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Maalim's case is hardly unique. Throughout recent history, Somalis have sought refuge in Yemen, a remote, impoverished country at the tip of the Arabian peninsula, less than 200 miles across a narrow sea. But despite Yemen's own dire situation, it continues to be flooded with Somali refugees seeking the safety, stability and economic opportunities that have long since vanished from their own failed state in the Horn of Africa. In fact, the number of African refugees in Yemen is steadily rising. According to the U.N.'s refugee agency UNHCR, 72,753 African refugees - mostly from Somalia - reached Yemen...
...With tight winding alleys, reminiscent of Iran's provincial villages, about a thousand opposition supporters squeezed into its narrow lanes. Many more were in the surrounding area awaiting a speech they would never hear...
...month, she drew headlines for abruptly leaving the council's chambers to protest a rushed measure, backed by Christian conservatives, to restrict alcohol sales at Detroit's strip clubs. "It was an act of democracy to walk out and not let the process be hijacked by people with a narrow interest," she said later...
Halfway through the third period, after a BC blueliner gave up the puck right outside the crease, Biega pounced, seizing control of the puck and launching a shot between Eagle goaltender Parker Milner’s legs to narrow BC’s lead...
...Heavy-handed efforts to narrow the scientific debate have seriously damaged the credibility of climate science," says Nordhaus, whose work has come under sharp criticism from many environmentalists. "Environmental advocates and sympathetic scientists have set back efforts to address global warming...