Somalia
Al Shabaab attack in Somalia
A car bomb has exploded near the gate of a hotel in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu.
Somalia: Al Shabaab claims deadly hotel attack
A combined suicide bombing and gun attack at a hotel in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, has left a number of people dead and injured.
Three die in Somali militant attack
Suicide bombers have attacked the main peacekeeping base in the capital of Somalia. Police say at least three Somali security officers have been killed.
Somalia: deadly blast near Mogadishu port kills dozens
A huge suicide car bomb in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu has killed at least 29 people, police say.
Two women defy the odds to run for president in Somalia
Somalia is a patriarchal society which has never had a female leader till until recently when two women took a step to make that dream a reality.
Filipino sailors freed by pirates arrive home in Manila
Five Filipino sailors – held captive by Somali pirates for more than four years – have arrived in Manila.
26 hostages released by Somali pirates after nearly five years in captivity
Somali pirates have released 26 Asian hostages held for nearly five years after the hijacking of their fishing vessel, the last commercial ship seized at the height of the country’s piracy scourge,
Three Kansas men charged over alleged bomb plot targeting Somalis
Three men in Kansas have been charged with plotting a bomb attack targeting local Somali immigrants.
Somali Islamist attack kills three in restaurant
Somali Islamist group al Shabaab have bombed a restaurant frequented by members of the security forces in Mogadishu, killing three, officials said.
Somalia: at least 22 dead in car bomb explosion near presidential palace
A car bomb has exploded near the presidential palace in Mogadishu, Somalia, killing at least 22 soldiers and civilians, officials say.
Al-Shabaab kill ten in Mogadishu restaurant attack
Al-Shabaab militants have killed ten people in a car bomb attack in Somalia.
Sweden grenade attack kills schoolboy - was it gang related?
Police think a grenade attack in Sweden – which killed an eight-year-old boy – could be linked to a gang-related conflict.
Al Shabab suicide bombers kill at least 20 in Puntland, Somalia
Somalia’s al Shabaab militant group has claimed responsibility for twin suicide bombs in the country’s Puntland region.
Somalia: at least seven dead in al Shabaab-claimed bomb and gun attack
The al Shabaab Islamist group has claimed responsibility for a deadly car bomb and gun attack in Mogadishu.
Deadly attack on hotel in Somalia's capital
A suicide bomb attack in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu has killed at least a dozen people.
Deadly bomb attack on hotel in Somalia's capital
A suicide bomb attack in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu has killed at least a dozen people.
Mogadishu hotel attack: 15 dead, al-Shabaab claim assault
Smoke rises from a hotel in Mogadishu after a car bomber rammed the gates and gunmen stormed the building in the Somali capital.
Two jailed for life over Somali airline blast
A Somali military court on Monday jailed 10 people it said were behind a bomb blast that blew a hole in a Daallo Airlines plane bound for Djibouti in…
US airstrike targets senior al-Shabab member in Somalia
Hassan Ali Dhoore is said to have played a direct role in the deadly attacks on the Mogadishu airport and a hotel in the Somali capital
Somali plane suicide bomber meant to be on different flight
A suspected suicide bomber who blew a hole in the fuselage of a Daallo Airlines plane last week, was meant to be on a different flight. Daallo