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MOGADISHU, Somalia — The Latest on a deadly military raid in Somalia (all times local):8:25 p.m. (more…)

MOGADISHU, Somalia — The Latest on a deadly military raid in Somalia (all times local):8:25 p.m. The U.S. military says it will look into claims that several civilians, including children, were killed in a U.S.-backed operation by Somalia's army. A statement by the U.S. Africa Command says it is aware...

LONDON, UK (Horn Observer) a Somali man killed his wife inside their home in Bristol, on Monday, might been drunk, Media reports citing eyewitnesses and residents said. (more…)

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Turkish troops have landed in Mogadishu, the first batch of more soldiers expected to arrive in the horn of Africa country in the coming days, Garowe Online reports. (more…)

MOGADISHU, SOMALIA — The Somali Islamic extremist group al-Shabab is confirming that one of its top commanders was killed by a U.S. airstrike in July. (more…)

At least 19 people were killed in eastern South Africa on Sunday when an overloaded minibus lost control and rolled down a steep embankment, according to local government officials. (more…)

Lebanese authorities were tracking four men accused of plotting to bring down a passenger plane in Sydney for more than a year, Lebanon's Interior Minister has confirmed. (more…)

The wife of Zimbabwe’s president Robert Mugabe has returned home from South Africa despite calls for her to be prosecuted for allegedly assaulting a young model at a luxury hotel in Johannesburg. (more…)

Nairobi- The Kenyan military on Sunday told residents who live close to Boni forest along the Kenyan coast to vacate the area within 48 hours in preparation for a heavy bombardment planned to wipe out al-Shabaab militants hiding within. (more…)

The motive for the referee’s murder was not clear and so far no-one has claimed responsibility. (more…)