Aftershocks Hit Indonesia; Tsunami Unlikely [VIDEO]
Quake Aftershock of 6.5 Hits Indonesia, Minutes After the 8.7 Magnitude Earthquake
Indonesia 8.7 Magnitude Earthquake: Tremors Felt in India, Tsunami Warning Issued [UPDATE]
India has issued a tsunami alert to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and coastal regions of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh after strong tremors were felt in different cities including Chennai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Mumbai and Thiruvananthapuram.
World Food Prices Continue to Soar; Oils and Fats Prices Leap - UN
Global food prices rise for the third consecutive month, according to the United Nations.
Somalia's Olympics and Football Federation Presidents Killed in Mogadishi National Theatre Suicide Bombing
At least 10 die in explosion at newly reopened theatre in Somali capital.
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Police attributed the attack to the Somali Islamist group al-Shebab, but nobody has claimed responsibility.
50 Cent a 'Changed Man' after UN Trips to Somalia and Kenya
US rapper vows to UN to donate one billion meals to starving African children over five years.
Al-Qaida and Al-Shabab Join Forces in Somalia
Radical Somali Islamist group combines forces with al-Qaida in sign that jihadist movement is spreading.
South Park Creators Threatened by Muslim Convert
Younus Abdullah Mohammad pleads guilty to hate campaign over cartoon's 'defamation' of prophet.
Italy Asks Somalia for Help to Free Hijacked Ship
Somali prime minister Abdiweli Mohamed Ali pledges liberation of Enrico Levoli and 18 crew.
SEAL Team 6: Ten Quick Facts About the US Elite Force
American Jessica Buchanan and Dane Poul Hagen Thisted, were working for the Danish Deming Group when they were taken hostage by Somali pirates.
Somalia: Daring US Navy Seal Raid Frees Western Hostages
US military freed two hostages held captive in Somalia, during a night raid that killed at least nine pirates.
Somalia Oil Exploration: New Rush for Black Gold
Canada's Africa Oil starts drilling test wells in Puntland region in hope of tapping four billion barrels.
Somalia: Pirates Driving Economic Growth
Piracy off the coast of Somalia has led to economic surge in some parts of the country, with ransoms delivering development to the state, according to a report by Chatham House, the UK think-tank.
NATO 'Neutralises' Somali Pirates
A NATO task force has identified and "neutralised" two Somali pirate ships off the coasts of Oman and Somalia, according to a statement on the NATO website.
Ethiopia Jails Swedish Journalists on Terror Charge
Reporters Martin Schibbye and Johan Persson caught with Ogaden rebel group sentenced to 11 years.
Ex-British Soldier-Turned Islamic Extremist Accused of Charity Fraud
A British soldier, who became an Islamic extremist, has been arrested over allegations of fraud and false misrepresentation after he collected donations in the name of foreign war victims.
Somalia: al-Shabab Fighters Take War to Twitter
Somalia's militant Islamist group al-Shabab has taken its war against the Somali government and Kenyan troops to the next level by setting up a Twitter account.
Italy 'More Corrupt than Cuba and Kuwait'
Italy is the most corrupt country in the eurozone, along with Greece, and has scored less than Cuba, Saudi Arabia and Ghana in the 2011 Corruption Perception Index, compiled by German-based NGO Transparency International.
Kenya and Israel to build a 'Coalition against Fundamentalism'
Israel has offered to help Kenya secure its borders in a bid to fight off the Somali Islamist group al-Shabab, which has caused havoc in the region, the Kenyan Prime Minister's office says.
British Intervention in Libya Had Support of People, Says Cameron
The Prime Minister, in his speech to the Lord Mayor of London's banquet, said the UK had limited goals in the pro-democracy campaign in Libya.
Uganda: Gay Activist David Kato’s Murderer Jailed for 30 Years
A man who confessed to murdering Ugandan gay activist David Kato has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.
Nato's Libya Campaign: The New Face of "Neo-Colonialism"?
Former South Africa's president, Thabo Mbeki, has hinted that that Africa's right to self-determination is still threatened by a "new imperialism", illustrated by the Nato Libyan operation.
Somalia's al Shabaab Vows War Against Kenya
Somalia's al Shabaab rebels vowed on Thursday to fight Kenya after its troops entered the Horn of Africa nation and called on sympathisers to carry out major attacks in east Africa's biggest economy.
British and US Forces Capture Somali Pirates on Hijacked Ship
British and US special forces have seized 11 Somali Pirates in a stormed raid on a hijacked Italian cargo ship off the coast of the Horn of Africa
Mogadishu Car Bomb Shows Somalia Needs to Be a Priority For both The UN and the AU
Al-Shabab Militants detonated a car bomb in Somalia Tuesday in front of the education ministry in Mogadishu, killing at least 70 people and wounding dozens, according to officials, killing said. Among the dead were students and parents.
First Osama bin Laden, Now Anwar al Awlaki is Dead: Is the War on Terror Being Won?
The news that Anwar al-Awlaki has been killed in Yemen, courtesy of a U.S. drone attack, must surely round off a pretty poor week in an even worse year for the followers of Al-Qaeda.
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