Six Arrested in Japan for Involvement in 2008 Citibank Scam

Police in Japan acting on an FBI request have arrested six people -- three Nigerians, one Ghanaian and two Japanese nationals -- in a money-laundering case, officials said Thursday.The six are suspected of having received funds that were the proceeds of a crime, wired to them from a New York Citibank account in the name of the National Bank of Ethiopia, Japan's Metropolitan Police Department said. Police suspect the six between them received up to 200 million yen (2.4 million dollars) in October 2008, allowing the money to be wired into their bank accounts in return for commissions. Read more...

Ethiopian distance runner Dejene Berhanu took his own life.

Ethiopian distance runner Dejene Berhanu, who was reported dead at the age of 29 last Sunday by his management firm, took his own life. Two independent sources contacted by Race Results Weekly who had knowledge of the situation, one in the United States and one in Ethiopia, confirmed the news. Read more….

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM IS OVER , says the President

This is the historic moment…said president Obama form his oval office. “We have been nearly a decade of war. We endured a long and painful recession. The past is over now..The future is our to shape. From this desk (The desk where he is sitting) , seven and half years ago President Bush announced the beginning of military operation In Iraq. But tonight I am announcing the American combat mission in Iraq has ended. OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM IS OVER. The Iraqi people now have lead responsibility for the security of their country. " Click here to watch and hear the president speech.

Solar energy brings power to Rural Africa.

The light from a solar-powered bulb is also between 10 and 20 times brighter than from a kerosene lamp. Among those bringing solar power to the world's poor is Rural Energy Foundation, a Dutch non-profit organization. It has now helped 450,000 people in sub-Saharan Africa gain access to low-cost solar power. Rural Energy Foundation runs the SolarNow program, training independent retailers and technicians in nine countries to sell low-cost solar gadgets or home systems to people without electricity. Last month, the organization was one of the international winners of the Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy. Read more…

Ethiopia Bans Distance Education, Cracks Down on Private Universities

The directive has drawn outrage from private educators.
Wondwosen Tamrat founded St. Mary's College in Addis Ababa 11 years ago with 37 students. Today St. Mary's has 7,000 undergraduate students on its main campus and more than 10,000 others enrolled in a nationwide distance learning program. He says the new directive will undo all the good the government did 15 years ago when it overturned a ban on private education that had been in effect during the rule of the Marxist dictator Mengistu Haile Mariam."They are spoiling what they have already done," added Wondwosen. Education Ministry spokesman Abera Abate has a different perspective. “The directive was issued in the interest of maintaining education standards. Several private institutions were more interested in profit making than in providing quality education, he said . Read more...

Ethiopian Airlines and the Boeing 777-200LR - A Winning Combination

With the delivery of its first 777-200LR in November 2010, Ethiopian will be the first airline in Africa to operate the world’s most technologically advanced, and longest-range airplane in the world, further reaffirming its leading position on the continent. The 777-200LR entered service in March 2006, and has the capability to connect virtually any two cities in the world nonstop. It carries more passengers and more revenue cargo farther than any other jetliner. The 777-200LR will enable Ethiopian Airlines to connect Addis Ababa to the U.S. and to more destinations in Asia—nonstop. The 777-200LR can carry a full cargo load on routes where other airplanes are limited. This will give Ethiopian the capability to carry the same number of passengers farther, and with additional revenue-generating cargo. Ethiopian’s 777-200LRs are configured to carry a total of 321 passengers—34 in Business Class, and 287 in Economy. Read more…

U.N. says 270,000 at risk as floods loom in Ethiopia

"Some 270,000 people could be affected by flooding in the (Amhara region)," OCHA said in a statement, quoting a contingency plan issued by regional authorities.Flooding often affects Ethiopia's lowlands during the rainy season between June and September. In 2006, more than 1,000 people were killed and more than 300,000 made homeless. Read more…

Five Ethiopians die in Saudi deportation centre

Five Ethiopians died in a crowded Saudi centre for deporting illegal immigrants, the Arab News reported Monday. The five died in the deportation centre in the southern Red Sea port of Jizan of "asphyxiation due to overcrowding," Read more….

Attorneys for Tiger Woods announce his divorce is final

The two will share parenting responsibilities for their two children, a 3-year-old daughter and a 19-month-old son. No terms were released. Elin likely will receive a nine-figure sum, although probably less than the eye-popping $750 million that some reports predicted. In exchange, she almost certainly has agreed to a non-disclosure clause that prohibits comments, interviews, books and any other detailing of Tiger’s personal life. Read more….

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