Labor organizers and researchers said they had not heard of Amazon previously coming to the table after worker pressure, even for private discussions. (more…)

Several activists imprisoned in Saudi Arabia have faced sexual harassment, torture and other forms of ill-treatment during interrogation, a rights group said Wednesday. Citing testimonies from former detainees, Amnesty International said "the activists were repeatedly tortured by electrocution and flogging, leaving some unable to walk or stand properly." (more…)

At least two people were injured when an improvised explosive device (IED) planted on a vehicle went off at a busy street in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Tuesday afternoon. (more…)

A federal judge has freed a Somali immigrant who was held for nine months in a New Hampshire jail without a hearing. (more…)

Security officials display a modified AK-47 rifle belonging to a suspected Al-Shabaab militant who was killed in Wajir in a past incident. Police officers at the Kenya-Somalia border let in five Al-Shabaab suicide bombers in February this year after receiving bribes. (more…)

The High court in Kampala has dismissed terrorism charges against six of eight Somali nationals due to lack of evidence. (more…)

Somali hospital and police sources say the death toll from Friday's bombings outside a hotel in Mogadishu has risen to 53 with over 100 injured. (more…)

Minister Harriett Baldwin gave a statement on the 9 November 2018 terrorist attacks in Mogadishu. (more…)