15 kidnapped

BAGHDAD – Al Qaeda fighters kidnapped 15 Iraqi women and children after rival Sunni Arab militants repelled their attack on two villages in a fierce battle in which 32 people are killed, police said Destruction

* NAIROBI – Ethiopian soldiers have been accused of burning homes, confiscating livestock and killing civilians in one of toughest crackdowns in years against rebels in the forgotten Ogaden region. But the criticism from rights groups is unlikely to deter Prime Minister Meles Zenawi.But the criticism from rights groups is unlikely to deter Prime Minister Meles Zenawi.