(MENAFN- SomTribune) The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has ranked Pakistan at the ninth spot this year on its annual Global Impunity Index, which spotlights countries where members of the press are singled out for murder and the perpetrators go free. (more…)

Several days of fighting between government troops and militia have heightened political uncertainty over the long-overdue national polls. In addition, there is still no agreement on the electoral procedure. (more…)

Lake Victoria, the planet's second-largest freshwater lake and the largest in Africa, is in serious danger from pollution. Because lakeside communities from Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania have practically no access to sewage (more…)

Mohamed Noor shot a resident who had called 911 seeking help. His conviction was seen as a rare example of an officer facing serious consequences for an unjustified shooting. (more…)

MENAFN)As declared by Turkey’s foreign minister, Turkey is included in the conflicts solution from Somalia to Afghanistan. (more…)

The mayor of a council in Melbourne’s north-east and a respected community elder will be questioned at public anti-corruption commission hearings this week as part of a major corruption inquiry into the rorting of public funds and staff. (more…)

This special issue offers a critical examination of current approaches to ‘countering’ violent extremism and explores alternative approaches to understanding and addressing the related challenges and dynamics at their sources. (more…)

Conservative MP Sir David Amess died after being stabbed multiple times at his Essex constituency surgery, in what police are treating as a terrorist incident. (more…)

The Somali government has rejected an African Union (AU) proposal for a joint stabilization mission with the United Nations (UN) to spearhead peacekeeping operations in the country. (more…)

THE HAGUE (Reuters) – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Tuesday hands down its judgment in a case filed by Somalia against Kenya over contested parts of the Indian Ocean believed to be rich in oil and gas. (more…)