For new Somali PM Shirdon, security and economy top priorities
While seeking the endorsement of the Federal Parliament in Mogadishu last Wednesday, new premier Abdi Farah Shirdon vowed to focus on improving security particularly...
Minn. Trial Opens Window on Somalia Terror Group
One recruiter was a smooth talker who would introduce young Somali men to others planning to leave Minnesota to wage jihad back home. Another...
Somali pirates free ship after nearly 2 years
MOGADISHU, Somalia -- A pirate commander in Somalia says that a cargo ship was freed after being held captive for nearly two years.
Hassan Abdi...
German court convicts 10 Somalis of piracy
By Jan Schwartz
HAMBURG, Germany (Reuters) - Ten Somalis were given jail sentences of up to seven years on Friday for hijacking a cargo ship,...
Somali territorial waters disputed in murder case
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A federal judge may have to rule how far Somalia's territorial waters extend to determine whether the U.S. has the...