 2015
The number of policemen and soldiers who have been killed in Turkey since a ceasefire with Kurdish militant group the PKK broke down in July, has risen to more than 120.
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VIDEO: German town 'running out of room' for migrants September 18, 2015
The BBC's Jenny Hill reports from the town of Rosenheim in Germany, where giant tents are being constructed to accommodate asylum seekers.
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VIDEO: Waxworks unveiled of F1 stars Vettel and Hamilton September 18, 2015
As Singapore's Formula 1 Grand Prix gets into gear, the BBC's Rico Hizon meets two of the top challengers, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel - in waxwork form.
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VIDEO: Motor racing hopeful, but no driving licence September 17, 2015
Kenyan Tejas Hirani has won 48 motor-racing championships despite being just 17 and not yet having a driving licence.
Horn of Africa
– DANGEROUS SUDAN
Sudan was always a dangerous country but the new alliance with Iran made Sudan a part of the Anti-American axis (Axis of Evil in American terms). Continue reading
– ISLAMISTS ON THE OFFENSIVE IN SOMALIA
On 03/30/2008 Islamic opposition fighters took over Buulo Burte, about 200 km North of Mogadishu, from pro government Somali troops, backed by the Ethiopian army. Continue reading
– SOMALIA’S NEGLECTED WAR
Somalia is in chaos and civil war for about 2 decades. A large part of the country is ungoverned and ruled by local war lords and tribal leaders. Continue reading
– 20 KILLED IN BOSASO, SOMALIA
20 people are reported to have been killed in grenade attack in the port town of Bosaso, Northeastern Somalia, on 02/06/2008 early morning. Continue reading
– MILITANTS REGROUPING IN SOMALIA
The national security director of SOMALIA'S interim government, said, on 12/13/2007, that the “Council of Islamic Courts” (CIC) is regrouping and that 80% of the country is not under SOMALIA'S interim government control. Continue reading
– ABOUT 6,000 KILLED IN MOGADISHU
According to Somalia's Elman Human Rights report from 12/02/2007 5,960 civilians were killed in Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital, since the end of the Ethiopian-Somali war in 01/2007 Continue reading
– ANARCHY IN MOGADISHU
The situation in Mogadishu, Somalia’s Capital, is deteriorating fast since the Ethiopian-Somali War in 12/2006. Continue reading
– MOGADISHU FRESH FIGHTING
the basic situation in Somalia is no different then in Iraq or Afghanistan, only that the foreign forces are African forces with African standards Continue reading
– KHALFAN KHAMIS MOHAMED
Khalfan Khamis Mohamed was born in late 1973 in Tanzania and has a twin sister. He was a resident of Tanzania’s capital Dar Es Salaam since 1990. Continue reading
– COUNCIL OF ISLAMIC COURT -CIC
As a result of the disintegration of Somalia since 1991 and the expansion of anarchy and chaos in Somalia, many of the Muslim tribes, mainly in the South, returned to the traditional Islamic judgment by their local Islamic Sheiks. Continue reading