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Somalia: Deadly car bomb rocks Mogadishu market

A car bomb attack on a market in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, left dozens dead and injured on Sunday.

Somalia

Somalia: death toll rises in Mogadishu hotel bombings

The number of confirmed dead from a dual attack on a hotel in Mogadishu rose to 28 on Wednesday, according to the ambulance service in the Somali capital.

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Al Shabaab attack in Somalia

A car bomb has exploded near the gate of a hotel in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu.

Somalia

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.

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World News

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

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.

World

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.

Philippines

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.

World

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,

USA

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.

Somalia

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

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.

Somalia

Al-Shabaab kill ten in Mogadishu restaurant attack

Al-Shabaab militants have killed ten people in a car bomb attack in Somalia.

Sweden

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.

World News

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

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.

Somalia

Deadly attack on hotel in Somalia's capital

A suicide bomb attack in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu has killed at least a dozen people.

Somalia

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.

Somalia

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.

Somalia

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…