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COLONIE — The Steuer family, a middle-class suburban couple and their two young children, sold their raised ranch and parted with most of their belongings at a recent garage sale. They're reducing everything they own to just 400 pounds, 100 pounds apiece, the allowable weight they can ship to Ethiopia. The Steuers are leaving this summer on a two-year assignment as volunteers with Serving in Mission, an ... Full story

DENVER POST-Denver police announced Wednesday evening they have arrested a man in connection with last Saturday's fatal shooting of a 7-Eleven store clerk. Dale Wayne Baylis, 46, was taken into custody without incident outside his home at 1308 S. Logan Street. He is suspected of killing Natnael Mulugeta, a 28-year-old Ethiopian immigrant. The shooting happened around 3:30 a.m. ... Full story

BBC-The Ethiopian government has been asked by rights group Amnesty International to disclose the identity of 35 people arrested more than 10 days ago. They were accused of plotting to overthrow the government. The group says more people have been detained since, including an 80-year-old man in need of medical attention. The government says those arrested were all members of the opposition group Ginbot Seven, founded by the ... Full story

18-year-old Yonata Getachew Photo Montgomery County Police MYFOXDC-Two Montgomery County teenagers are facing conspiracy to commit murder charges after police say they unraveled a plot to bomb their high school. Police say 17-year-old Anthony Torrence and 18-year-old Yonata Getachew— both 11th graders-- planned to kill the principal of Springbrook High School using chemical reaction bombs. Police say the ... Full story

WASHINGTON POST-Jailed repeatedly for his political views, Ethiopian immigrant Sharew paid smugglers around $10,000 to move him through a dozen countries and leave him a year later in the grubby southern Mexican city of Tapachula. Once on Mexico's southern border, which has grown into a major stepping-stone for hundreds of migrants fleeing conflicts in the ... Full story

Relatives of two prominent exiled Ethiopian politicians are among 35 people jailed in connection with an alleged plot to overthrow Prime Minister Meles Zenawi's government. Ethiopians shocked by news of the arrests are scrambling to learn the identities of the accused plotters and details of their alleged crimes. Ethiopian officials say they had nothing to add to ... Full story

Recruitment agencies have opted to supply housemaids from Eritrea, Uganda and Nigeria after a ban on Ethiopian maids came into 
effect last week. Owner of Al Hubil Recruitment Agency, Abad Redha Al Basri, told 
Khaleej Times on Sunday that agencies had started contacting recruitment agencies from African countries 
to get potential candidates to be 
hired in Bahrain. ... Full story

An economics professor at a Pennsylvania university said Saturday he supports efforts to spread democracy in his native Ethiopia, but denied backing an alleged coup attempt there that led to the arrests of 35 people by the government. "I'm very suspicious that there was an attempt at all," said Berhanu Nega during an interview at his home ... Full story

Tilahun Gesesse has been the most dominant figure in Ethiopian music for more than half a century and today a "State" Funeral service for legendary singer Tilahun will take place. Since his death on Sunday Ethiopia has been mourning for their beloved artist. The State funeral will allow the public to give there respects as his casket ... Full story

The legendary Ethiopian singer Tilahun Gessesse, 68, passed away at midnight on Sunday. The late Tilahun passed away while he was being taken to hospital feeling serious pain. He had arrived later on same day from New York, USA, according to the artist’s family members. In appreciation of his contribution to Ethiopian music, Tilahun received an Honorary Doctorate ... Full story