Paris, Apr 9: French President Nicolas Sarkozy met Tuesday with the families of 22 French crew members held hostage on a luxury yacht for the last five days by pirates off the coast of Somalia, an Elysee official said.
Somalia, Apr 9: While thousands of Somali citizens flee their homes in recent times following the sporadic violence, as more than 14,000 Ethiopian soldiers have entered the East African nation's territories.
Somalia, Apr 9: Unidentifed gunmen in Somalia's northern Puntland region ambushed a U.N. vehicle at the weekend in an attack highlighting the area's worsening security.
Somalia, Apr 9: The military wing of Somalia's Islamic Courts Union has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing Tuesday that caused injuries to numerous people.
Somalia, Apr 7: French and American army units have been urged to take tough action against a luxury French yacht whose crew has been held hostage by pirates since Friday.
Somalia, Apr 7: Islami Insurgents have taken control of a Somali trading post after heavy fighting that saw government forces escape into the countryside.
Somalia, Apr 7: A French luxury yacht seized by pirates in the Gulf of Aden with 30 crew on board has arrived in northern Somalia, officials and fishermen said Sunday. Somalia officials confirmed it had reached the northern town of Eyl.
Somalia, Apr 7: The Governor of Somalia's Hiiran region has publicly announced those who support the insurgents would be arrested and held indefinitely.
Somalia, Apr 7: A controversial clan elder in south Somalia has referred to the country's al Shabaab insurgent group as "thugs" who wrongfully attacked a small town and looted property.
Somalia, Apr 4: Ethiopian army has launched a house-to-house search after more than 57 servicemen deserted army in Mogadishu, fleeing to nearby regions.