The radical Islamist al-Shabab are accused of links to al-Qaeda
Hardline Islamist militiamen in Somalia have stoned to death a man accused of raping and murdering a woman.
The execution took place in front of a large crowd in the town of Wanlaweyn, about 90km (55 miles) south of the capital Mogadishu.
The man was convicted [...]
By Andrew Cawthorne
Monday, June 29, 2009
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Security forces tortured scores of men and raped a dozen women in a sweep against the mainly ethnic Somali population of remote northeast Kenya intended to disarm militias, a rights group said on Monday.
The accusation by U.S.-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) of brutalities in a late 2008 [...]
MOGADISHU (AFP) — Somalia’s hardline Islamist group Shebab on Monday raided Mogadishu’s main market to hunt for traders stocking expired food, warning that offenders would face trial for “un-Islamic behavior”.
Dozens of fighters from the armed group — which controls much of the capital as part of a deadly insurgency against the government — swept Bakara [...]
Somalia — At least 6 people have been injured after heavy shelling started in parts of Hodan district in the Somali capital Mogadishu, residents said on Sunday.
Residents said that about 25 mortar shells landed in parts of Hadan district as KPP and Sigale neighborhoods in Mogadishu where a base for armed Islamist forces against the [...]
Troops arrest Honduran president
Troops in Honduras have ousted the president and flown him out of the country after a power struggle over plans to change the constitution.
After arriving in Costa Rica, deposed President Manuel Zelaya said he had been kidnapped by soldiers in a “coup”.
Mr Zelaya, elected for a [...]
The solemn prayer goes up as the sun sinks into the late-summer horizon. The Muslim on bended knee gives deep reverence to Allah and will, to end more than 13 hours of fasting, take a bite of date and a sip of water.
The meatpacking plant, meanwhile, is a whir of around-the-clock machinery as workers chop [...]
By Ibrahim Mohamed
MOGADISHU, June 28, (Reuters) – Somali President Sheik Sharif Ahmed accused hardline Al Shabaab Islamist rebels on Sunday of forcing children to fight in battles to oust his government in the Horn of Africa country.
Al Shabaab is seen as a proxy for al Qaeda in Somalia and includes foreign jihadists. It has carried [...]
BRUSSELS — Somali pirates have released the entire crew of a Belgian ship seized 10 weeks ago after a ransom was paid, the Belgian government said Sunday.
The 10-member crew of the Pompei dredger was in good health and sailing the ship to an unidentified harbor where it will arrive in a few days, the government [...]
Brazil denied the USA another shock victory by coming back from two goals down to win the Confederations Cup.
A Clint Dempsey flick and a Landon Donovan strike on the counter put the USA into a surprise 2-0 half-time lead.
Luis Fabiano pulled one back for Brazil before Kaka was denied an equaliser when his header was [...]
ADDIS ABABA – Eritrea Saturday accused the United States to “aggravate and prolong the crisis” in Somalia and be a factor of instability, after confirmation of shipment of U.S. arms to the Somali government.
“The unfortunate intervention of the United States and the supply of arms have failed to promote stability in Somalia in [...]