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All rights reserved.http://news.usti.net/News of the Middle East and Africaen-usTue, 02 Dec 2008 02:18:08 GMT2880MY USTI.NET News12336http://news.usti.net/http://rss.usti.net/xml_news.gif Cholera outbreak worsens in Zimbabwehttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/cw/Uzimbabwe-cholera.RU5q_ID1.htmlwed/cw/Uzimbabwe-cholera.RU5q_ID1.html1228183505Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:05:05 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/cw/Uzimbabwe-cholera.RU5q_ID1.html"></a>BUDIRIRO, Zimbabwe, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- The cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe is worsening, with the United Nations now pegging the death toll at more than 400 with almost 10,000 cases reported. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/cw/Uzimbabwe-cholera.RU5q_ID1.html">Cholera outbreak worsens in Zimbabwe</a> BUDIRIRO, Zimbabwe, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- The cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe is worsening, with the United Nations now pegging the death toll at more than 400 with almost 10,000 cases reported. (UPI) Dozens Killed, Scores Wounded in Spate of Iraq Attackshttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/ae/Ayb123880332.Ri8H_IN1.htmlwed/ae/Ayb123880332.Ri8H_IN1.html1228174494Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:34:54 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/ae/Ayb123880332.Ri8H_IN1.html"></a>BAGHDAD -- As many as 38 people were killed and more than 100 were wounded Monday in multiple attacks across Iraq, including one in which a man detonated a suicide vest near a convoy of coalition vehicles in Mosul, killing up to 16. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/ae/Ayb123880332.Ri8H_IN1.html">Dozens Killed, Scores Wounded in Spate of Iraq Attacks</a> BAGHDAD -- As many as 38 people were killed and more than 100 were wounded Monday in multiple attacks across Iraq, including one in which a man detonated a suicide vest near a convoy of coalition vehicles in Mosul, killing up to 16. (AP) Soldiers run amok in Harare, Zimbabwehttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/ac/Uzimbabwe-soldiers.RfvP_ID1.htmlwed/ac/Uzimbabwe-soldiers.RfvP_ID1.html1228165511Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:05:11 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/ac/Uzimbabwe-soldiers.RfvP_ID1.html"></a>HARARE, Zimbabwe, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Troops angered over delays in withdrawing cash from a bank rampaged through Zimbabwe's capital Monday. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/ac/Uzimbabwe-soldiers.RfvP_ID1.html">Soldiers run amok in Harare, Zimbabwe</a> HARARE, Zimbabwe, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Troops angered over delays in withdrawing cash from a bank rampaged through Zimbabwe's capital Monday. (UPI) Nigerian election protests spark violencehttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/bv/Unigeria-violence.RjaE_ID1.htmlwed/bv/Unigeria-violence.RjaE_ID1.html1228137887Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:24:47 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/bv/Unigeria-violence.RjaE_ID1.html"></a>JOS, Nigeria, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Fighting in Jos, Nigeria, seems to be subsiding, observers said, after churches and mosques were set on fire in clashes that killed at least 200 people. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/bv/Unigeria-violence.RjaE_ID1.html">Nigerian election protests spark violence</a> JOS, Nigeria, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Fighting in Jos, Nigeria, seems to be subsiding, observers said, after churches and mosques were set on fire in clashes that killed at least 200 people. (UPI) 38 bodies found in Iraq mass gravehttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/cn/Uiraq-massgrave.RaIA_INU.htmlwed/cn/Uiraq-massgrave.RaIA_INU.html1228076687Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:24:47 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/cn/Uiraq-massgrave.RaIA_INU.html"></a>BAQUBA, Iraq, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- Thirty-eight bodies have been recovered from a mass grave north of Baquba, Iraq, this weekend, officials said. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/cn/Uiraq-massgrave.RaIA_INU.html">38 bodies found in Iraq mass grave</a> BAQUBA, Iraq, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- Thirty-eight bodies have been recovered from a mass grave north of Baquba, Iraq, this weekend, officials said. (UPI) Nigerian city of Jos quiet after riotshttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/cm/Unigeria-violence.RdRr_INU.htmlwed/cm/Unigeria-violence.RdRr_INU.html1228070689Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:44:49 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/cm/Unigeria-violence.RdRr_INU.html"></a>JOS, Nigeria, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- The Nigerian city of Jos was largely quiet Sunday following an outbreak of religious and ethnic clashes that relief agencies fear have left hundreds dead. