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In this Aug. 15, 2011, file photo, children from southern Somalia hold their pots as they line up to receive cooked food in Mogadishu, Somalia. Officials in East Africa say a report to be released this week by two U.S. government-funded famine and food agencies gives the highest death toll yet from Somalia's 2011 famine, estimating that 260,000 people died -- more than double previous estimates. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh, File)

Report: 260,000 died in Somali famine

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- The 2011 Somali famine killed an estimated 260,000 people, half of them age 5 and under, according to a new report to be published this week...

news / world Mon, Apr 29, 2013 - 11:04am

Abdirizak Mahboub speaks to students Thursday at Ridgewater College about Somalia. The program was part of a series being presented during the school’s Multicultural Month. (Tribune photo by Ron Adams)

Somali people who have settled in U.S. ‘toughest ones of all’

WILLMAR — After two decades of civil war and years spent in refugee camps, the Somali refugees who have come to the United States are among “the toughest ones of...

news / local Sat, Feb 16, 2013 - 12:54am

Abdulahi Omar gestures Wednesday during an interview in Willmar. Omar, a resident of Willmar the past 12 years, said he is glad the school district wants to work with Somali parents, as it will make them aware of the community's needs. Tribune photo by Gary Miller

Willmar, Minn., School District, parents from African community look to work together to help students succeed

It's frustrating for parents to watch their children struggle in school and not know how to help them.

news / local / education / life Fri, Jul 20, 2012 - 12:00am

Man pleads not guilty in terror group funding case

ST. LOUIS - A Minnesotan says he's not guilty of federal charges that he plotted to send money to a terrorist group in Somalia that the U.S. says has ties...

news / state Tue, Nov 09, 2010 - 9:23am

Suicide bomber attacks Somali hotel, killing 15

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- A suicide bomber and gunmen stormed a hotel in Somalia's capital today, killing at least 15 people including members of parliament in an attack that set...

news / world Tue, Aug 24, 2010 - 8:00am

Supporters of Westwind proposal have their say at City Council meeting

WILLMAR -- Supporters of the embattled Westwind Estates housing project had their say at Monday night's Willmar City Council meeting. Housing project supporters and opponents on the eight-member council are...

Wed, Apr 09, 2008 - 12:00am

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