Somalia: It is very difficult to provide coverage of piracy in Somalia, and this has been very much the case with the "German Tourists" who were abducted last month from the Gulf of Aden.
Somalia: Gunmen in southern Somalia have killed a truck driver carrying relief supplies for the World Food Programme -- the fourth WFP driver killed in Somalia this year, the U.N. aid agency said Wednesday.
Somalia: Pirates in northern Somalia have freed a Ukrainian ship and its 14-member crew for a ransom of $800,000 (£400,000), officials in the region say.
Somalia: Somali pirates have freed a German ship hijacked more than a month ago off the Horn of Africa after its owners paid a $750,000 ransom, local officials and one of the pirates said on Wednesday.
Washington: The United States said Monday it condemns the killing of a top United Nations official in Somalia and urged parties in the country to work together through dialogue.
Kenya: United Nations humanitarian agency on Monday condemned the brutal murder of Osman Ali Ahmed, head of the UN Development Program (UNDP) office in Somalia capital Mogadishu.
Somalia: The head of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Somalia, Osman Ali Ahmed, was killed by suspected militants on Sunday in the capital city, U.N. official said.
Somalia: Tension among the rival political groups vying for control of Somalia has severely hampered security efforts, including initiatives to enlist foreign and private forces to patrol the coast.
Kiev: Somali pirates who have taken over a German dry cargo vessel have threatened to kill the crew unless they receive a ransom for the sailors' release, a Ukrainian TV channel reported Friday.
Addis Ababa: Ethiopian military this week killed at least 71 Islamist insurgents in deadly clashes in central Somalia, the defence ministry said in a statement on Thursday.