Somalia
Somali president vows to hunt down Islamist rebels
World
August 10, 2011
Somali president vows to hunt down Islamist rebels
DAR ES SALAM, Tanzania - Somalia's President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed promised on Wednesday to rid the country of the Islamist…
UN fears dramatic rise in Somalia famine refugees
World
August 9, 2011
UN fears dramatic rise in Somalia famine refugees
GENEVA, Switzerland - The number of people fleeing famine-hit areas of Somalia is likely to rise dramatically and could overwhelm…
Somali refugees pack capital after rebels quit
World
August 8, 2011
Somali refugees pack capital after rebels quit
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Thousands of Somali refugees, fleeing famine and years of violence, streamed into Mogadishu on Monday searching for…
Somali Shabab rebels ‘abandon Mogadishu positions’
World
August 6, 2011
Somali Shabab rebels ‘abandon Mogadishu positions’
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somali Islamist rebels abandoned several key positions in Mogadishu overnight that were then taken over by government…
Egypt sends medical convoys to Somalia
Egypt
August 3, 2011
Egypt sends medical convoys to Somalia
The humanitarian relief commitee at Egypt's Doctors Syndicate has decided to send three medical convoys to famine-hit Somalia within days.…
US relaxes limits on Somalia aid as famine looms
World
August 2, 2011
US relaxes limits on Somalia aid as famine looms
WASHINGTON - The United States is working to get more relief into famine-ravaged southern Somalia and is reassuring aid agencies…
UN: Up to six more Somalia regions may face famine
World
August 1, 2011
UN: Up to six more Somalia regions may face famine
UNITED NATIONS - The famine in the Horn of Africa is spreading and may soon engulf as many as six…
Special from Kenya: Despite obstacles relief trickles in to famine-struck Somalis
World
August 1, 2011
Special from Kenya: Despite obstacles relief trickles in to famine-struck Somalis
NAIROBI, Kenya - The United Nations has begun airlifting food supplies to famine-struck Somalia, World Food Program head Josette Sheeran…
Fighting breaks out in Somali capital
World
July 28, 2011
Fighting breaks out in Somali capital
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Heavy fighting broke out Thursday in the Somali capital Mogadishu, after government forces backed by African Union…
UN flies food into famine-hit Somali capital
World
July 27, 2011
UN flies food into famine-hit Somali capital
MOGADISHU, Somalia - The United Nations airlifted emergency food for starving children into the Somali capital Mogadishu on Wednesday as…