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/cm/Unigeria-violence.RdRr_INU.html">Nigerian city of Jos quiet after riots</a> JOS, Nigeria, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- The Nigerian city of Jos was largely quiet Sunday following an outbreak of religious and ethnic clashes that relief agencies fear have left hundreds dead. (UPI) Official says Sistani concerned with SOFAhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/cm/Uiraq-sofa-sistani.R48w_INU.htmlwed/cm/Uiraq-sofa-sistani.R48w_INU.html1228070099Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:34:59 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/cm/Uiraq-sofa-sistani.R48w_INU.html"></a>BAGHDAD, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- The Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, Iraq's Shiite spiritual leader, has reservations about Iraq's Status of Forces Agreement with the United States, an aide says. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/cm/Uiraq-sofa-sistani.R48w_INU.html">Official says Sistani concerned with SOFA</a> BAGHDAD, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- The Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, Iraq's Shiite spiritual leader, has reservations about Iraq's Status of Forces Agreement with the United States, an aide says. (UPI) Hyenas blamed for 2 deaths in Ethiopiahttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/cd/Uethiopia-hyenas.RnFx_INT.htmlwed/cd/Uethiopia-hyenas.RnFx_INT.html1228020286Sun, 30 Nov 2008 04:44:46 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/cd/Uethiopia-hyenas.RnFx_INT.html"></a>ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Two deaths this week in Ethiopia were blamed on attacks by hyenas, police said. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/cd/Uethiopia-hyenas.RnFx_INT.html">Hyenas blamed for 2 deaths in Ethiopia</a> ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Two deaths this week in Ethiopia were blamed on attacks by hyenas, police said. (UPI) Tuna limits criticizedhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/au/Ubritain-tuna.RVSd_INT.htmlwed/au/Ubritain-tuna.RVSd_INT.html1228008896Sun, 30 Nov 2008 01:34:56 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/au/Ubritain-tuna.RVSd_INT.html"></a>MARRAKECH, Morocco, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- The catch quotas for Atlantic bluefin tuna set by a commission meeting in Morocco could bring the collapse of the fishery, environmentalists say. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/au/Ubritain-tuna.RVSd_INT.html">Tuna limits criticized</a> MARRAKECH, Morocco, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- The catch quotas for Atlantic bluefin tuna set by a commission meeting in Morocco could bring the collapse of the fishery, environmentalists say. (UPI) 15,800 detainees remain in custody in Iraqhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/bl/Uiraq-detainees.RD-Z_INT.htmlwed/bl/Uiraq-detainees.RD-Z_INT.html1228005887Sun, 30 Nov 2008 00:44:47 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/bl/Uiraq-detainees.RD-Z_INT.html"></a>BAGHDAD, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- More than 17,500 detainees have been freed from custody in Iraq this year, leaving about 15,800 in custody, U.S.-led coalition forces said Saturday. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/bl/Uiraq-detainees.RD-Z_INT.html">15,800 detainees remain in custody in Iraq</a> BAGHDAD, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- More than 17,500 detainees have been freed from custody in Iraq this year, leaving about 15,800 in custody, U.S.-led coalition forces said Saturday. (UPI) Hundreds killed in Nigerian violencehttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/aq/Unigeria-violence.RIIE_INT.htmlwed/aq/Unigeria-violence.RIIE_INT.html1228005293Sun, 30 Nov 2008 00:34:53 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/aq/Unigeria-violence.RIIE_INT.html"></a>JOS, Nigeria, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Christians and Muslims engaged in deadly riots in central Nigeria after a local election, with the unconfirmed death toll said to be in the hundreds Saturday. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/aq/Unigeria-violence.RIIE_INT.html">Hundreds killed in Nigerian violence</a> JOS, Nigeria, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Christians and Muslims engaged in deadly riots in central Nigeria after a local election, with the unconfirmed death toll said to be in the hundreds Saturday. (UPI) Cholera outbreak worsens in Zimbabwehttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/bx/Uzimbabwe-cholera.RCzO_INT.htmlwed/bx/Uzimbabwe-cholera.RCzO_INT.html1228005293Sun, 30 Nov 2008 00:34:53 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/bx/Uzimbabwe-cholera.RCzO_INT.html"></a>BUDIRIRO, Zimbabwe, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- The cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe is worsening, with the United Nations now pegging the death toll at more than 400 with almost 10,000 cases reported. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/bx/Uzimbabwe-cholera.RCzO_INT.html">Cholera outbreak worsens in Zimbabwe</a> BUDIRIRO, Zimbabwe, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- The cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe is worsening, with the United Nations now pegging the death toll at more than 400 with almost 10,000 cases reported. (UPI) Iran says it's capable of closing straithttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/cq/Uiran-blockade.R5me_INT.htmlwed/cq/Uiran-blockade.R5me_INT.html1227987887Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:44:47 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/cq/Uiran-blockade.R5me_INT.html"></a>TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Iran says it is "perfectly capable" of closing the Strait of Hormuz, rebuffing a NATO official who dismissed the possibility. