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January 29th, 2010 North Korea says it has detained a US citizen for illegally entering its territory across the border from China. The KCNA has not yet identified the man, but still investigating. It is also known that North Korea is holding another US citizen, Robert Park, a Korean-American missionary who has been missing since late december.
 * US Man detained in North Korea**

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8484513.stm BBC http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/01/27/nkorea.us/index.html CNN
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The two articles were very much the same but one had more information than the other. The BBC article was very short and gave an short summary of the past people who North Koreans have kept and the CNN article went into depth about the people including Robert Park, Euna Lee, Laura Ling and the unknown US citizen that was detained on Monday.
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I think that the North Koreans should stop keeping people and torturing them. It's not a right thing to keep someone away from their family and detaining people. I hope that Robert Park gets sent back home safely and that this won't happen again.
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December 11th, 2009 It has been reported that in Somalia there was a suicde bomber who killed at least 22 people at a graduation. Many people are saying that the suicide bomb was from Denmark. Most of the people dead were students and that the suicide bombing that killed 22 people in Somalia last week was carried out by a man who grew up in Copenhagen, Denmark. Close friends of the man who blasted the bomb have confirmed Somali police’s identification of the 24-year-old man from pictures taken after the blast, which devastated a hotel ceremony for newly educated doctors.The man was a Somali citizen who had residence in Denmark. After returning to Somalia, the man reportedly joined the hard-line Islamist group al-Shabab. Not only he caused 22 students to die, but he caused three ministers to die also.
 * Somalia suicide bomb from Denmark**

[] BBC [] Copenhagen Post
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The two articles were similar but they both had different informations. The BBC article said that 22 people were killed and in the Copenhagen Post it said that 23 people were killed. I think that the BBC article mainly focused on the actual bombing itself, and the Copenhagen Post mainly focused on the person who caused the bombing. The BBC and the Copenhagen Post both had pictures from the accident, and both talked about the al-Shabab group and how the man connects with the group.
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I think that a graduation is a time where we're getting ready to move on in our lives and start new, but those 22 people who were killed did not get to see that experience. I think that the person who caused this to happen should be help responsible for his careless actions and the death of 22 people. But after coming back to Somalia, why did he join the Islamist group al-Shabab? What was his intention?
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December 4th, 2009 President Jacob Zuma has announced that all South African babies under the age of one and pregnant women will be treated if they test HIV-positive. South Africa is the nation with the highest number of people living with HIV. Each year 59,000 babies are born with HIV in a country where 5.2 million people live with the virus. The new policy marks a dramatic shift from former President Thabo Mbeki, whose health minister distrusted drugs developed to keep AIDS patients alive and instead promoted garlic and beet treatments, which led to more than 300,000 deaths. South Africa is a nation with about 50 million people, and it is estimated that about 5.7 million people are infected with HIV, more than any other country. The United States has announced that it was giving South Africa $120 million over the next two years for AID/HIV treatment drugs.
 * South Africa to treat all HIV-positive babies**

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2010393555_apafsouthafricaaids.html (seattle times) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8388178.stm (bbc)
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The two articles were similar but they each had information that the other article didn't. The Seattle Times article was a lot longer than the BBC article and the Seattle Times article had just a lot more than the BBC article.
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I think that it's good news that South Africa is treating all babies and pregnant women with HIV-positive and that the United States is also helping out by giving money to South Africa for the treatment drugs. What I was wondering was if this new drug is avaliable for everyone--babies over the age one and people who arent pregnant. Do they get the equal chance also, or is it needed more for pregnant women and the babies under age one.
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November 27th, 2009 On wednesday, two international journalists were released after more than a year in captivity in Somalia. One of the journalists named Amanda Lindhout said that she and the other journalist, Nigel Brenen, were realsed after having been held since August 2008, when militia men abducted them outside the capital city of Mogadishu. One of the journalists said their captors were good to them in the beginning, but conditioned worsened as time passed and they both feared being handed to the members of the rebel group al-Shabaab, which according to Washington says that al-Shabaab is al-Qaida's proxy in Somalia. They had been pistol-whipped and locked in chains for the past 10 months, ever since the pair tried to escape. They were both threatened, beatened and tortured while held captive.
 * Two journalists released in Somalia.**

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34154598/ns/world_news-africa/#storyContinued (MSNBC) http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/11/25/somalia.journalists.freed/index.html (CNN)
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The articles were similar and described well. The similarities of both articles are that both described the event and explained to us what had happened to the two journalists. The differences were that MSNBC explained about how they were treated and had more quotes from the two journalists. But, CNN described Somalia and its conflicts with other people and countries.
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It's good new that the two journalists are safe now and that they are healthy and going back to their familes. What the captives have done were unneccesary and caused many worries and was wrong. I think that Somalia's government should be more informed about what the people are doing and I hope that the journalists are okay and safe at their homes.
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November 19th, 2009 In southern Suday, at least fourty-seven people have been killed in fighting between rival groups in the latest round of bloody clashes in region. The attack was blamed on cattle raiding, but it is the latest in a string of violent clashes in southern Sudan. People loaded with guns from the Mundari ethnic group attacked the two villages belonging to the Dinka people. They think that the tension is rising due to the historic elections in April 2010. Ten Dinka people were killed and sixteen were wounded, but the villagers fought back hard and thirty-seven attackers were killed. Many people have died and wounded due to the ethnic violence across the south since January. Because of next years election, the minister was wounded and five others was killed.
 * Ethnic clashes kill 47 in Sudan.**

