Al Shabab suicide attack on Mogadishu hotel in Somalia kills 11

Last Updated: Thursday, January 2, 2014, 09:32

Al Shabab has been branded as a banned terrorist outfit by both the US and the UK but still has under its control some rural areas of the country where it has imposed Sharia law.

Four dead, 11 wounded in Mogadishu bombing

Last Updated: Friday, December 27, 2013, 20:55

At least four soldiers were killed and 11 people wounded on Friday in an explosion in the Somali capital Mogadishu, police and witnesses said.

Bomb blasts in Kenya kill one near Somalia border: Police

Last Updated: Saturday, December 14, 2013, 14:07

At least one person was killed and three others seriously wounded when twin explosions rocked the Kenyan town of Wajir near the Somalia border, police said on Saturday.

Somali President names economist as new Prime Minister

Last Updated: Friday, December 13, 2013, 04:26

Somalia`s president named economist Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed as his new prime minister on Thursday, ending weeks of political paralysis as the country strives to secure fragile security gains against Islamist militants.

At least 8 dead in car bomb attack in Somalia`s Puntland

Last Updated: Thursday, December 5, 2013, 19:53

At least eight people were killed on Thursday when a car bomber rammed a convoy in Somalia`s northern port of Bossasso, a region harbouring Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab insurgents where tensions are high ahead of elections in January.

UN chief condemns attacks on police station in Somalia

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 20, 2013, 11:10

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Tuesday strongly condemned the deadly attacks on a police station in Somalia, saying that these terrorist acts "have caused tremendous suffering".

UK to give counterterror aid to Somalia, Pakistan

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 19, 2013, 23:06

The British government is proposing to set aside around 4.8 million pounds (USD 7.7 million) to enhance counter-terrorism capabilities in Pakistan and northern Somalia.

UN tells Somalia to ban pirates

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 19, 2013, 12:53

The UN Security Council has unanimously called on Somalia to pass laws banning seafaring pirates off its coasts and urged the east African nation to more aggressively combat them and the crime lords on land who finance and organize their raids.

UN Council boosts Somalia force by 4,400

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 13, 2013, 00:35

UN Security Council approved a 4,400-troop boost to the African force in Somalia, taking it to more than 22,100 troops deployed to tackle resurgent Islamist militants.

Kenya Westgate attackers were suicide squad: Somalia`s Shabaab

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 12, 2013, 17:09

Gunmen who massacred at least 67 people in Kenya`s Westgate mall in September were special suicide commandos, Somalia`s Shabaab insurgents said.

100 feared dead in Somalia storm

Last Updated: Monday, November 11, 2013, 23:16

At least 100 people were feared dead after a storm hit the coastal areas of Somalia`s northeastern autonomous state of Puntland over the weekend, an official said Monday.

Four linked to Westgate mall attack appear in Kenyan court

Last Updated: Monday, November 11, 2013, 19:15

Four men charged in connection with Kenya`s Westgate mall massacre in September appeared in court on Monday, with defence lawyers and prosecutors arguing over if they should be granted bail.