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UN downgrades Somali famine; situation still dire

Last Updated: Friday, February 3, 2012, 12:58

The UN announced that Somalia`s famine zones have been downgraded to humanitarian emergency zones.

UK appoints first Somali ambassador since 1991

Last Updated: Thursday, February 2, 2012, 16:20

The appointment comes just ahead of a February 23 global conference on Somalia that the UK is hosting.

Heavy fighting in Somali capital kills 9

Last Updated: Monday, January 23, 2012, 11:53

Somali militants firing vehicle-mounted anti-aircraft guns clashed with African Union forces for a second night in Mogadishu.

African Union troops reach outskirts of Mogadishu

Last Updated: Friday, January 20, 2012, 16:45

The nearly 10,000-strong AU force was confined in previous years to small slices of Mogadishu.

UN chief Ban Ki-moon arrives in Mogadishu

Last Updated: Friday, December 9, 2011, 13:13

Ban Ki-moon arrived in Somalia`s seaside capital, the first visit in years.

‘Roadside bomb kills at least 10 in Mogadishu’

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 22, 2011, 21:18

A roadside bomb blast in the Somali capital Mogadishu killed at least 10 people on Tuesday, police and witnesses said.

Suicide car bomb rattles Somali capital; 4 killed

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 18, 2011, 19:16

Kenya yesterday launched military operations in southern Somalia against al-Shabab militants.

Al Shabaab stage deadly blast in Somalia

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 4, 2011, 15:53

Al qaeda-linked-al Shabaab insurgents immediately claimed responsibility for the deadly attack.

Somalia`s al Shabaab militia leaving Mogadishu

Last Updated: Saturday, August 6, 2011, 15:46

The rebels began to pull out of Mogadishu shortly after a string of fierce gunbattles late Friday.

Fight for food in Mogadishu leaves 7 dead

Last Updated: Saturday, August 6, 2011, 08:38

A World Food Program handout of corn rations to Somalis trying to survive a famine turned deadly.

Somali premier resigns under Kampala accord

Last Updated: Monday, June 20, 2011, 00:01

Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed announced he was resigning.

Fighting in Mogadishu kills 17

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 16, 2011, 14:14

Exchanges of heavy artillery fire between Islamist rebels linked to Al-Qaeda and government forces backed by African Union troops killed at least 17 civilians in Mogadishu, medical sources said Wednesday.