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British couple freed by pirates arrives in Kenya (Reuters)

November 14th, 2010

Released British hostage Rachel Chandler disembarks from a plane as she arrives at the airport in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, November 14, 2010. REUTERS/Omar FarukReuters - A plane carrying British couple Paul and Rachel Chandler landed in the Kenyan capital on Sunday after their release from captivity by Somali pirates.


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Pirates seize 2 ships off Kenya (AP)

October 24th, 2010

In this undated photo released Sunday Oct. 24, 2010, by Interunity Management Corporation SA, (IMC) showing the MV York merchant vessel which was boarded by suspected Somali pirates approximately 90 nautical miles from Mombasa, Kenya, on Saturday Oct. 23, 2010.  A distress signal from the vessel was received Saturday as the York sailed between Mombasa and Mahe, Seychelles, with 17 crew aboard, and is now believed to be headed towards Somalia under the control of pirates. (AP Photo/IMC) ** EDITORIAL USE ONLY **AP - Somali pirates seized a German freight ship off the coast of Kenya on Sunday — the second commercial vessel to be captured in the region in as many…

Kenya Red Cross: 7 fans die from football stampede (AP)

October 23rd, 2010

AP - Seven fans died in a stampede on Saturday while trying to enter a stadium where a football match between two of Kenya’s most popular teams was being played,…

Kenya: Sudan presidential visit ‘in our interest’ (AP)

August 29th, 2010

AP - Kenya’s government on Sunday defended its recent failure to arrest Sudan’s president on international charges of war crimes and genocide, citing Kenya’s strategic interest in the neighboring country.

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Sudan leader defies arrest warrant, visits Kenya (AP)

August 27th, 2010

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, left, Rwandan President Paul Kagame, second from left, Comoros President Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi, third from right, and Sudan President Omar Al Bashir, second from right, attend the signing into law of the new Kenyan constitution, at Uhuru Park in Nairobi, Kenya, Friday, Aug. 27, 2010. African leaders including indicted Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir joined tens of thousands of Kenyans Friday as a new constitution was signed into law that institutes an American-style system of checks and balances on power. (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi)AP - Sudan’s president defied an international arrest warrant by visiting Kenya on Friday, causing an outcry from the International Criminal Court which fruitlessly pressured authorities here into arresting the man…

Kenya gets new American-style constitution (AP)

August 27th, 2010

A young boy reacts as Kenyans watch the signing of the new constitution into law, at Uhuru Park in Nairobi, Kenya, Friday, Aug. 27, 2010.  African leaders including indicted Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir joined tens of thousands of Kenyans Friday as a new constitution was signed into law that institutes an American-style system of checks and balances on power. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)AP - Kenya’s president signed a new constitution into law Friday that institutes a U.S.-style system of checks and balances and has been hailed as the most significant political event…

Kenya says Obama aunt was not in danger (AP)

August 20th, 2010

AP - A Kenyan official says the government is unhappy with the impression created by a U.S. court ruling that granted asylum to President Barack Obama’s aunt.

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Early results: New constitution for Kenya likely (AP)

August 5th, 2010

A voter waits outside a polling station to vote in a referendum on the constitution at River Park Primary School in Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010. Kenyans formed long lines before sunrise across the country Wednesday to vote on a new constitution that would reduce the powers of the presidency in the nation's first ballot since postelection violence left more than 1,000 dead. (AP Photo/Pete Muller)AP - Preliminary results announced Thursday showed that Kenya’s new constitution is likely to pass overwhelmingly, but opponents of the new draft questioned the returns.


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Kenya sees big turnout in vote on new constitution (AP)

August 4th, 2010

Masai line up to vote on a new constitution at a polling station in Ngong, Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010. Long lines of voters formed before sunrise in the Kenyan capital early Wednesday, as voters cast ballots on a new constitution that would reduce the powers of the presidency and give citizens a bill of rights.   (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)AP - Enthusiastic voters, many wrapped in colorful traditional blankets, waited for hours Wednesday to cast ballots on a new constitution that could spell a new era for Kenya —…

Kenyan PM recovering after brain procedure (AP)

June 30th, 2010

AP - A doctor says Kenya’s prime minister is recovering well in the hospital after doctors drilled a hole in his head to drain fluids that were putting pressure on…