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/cq/Uiran-blockade.R5me_INT.html">Iran says it's capable of closing strait</a> TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Iran says it is "perfectly capable" of closing the Strait of Hormuz, rebuffing a NATO official who dismissed the possibility. (UPI) 13 countries set to withdraw from Iraqhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/bz/Uiraq-coalition.RpVW_INT.htmlwed/bz/Uiraq-coalition.RpVW_INT.html1227978306Sat, 29 Nov 2008 17:05:06 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/bz/Uiraq-coalition.RpVW_INT.html"></a>BAGHDAD, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- A total of 13 countries with troops currently stationed in Iraq will soon remove those soldiers from the war-torn country, a military official says. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/bz/Uiraq-coalition.RpVW_INT.html">13 countries set to withdraw from Iraq</a> BAGHDAD, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- A total of 13 countries with troops currently stationed in Iraq will soon remove those soldiers from the war-torn country, a military official says. (UPI) Zimbabwe says rain could escalate cholerahttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/bb/Uzimbabwe-cholera.Rr3T_INS.htmlwed/bb/Uzimbabwe-cholera.Rr3T_INS.html1227911696Fri, 28 Nov 2008 22:34:56 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/bb/Uzimbabwe-cholera.Rr3T_INS.html"></a>HARARE, Zimbabwe, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- A deputy health minister in Zimbabwe says the oncoming rainy season could aggravate an outbreak of cholera in the African nation. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/bb/Uzimbabwe-cholera.Rr3T_INS.html">Zimbabwe says rain could escalate cholera</a> HARARE, Zimbabwe, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- A deputy health minister in Zimbabwe says the oncoming rainy season could aggravate an outbreak of cholera in the African nation. (UPI) Iraqi Kurds approved to export oilhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/af/Uiraq-kurdoil.RN51_INS.htmlwed/af/Uiraq-kurdoil.RN51_INS.html1227906309Fri, 28 Nov 2008 21:05:09 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/af/Uiraq-kurdoil.RN51_INS.html"></a>BAGHDAD, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- An Iraqi government official said Kurds in the province of Dahouk have been granted permission to export crude oil to international markets. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/af/Uiraq-kurdoil.RN51_INS.html">Iraqi Kurds approved to export oil</a> BAGHDAD, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- An Iraqi government official said Kurds in the province of Dahouk have been granted permission to export crude oil to international markets. (UPI) Erdogan asks newspapers for new reportershttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/bo/Uturkey-pressfreedom.RS2B_INS.htmlwed/bo/Uturkey-pressfreedom.RS2B_INS.html1227902703Fri, 28 Nov 2008 20:05:03 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/bo/Uturkey-pressfreedom.RS2B_INS.html"></a>ANKARA, Turkey, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan asked newspapers for new reporters following the cancellation of other reporters' accreditations. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/bo/Uturkey-pressfreedom.RS2B_INS.html">Erdogan asks newspapers for new reporters</a> ANKARA, Turkey, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan asked newspapers for new reporters following the cancellation of other reporters' accreditations. (UPI) Israeli intel officers sent to Mumbaihttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/ah/Uindia-violence-israel.RVd8_INS.htmlwed/ah/Uindia-violence-israel.RVd8_INS.html1227853487Fri, 28 Nov 2008 06:24:47 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/ah/Uindia-violence-israel.RVd8_INS.html"></a>MUMBAI, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Israel, concerned about its nationals trapped or missing in terrorist-ravaged Mumbai, has sent intelligence officers to India, Haaretz newspaper reported. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/ah/Uindia-violence-israel.RVd8_INS.html">Israeli intel officers sent to Mumbai</a> MUMBAI, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Israel, concerned about its nationals trapped or missing in terrorist-ravaged Mumbai, has sent intelligence officers to India, Haaretz newspaper reported. (UPI) Iraq approves U.S. security agreementhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/dh/Uiraq-sofa.RjOk_INR.htmlwed/dh/Uiraq-sofa.RjOk_INR.html1227818097Thu, 27 Nov 2008 20:34:57 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/dh/Uiraq-sofa.RjOk_INR.html"></a>BAGHDAD, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Iraq's parliament Thursday approved the embattled U.S. Status of Forces Agreement that allows U.S. troops to remain in Iraq for another three years. