Suicide bomber kills 16 in Somali, al Shabaab claims responsibility

Last Updated: Sunday, October 20, 2013, 09:20

A suicide bomber killed at least 16 people on Saturday in an attack on a cafe in a Somali town close to the Ethiopian border frequented by local and foreign soldiers fighting al Qaeda-linked rebels.

Norwegian investigated for Kenya attack

Last Updated: Thursday, October 10, 2013, 23:41

Norwegian authorities say they are investigating a Norwegian citizen of Somali origin who is suspected of involvement in the terror attack on a mall in Kenya last month.

Italy shipwreck horror: ‘Wall of bodies’ found in ship, toll rises to 250

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 8, 2013, 16:09

A ‘wall’ of bodies were reportedly found by divers from the hull of the ship that was carrying Eritrean and Somali migrants and had capsized off the island of Lampedusa.

Italy shipwreck horror: ‘Wall of bodies’ found in ship carrying migrants

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 8, 2013, 16:09

A ‘wall’ of bodies were reportedly found by divers from the hull of the ship that was carrying Eritrean and Somali migrants and had capsized off the island of Lampedusa.

Somali militants say `Westerners` attack coastal base

Last Updated: Saturday, October 5, 2013, 11:24

Somali Islamist militant group al Shabaab said on Saturday that "Westerners" attacked a house in one of its coastal bases overnight in the town of Barawe, about 180 km south of the capital of Mogadishu, killing one rebel fighter.

Kenya mall attack: No of attackers may have been fewer

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 2, 2013, 21:47

A top Kenya government official says four armed assailants can be seen on closed circuit television footage during the terrorist attack on an upscale mall in which at least 67 people were killed, an indication that there may not have been as many attackers as initially believed.

Al-Shabab recruited Somali rebels based in US for Nairobi mall massacre

Last Updated: Monday, September 23, 2013, 13:16

The United States House Homeland Security Committee has claimed al Qaeda linked group, Al Shahab, had recruited 50 people from Somali American communities to launch the deadly attack on the upscale shopping mall in Kenya on Saturday.

Pakistan`s stability depends on Afghanistan

Last Updated: Friday, September 20, 2013, 15:04

Pakistan`s own stability and prosperity is dependant on peace and security in neighbouring Afghanistan, Islamabad`s ambassador to UN Masood Khan has said.

16 people die after quarry collapse: Somali police

Last Updated: Friday, September 20, 2013, 15:02

A Somali police official says 16 people have died and others are missing after a quarry where they were mining construction stone collapsed.

Ex-Somali Colonel told to pay USD 15M in torture case

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 21, 2013, 10:10

A former Somali military colonel who left the United States while facing civil allegations that he tortured a human rights advocate was ordered by a federal judge to pay USD 15 million in damages.

Somalia executes man guilty of killing journalist

Last Updated: Saturday, August 17, 2013, 17:08

A Somali military official says the government has executed a man convicted of murdering a journalist, the first such execution in a country where those who kill media workers often evade justice.

Rebels kill 4 in attack on Kenya police post

Last Updated: Saturday, August 17, 2013, 17:02

A Kenyan official says militants believed to be from the Somali extremist group al Shabab have killed at least 4 police in an attack on a police post near the Somalia border.