Seven civilians were killed and five were wounded in a new car bomb at a busy market in Mogadishu. The explosion occurred after security forces stopped a suspicious vehicle at the market in the south of the city. (more…)

Fighters of armed group storm religious centre in Galkayo city, killing controversial scholar and 14 others. (more…)

NAIROBI, Kenya — Somalia was hit by two violent attacks Monday, one killing an Islamic cleric and 17 of his followers for playing music and a second killing at least six people in a car bomb blast in the capital, Mogadishu, police said. (more…)

Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmaajo, Somali president has been holding high-level meetings with the Italian government since arriving for a three-day official visit. (more…)

Regional government asks aid agencies to scale up emergency response to the humanitarian crisis. (more…)

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…)