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/dh/Uiraq-sofa.RjOk_INR.html">Iraq approves U.S. security agreement</a> BAGHDAD, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Iraq's parliament Thursday approved the embattled U.S. Status of Forces Agreement that allows U.S. troops to remain in Iraq for another three years. (UPI) Briton, Spaniard among kidnapped journoshttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/aw/Usomalia-journalists.RGWw_INR.htmlwed/aw/Usomalia-journalists.RGWw_INR.html1227791686Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:14:46 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/aw/Usomalia-journalists.RGWw_INR.html"></a>BOSASSO, Somalia, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Four journalists kidnapped in Somalia included a Briton, a Spanish freelance photographer and two local Somali reporters, an advocacy group said Thursday. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/aw/Usomalia-journalists.RGWw_INR.html">Briton, Spaniard among kidnapped journos</a> BOSASSO, Somalia, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Four journalists kidnapped in Somalia included a Briton, a Spanish freelance photographer and two local Somali reporters, an advocacy group said Thursday. (UPI) Rights workers arrested in Sudanhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/aj/Usudan-humanrights.RVIR_INQ.htmlwed/aj/Usudan-humanrights.RVIR_INQ.html1227752688Thu, 27 Nov 2008 02:24:48 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/aj/Usudan-humanrights.RVIR_INQ.html"></a>KHARTOUM, Sudan, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Sudanese authorities have arrested and detained three human rights advocates in Khartoum, a group said Wednesday. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/aj/Usudan-humanrights.RVIR_INQ.html">Rights workers arrested in Sudan</a> KHARTOUM, Sudan, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Sudanese authorities have arrested and detained three human rights advocates in Khartoum, a group said Wednesday. (UPI) Opposition leader: Zimbabwe is in shambleshttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/dg/Uzimbabwe-conditions.RYuC_INQ.htmlwed/dg/Uzimbabwe-conditions.RYuC_INQ.html1227752088Thu, 27 Nov 2008 02:14:48 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/dg/Uzimbabwe-conditions.RYuC_INQ.html"></a>HARARE, Zimbabwe, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Zimbabwe could see deaths from starvation and a cholera outbreak surge with the rainy season on its way, opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai said Wednesday. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/dg/Uzimbabwe-conditions.RYuC_INQ.html">Opposition leader: Zimbabwe is in shambles</a> HARARE, Zimbabwe, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Zimbabwe could see deaths from starvation and a cholera outbreak surge with the rainy season on its way, opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai said Wednesday. (UPI) OPEC considering production cutshttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/be/Ukuwait-opec.RtAQ_INQ.htmlwed/be/Ukuwait-opec.RtAQ_INQ.html1227729947Wed, 26 Nov 2008 20:05:47 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/be/Ukuwait-opec.RtAQ_INQ.html"></a>CAIRO, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- The president of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries said that production cuts would be considered in unofficial meetings in Cairo this week. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/be/Ukuwait-opec.RtAQ_INQ.html">OPEC considering production cuts</a> CAIRO, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- The president of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries said that production cuts would be considered in unofficial meetings in Cairo this week. (UPI) Study checks toll of S. Africa's AIDS planhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/cf/Usafrica-aids.R0o1_INQ.htmlwed/cf/Usafrica-aids.R0o1_INQ.html1227719688Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:14:48 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/cf/Usafrica-aids.R0o1_INQ.html"></a>BOSTON, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- The South African government could have prevented thousands of premature, AIDS-related deaths if it had provided antiretroviral drugs, a U.S. study says. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/cf/Usafrica-aids.R0o1_INQ.html">Study checks toll of S. Africa's AIDS plan</a> BOSTON, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- The South African government could have prevented thousands of premature, AIDS-related deaths if it had provided antiretroviral drugs, a U.S. study says. (UPI) Two journalists kidnapped in Somaliahttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/aw/Usomalia-journalists.ROGB_INQ.htmlwed/aw/Usomalia-journalists.ROGB_INQ.html1227718488Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:54:48 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/aw/Usomalia-journalists.ROGB_INQ.html"></a>BOSASSO, Somalia, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- A British and an Irish journalist have been kidnapped in the Somali port city of Bosasso, officials said Wednesday. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast+africa/2/wed/aw/Usomalia-journalists.ROGB_INQ.html">Two journalists kidnapped in Somalia</a> BOSASSO, Somalia, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- A British and an Irish journalist have been kidnapped in the Somali port city of Bosasso, officials said Wednesday. (UPI)