'Somali plane was hit by bomb, meant to kill all on board'
One passenger died and two were injured in the explosion on the Airbus A321, operated by Somali company Daallo Airlines.
Feb 06, 2016, 21:17 PM IST
One passenger missing after mystery Somalia plane blast: Airline
One passenger is missing after a blast on a commercial airliner that ripped a hole in its fuselage shortly after take-off from Somalia`s capital, the airline said Thursday.
Feb 04, 2016, 21:38 PM IST
Child killed in mortar attack on Somalia presidency
Witnesses said they heard as many as five explosions.
Feb 01, 2016, 19:26 PM IST
At least 19 killed in Somalia restaurant attack
The Lido beach area in Mogadishu is busy with restaurants, including upmarket establishments popular with business people and diaspora Somalis.
Jan 22, 2016, 13:51 PM IST
Over 20 killed as Somali forces end siege of restaurant
A police official says Somalia's security forces have ended a deadly siege of a beachfront restaurant in the capital, with more than 20 people killed in the attack.
Jan 22, 2016, 12:42 PM IST
Somali Islamist rebels say they captured Kenyan troops
Somalia's al Shabaab Islamist group said on Sunday it had captured some Kenyan soldiers during an attack last week on a military base in the west of Somalia near the Kenyan border.
Jan 17, 2016, 14:37 PM IST
Al Shabaab militants attack Somali army base, say dozens dead
Somali and Kenyan military officials said the fighters had seized the Somali army base near the town of Ceel Cadde.
Jan 15, 2016, 15:11 PM IST
Donald Trump Muslim remark used in jihadist recruitment video
Republican White House frontrunner Donald Trump's call for a ban on Muslims entering the US have been used by Somalia's Shebab in a jihadist recruitment video, a US monitoring group said today.
Jan 02, 2016, 23:39 PM IST
Somalia Islamist militants publicly execute two
Islamist militant group al Shabaab publicly executed a Somali military officer and the leader of a small town in the southern Somali region.
Dec 25, 2015, 15:07 PM IST
Somalia bans Christmas, New Year festivities
Somalia's government has banned celebrations of Christmas and New Year in the Muslim majority country, saying the festivities might attract Islamist attacks.
Dec 24, 2015, 14:42 PM IST
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Dec 24, 2015, 14:41 PM IST
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Minnesota man charged with planning to join Islamic State
A Minnesota man was charged on Wednesday as the tenth person in an alleged conspiracy that encouraged young Somali-American men to travel overseas to join militant group Islamic State and he planned to make the trip himself, court papers showed.
Dec 10, 2015, 12:15 PM IST
Over 90,000 hit by Somalia floods: UN
Over 90,000 people in war-torn southern Somalia have been hit by weeks of severe flooding, almost half of them forced from their homes, the United Nations has warned.
Nov 07, 2015, 14:46 PM IST
Somalian President receives M.Tech, D.Litt degrees
President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Saturday received his M.Tech degree from a city-based institute, 27 years after completing the course, and was also awarded Honorary D.Litt degree by the Barkatullah University at a special convocation ceremony.
Oct 31, 2015, 20:37 PM IST
Court allows RK Pachauri to travel to Kuwait and Somalia
A Delhi court has granted permission to former TERI director general RK Pachauri, facing sexual harassment allegations, to visit Kuwait and Somalia to attend conferences from November 1 to 7.
Oct 30, 2015, 13:54 PM IST
Cargo airplane crashes in Somalia: government official
A cargo airplane with around 10 crew members crash landed in Somalia on Thursday.
Oct 29, 2015, 15:21 PM IST
UN declares end to Somalia polio outbreak
An assessment team conducted a review in Somalia in October, and decided the polio outbreak was over.
Oct 22, 2015, 17:42 PM IST
Join Islamic State: Nigeria's Boko Haram urges Somali Shabab
Nigeria's Boko Haram extremists are urging Somalia's al-Shabab rebels to join them in pledging allegiance to the leader of the Islamic State group, and thus abandon al Qaeda.
Oct 15, 2015, 00:10 AM IST
India's west coast no more in piracy High Risk Area, MEA welcomes the move
In a boost to India's maritime security interests, the country's west coast has been excluded from piracy High Risk Area (HRA) by a top body of the European Union, which will lead to an increased saving of Rs 23,000 crore for the country's shipping industry.
Oct 09, 2015, 20:46 PM IST
