Mogadishu - The radical Islamist group Al-Shabaab claimed its fighters carried out a suicide attack on a UN compound in Mogadishu that killed at least 15 people including UN personnel.

Mogadishu - At least 15 people were killed when militants belonging to Al-Shabab attacked a UN office in the capital of Somalia. According to witnesses, the gun battle lasted for an hour.

Toronto - In a massive show of support for the newly-created Jubaland State, thousands of Somali-Canadians converged at the Sheraton Hotel at Toronto’s West End in the evening of Saturday, June 1st to celebrate the birth of Somalia’s newest regional state.

Washington - Yesterday the FBI added former Black Panther and convicted cop-killer Assata Shakur to its Most Wanted Terrorist list, placing a $2 million reward on her head. Shakur becomes the first woman and the second 'domestic terrorist' to make the list.

Alabama native and former Al-Shabaab member Omar Hammami live-tweeted an alleged attempt on his own life Thursday by one of the men he used to fight with, Buzz Feed reports.

Mogadishu - The militant group Al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for launching attacks inside the Somali capital of Mogadishu. At least 19 people have been killed, including several of the attackers.

Nine suspect pirates have been transported to the Seychelles to face prosecution. The EU Naval Force (NAVFOR) made the announcement in a press release issued on Monday.

On Monday, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced that the Obama administration would pursue AQIM (al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb) in North Africa, in an effort to ensure that the international terror network has no place to hide.

The Somali government charged a 27-year-old woman, who claimed to have been gang-raped by security forces, accusing her of insulting the honour of a state institution.

A French oil tanker sailing off the coast of Côte d'Ivoire is suspected of having been hijacked by pirates. The tanker had a crew of 17 on board an there has been no contact with the ship since yesterday.

In a newly released statement, the British Foreign Office has urged British nationals to leave Somalia, claiming to be aware of “a specific threat” to westerners in the breakaway region of Somaliland.

Somali Islamic militant group Al-Shabab issued a statement on Jan. 16 saying they have decided to execute the French hostage Denis Allex.

Mogadishu - Somali militants belonging to Al-Shabab, today released photos of a dead French soldier. The soldier was killed in a failed rescue attempt of a French intelligence officer who has been held by the militants.

Paris - One French soldier was killed, and another missing, in a failed rescue attempt in Somalia. The French military were attempting to free an intelligence officer, Denis Allex, kidnapped in October 2009 at the hands of militants in the country.

Mogadishu - A joint operation by NATO and the EU has captured a total of 20 pirates and with piracy hitting a three-year low, a key pirate leader has announced his retirement.

Retired US Army General Stanley McChrystal, who once commanded all American forces in Afghanistan, has questioned the widespread use of unmanned aerial drones in the War on Terror.

Kenya has tightened its decision to control the growing number of Somali refugees living on its territory, by calling for their return to their home country.

Toronto - The recent spate of explosions that have rocked Nairobi’s Eastleigh neighbourhood in Kenya has taken a new twist with the apparent targeting of Mr. Yusuf Hassan, a member of Parliament who was injured in a blast outside a Nairobi mosque.

Mogadishu - In September this year I posted the article, Somalia, Foreign Aid and International Conspiracy in WardheerNews. Since then I have been receiving huge responses in comments from critics in every corner of the world.

Toronto - On Sunday, November 25, 2012, the United Youth of Ireland hosted a Conference and Miss Ethnic Ireland 2013 Beauty Contest to raise awareness on Female Genital Mutilation on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.