July 07, 2008
On Monday, the European Union unanimously agreed sweeping new French-drafted guidelines for controlling immigration, and are on track to sign the pact in October. It is thought that there are around six million illegal immigrants on the continent and Nicolas Sarkozy’s government has said it wants action as soon as possible. But there [...]

July 07, 2008
A ceasefire agreement is due to take effect in Somalia between the interim government and the militant groups who are fighting them.
However, not everyone has signed the deal. Among those not ready to put down their weapons are the al-Shabaab fighters, the Muslim youth movement.
They have control of large parts of central [...]

By The Associated Press – July 7, 2008
Djibouti, Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan are among “special interest” countries identified by the U.S. government as sponsors or supporters of terrorism.
Since 2003, the number of East Africans caught trying to enter the U.S. illegally has gone up — from 22 in 2003 to 125 in 2007. So far [...]