• Somali gunmen kidnap Doctors Without Borders workers.

Another elder in the region was hopeful the kidnapping could be resolved quickly. “We are hopeful that the gunmen will release the aid workers peacefully, soon after our negotiations come to an end today,” Edin Malag said. Kidnappings of foreign aid workers and journalists by ransom-seeking armed groups are frequent in conflict-wracked Somalia. UN agencies attempting to deliver food aid to the 3.25 million Somalis it estimates need humanitarian support have been repeatedly targeted.

• New fund promises low-cost anti-malaria treatment.
• What happens when COBRA coverage is terminated without warning?
• Times are tough for some (Shriners) hospitals.
• Three Vet. Administration hospital patients test positive after exposure to non-sterilized clinic equipment.

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