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8366918.stm (BBC) http://www.themercury.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=5251479 (MERCURY)
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The similarities of the two articles were that they both explained the killings that happnened in southern Sudan and how many people were killed and wounded. The difference was that the BBC article had more information on what happened before in the southern region and between what specific people have been fighting against each other and for what reason. The BBC article went into depth about the reasons why the two villages attacked each other. The Mercury was similar but it could've explained a lot more of what was going on.
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What happened between the two villages and the people killed in this was really wrong and tragic. Fourty-seven people were killed in southern Sudan today and many were wounded. Just because of different beliefs, people are attacking other villages and killing people and I dont think that's right.
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November 12th, 2009 In Ghana, an illegal mine collapsed and about fifteen people have been killed. About thirteen of these people were women. The mine that these people were working at was an illegal mine privately owned in Dompoase town. It was reported that this accident was one of the country's worst mining disaster on Tuesday when thirty people were working at the mine. Police say that they are looking for a possibility of criminal negligence but the owner of the mine was one of those people who were killed.
 * Women die in Ghana illegal mine collapse.**

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8356343.stm (BBC) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33884561/ns/world_news-africa/#storyContinued (MSNBC)
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The similarities between these articles are that they are both written fairly short and it didn't have much information. They both explained that the mine that the people were killed at was an illegal mine and that thirteen out of fifteen people who died were women. The differences are that in MSNBC they did not tell us that the owner of the mine was killed in the accident but BBC news did tell us that the owner was one of the people who died.
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What happened at the mine was really tragic, fifteen lives were lost. I think that the government should work on improving Ghana's mine situations, but since this mine was an illegal mine, it is unfortunate that they did not know what was happening. I think that both articles could've explained a little more, and maybe about what caused the mine to collapse.
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November 5th, 2009 The Senior Lord's Resistance Army commander Charles Arop who was implicated in leading the massacre on Christmas that killed at least 143  Congolese and abducted 160 children has surrendered to the Ugandan military. Until now, Charles Arop has had at least up to 100 men but it's been said that his forces have been wiped-out. Since he only had one solider to fight with, he didn't really have a choice but to turn himself in because the Ugandan military has been searching for Charles Arop and his men since the massacre.
 * Top Rebel Commander "surrenders" to Uganda Troops.**

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091105/wl_africa_afp/ugandadrcongorebelsunrest (YAHOO) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8344274.stm (BBC)
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The articles were well said and written short but gave the important information that we needed to know about this issue. Some similarities between these two articles are that they both explain what happend with Charles Arop and what he did before that caused the Ugandan military to look for him and his troops. Some differences that these articles had were that the BBC article had some more information about Charles Arop's men and Yahoo news really didn't give us any information on who Charles Arop was, but gave us good information about what he did and what he had done.
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I think that this might be a good thing to the people because if he turned himself in, then probably there won't be any more problems regarding him and his men. The coverage of these two articles were really good but I think that both articles could have explained a lot more and really tell us more about Charles Arop. I think just more information would have been much clearer.
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October 29th, 2009 A global human rights group is urging Kenya to stop Somali military recruitment to fight in their war against Islamic militants. The recruiters have been circulating in the camps in early October and since then, hundreds of people had been lured with promises of money and telling them that the United Nations, the United States government, and the European Union was backing the new army that they were joining. Many people have been trusting these recruiters that they will for sure give them the money and that they can be apart of the new UN army. Since the recruiters have been pormising a payment of between $400 and $600 for the military training and to be followed with a generous monthly salary upon deployment to Somalia, the refugees are agreeing with these recruiters and joining this army because they need the money. The refugees actually believe that the recruiters will give them money and one person believed that his son will be in the new UN army and gave him his blessing and support. But when they soon arrive at the camp site and after a long journey from their homes, many find themselves stranded in a desert without food, water, or sehelter.
 * Rights group urges Kenya to stop recruiment of refugees.**

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/10/25/intl.kenya.refugee.recruitment/index.html (CNN) http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/10/22/kenya-stop-recruitment-somalis-refugee-camps (Human Rights Watch)
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Both articles explained the issue clearly and well. Some similarities are that they both talk about the bribe, the money and how they will be part of the new UN army. They both express that Kenya should stop recruiting the people from Somalia, or if you wanted to, at least give them a fair deal. Some differences are that the Human Rights Watch article describe and go into depth about how the refugees feel about this issue, and the bribe that the recruiters offered to them. CNN article has a visual element and also shares a lot of sources.
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I think that the recruiters should stop or give the refugees a fair deal, or at least something that makes sense into luring them into the army. It isn't fair to people and it's not right. It's not right to be treated that way and promising them money and everything and then to arrive at the camp site and find themselves stranded without food, water, and shelter. I also think that CNN could give a little more information on how the refugees feel and how their families feel about this situation.
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