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Gunmen attack Somalia Supreme Court complex killing at least 35
The death toll rose Monday to at least 35 killed in the most serious Islamic extremist attack in years on Mogadishu, a government official said. Islamic radicals from al-Shabab launched a multi-pronged attack against the country's Supreme Court...
Tags: Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Conflicts, Somalia, African Union
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Armed men attack Mogadishu courthouse, triggering gun battles
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Militants attacked Mogadishu’s main courthouse Sunday in one of two attacks in Somalia that were linked to an Al Qaeda-affiliated group. About nine gunmen wearing Somali police uniforms and suicide vests stormed the...
Tags: Armed Conflicts, Somalia, Al-Qaeda
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Mogadishu suicide bombing kills 10 people
MOGADISHU, Somalia -- Ten people died and more than 15 were wounded Monday in a suicide bombing close to the presidential palace in the capital, according to Somali officials. The attack in central Mogadishu targeted a vehicle carrying Somali...
Tags: Bombings, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Somalia, African Union, Emergency Incidents
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Jail time for journalist and Somali woman who alleged rape
A woman who accused Somali security forces of raping her must spend a year behind bars for making a “false accusation” and insulting the government, a Mogadishu court ruled Tuesday. Court official Ahmed Aden Farah said medical evidence showed...
Tags: Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Sex Crimes, Government, Freedom of the Press
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Suicide blasts at Mogadishu cafe reportedly kill 15
World NowSuicide bombers set off at least two explosions at a popular restaurant in Mogadishu late Thursday, killing about 15 people including journalists and two police officers, authorities said.... -
Somali troops take key port of Kismayo after Al Shabab rebels retreat
World NowSomali troops and their foreign allies occupied the key city of Kismayo, the last strategic base for Islamist militants who had relied on the local port as an main source of revenue.... -
Mogadishu marks its first peaceful Eid al-Fitr celebration in years
World NowMogadishu, Somalia, is marking its first peaceful Eid al-Fitr celebration in years.... -
Somalia gets new parliament but still waiting for new president
World NowSomalia's new parliament was due to convene, but a scheduled presidential vote was not being held.... -
New Somali president survives double suicide bombing
World NowTwo days after Somali President Hassan Sheik Mohamud won office, militants sent him a grim message: double suicide bomb blasts at his temporary residence in a Mogadishu hotel. Mohamud was not harmed in the attack.... -
Somali lawmakers elect academic and civic activist as president
World NowLawmakers overwhelmingly elected an academic and civic activist as president of Somalia on Monday, in a United Nations-backed effort to put the country's lawless past behind it and forge the first stable central government in more than two decades.... -
Somalia's presidential newcomer faces tough job
World NowSomalia's presidential newcomer faces a mammoth job: While international leaders on Tuesday urged Somalia’s new president to move swiftly to establish an inclusive government in order to rebuild his ruined nation, the Islamic militia that controls... -
Angola's longtime president poised to get another term
World NowAngola's president Jose Eduardo dos Santos poised to retain power after 33 years at the helm: Angola's ruling Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) was set for victory in elections, which would mean a new presidential term for the...
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