12 dead as twin blasts and gunfire rock Mogadishu hotel
At least 12 people were killed Friday as twin blasts and gunfire rocked a hotel and neighbouring park in central Mogadishu, police said.
Sat Feb 27 2016
At least 19 dead in Somalia Shebab restaurant attack: police
Somalia's Islamist Shebab militants killed at least 19 people when five gunmen detonated a bomb before storming a popular seaside restaurant.
Fri Jan 22 2016
Trump shrugs off militant video that uses his Muslim ban remarks
After militants used his tough remarks about Muslims in a recruitment video, Donald Trump refused to back down, saying in remarks aired Sunday, "I have to say what I have to say."
Mon Jan 04 2016
One of Garissa attackers identified as Kenyan law graduate: official
Authorities in Kenya said Sunday they have identified one of the four dead Shebab gunmen who massacred nearly 150 people at Garissa University as an ethnic-Somali Kenyan national and law graduate.
Sun Apr 05 2015
Kenya holds five over university massacre, Shebab issues new threat
Kenya said Saturday it has arrested five men in connection with the massacre by Somalia's Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab militants of nearly 150 people at a northeastern university.
Sun Apr 05 2015
Attack at Kenyan University
Masked gunmen from Somalia's Shebab Islamist group massacred at least 147 Kenyan students on April 2 in a day-long college campus siege, the
Fri Apr 03 2015
Somali Islamists kill 147 in Kenya university massacre
Masked gunmen from Somalia's Shebab Islamist group massacred at least 147 Kenyan students Thurs in a day-long college campus siege, the country's deadliest attack since the 1998 US embassy bombings.
Fri Apr 03 2015
Somalia sentences journalist's killers to death
A military court in Somalia has sentenced two Islamist Shebab gunmen to death for killing a journalist.
Sat Aug 30 2014
US raids terror leaders in Somalia, Libya
US forces struck two militant targets in Africa, snatching a top Al-Qaeda suspect from the streets of Tripoli and launching a pre-dawn raid against a Shebab leader's home in Somalia.
Sun Oct 06 2013
Kenya police say mall attackers numbered no more than six
Kenyan police said that between four and six men conducted a deadly Nairobi mall siege, far fewer than thought.
Sat Oct 05 2013
Somali rebels kill 39 in Nairobi shopping mall bloodbath
Masked gunmen stormed a packed upmarket shopping mall in Nairobi on Saturday, killing 39 people and wounding 150 more in a massacre claimed by Somalia's Al Qaeda-linked Shebab rebels.
Sun Sep 22 2013
Somali Islamists execute Kenyan hostage, threaten five more
Somalia's Shebab insurgents claim to have executed a captured Kenyan soldier and repeated threats to kill five other hostages, the extremists said Friday.
Fri Feb 15 2013
Militants post picture of dead commando on Twitter
Somalia's militants posted a picture on their Twitter account of an alleged French commando chief who was killed in a rescue operation.
Mon Jan 14 2013
Millions in Cuba still without power as major outage persists
Millions of Cubans remain without electricity because of a prolonged outage at the main power plants on the island, Anadolu Agency reported.
Sun Oct 20 2024
Surge in Gaza violence increases famine risk, monitor says
About 1.84 million people across the besieged Palestinian enclave are living through high levels of acute food insecurity.
Sun Oct 20 2024
Israel pounds Beirut and Gaza after rockets hit Israel's north
A drone was launched at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's holiday home.
Sun Oct 20 2024
Elon Musk promises to award $1 mil each day to a signer of his petition
He awarded a $1 million check to an attendee of his event in Pennsylvania aimed at rallying supporters behind Donald Trump.
Sun Oct 20 2024
Former special forces commander Prabowo to take up Indonesian presidency
Indonesia's Prabowo Subianto will take over as president of the world's third-largest democracy after sweeping the country's election with policies like free meals for school children
Sun Oct 20 2024
Father of Malaysian Islamic banking, Abdul Halim Ismail passes away
His dedication and pioneering spirit played an important role in shaping the journey of Bank Islam as well as leaving a lasting impact on the development of Malaysia's Islamic finance industry.
Sun Oct 20 2024
Zayn Malik postpones US tour dates after One Direction bandmate Liam Payne's death
Payne, 31, died on Wednesday after falling from a third-floor hotel room balcony in Buenos Aires, shocking fans of the boy band.
Sun Oct 20 2024
Why voters in a handful of swing states will decide the US presidential election
The contest will almost certainly be decided by just tens of thousands of voters a tiny fraction of the populace in a handful of states.
Sun Oct 20 2024
INSIGHT - Sudan's war risks 'lost generation' of children
A devastating crisis is unfolding in Sudan, where the most vulnerable members of society children are bearing the brunt of the violence.
Sun Oct 20 2024
Who is Prabowo Subianto, incoming president of Indonesia?
A wealthy ex-general with ties to Indonesia's popular outgoing president and its dictatorial past, looks set to be its next leader.
Sat Oct 19 2024