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RADICAL Islamist al-Shabaab militants linked to al-Qa'ida and based in Somalia plotted to kill US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during her trip to Africa last month, it was disclosed yesterday. A planned series of bomb attacks set to take place in Nairobi, the capital of neighbouring Kenya, while Mrs Clinton was there - one in the hotel where she was staying - was foiled at the last minute, media reports, citing senior security officials, said. "Al-Qa'ida wanted to strike at the heart of Nairobi (while Mrs Clinton was here)," the senior security official was quoted as saying, adding that...

Note: The following SNIPPET is a quote: Head of English Language School Sentenced to Federal Prison for Immigration Fraud Conspiracy Songwoo Shim Obtained Fraudulent Certification for School and Used School as Front to Issue Fraudulent Immigration Documents to Illegal Aliens ATLANTA, GA—SONGWOO SHIM, 48, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Charles A. Pannell, Jr. to serve three years, 10 months in federal prison for conspiring to encourage and induce aliens to reside unlawfully in the United States and for manufacturing fraudulent visa documents. Acting United States Attorney Sally Quillian Yates said, “This defendant obtained approval...

NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico - The streets around the U.S. Consulate in this bustling border town usually teem on weekdays with Mexicans who want visas to cross the Rio Grande River and visit the United States. But on Thursday, the well-worn sidewalks around the consulate were empty except for armed guards. The consulate's busy visa section has been closed amid evidence its workers illegally sold entry permits. Thomas Armbruster, consul general in Nuevo Laredo, said the visa section, closed Wednesday, would remain closed at least through next week. The consulate's usual services for U.S. citizens were not affected, he said. The...