Somalia asks for more funds at London conference May 7th, 2013 - 16:00h (CET +01.00) LONDON (AP) - Somalia's president urged donors at an international conference Tuesday to provide "considerable investment and support" for his beleaguered government, arguing that the fate of his country and the region hangs in the bal... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : somalia, asks, funds, london, conference, Top Keywords

UK, Somalia host aid conference in London May 7th, 2013 - 13:20h (CET +01.00) LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister David Cameron is welcoming Somalia's president and a host of international leaders to London to secure support for Somalia's beleaguered government in Mogadishu. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : somalia, host, conference, london, conference, Top Keywords

French, Malian forces fight Islamist rebels in Gao Feb 21st, 2013 - 21:00h (CET +01.00) GAO, Mali (Reuters) - French and Malian troops fought Islamists on the streets of Gao and a car bomb exploded in Kidal on Thursday, as fighting showed little sign of abating weeks before France plans to start withdrawing some forces. Reuters reporter... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : french, malian, forces, fight, islamist, rebels, Top Keywords

French, Malian troops fight Islamist rebels inside Gao Feb 10th, 2013 - 19:20h (CET +01.00) GAO, Mali (Reuters) - French and Malian troops fought running gun battles with Islamist rebel guerrillas in the north Mali town of Gao on Sunday, in clashes that showed up big gaps in security in a zone recently recaptured by a French-led military of... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : french, malian, troops, fight, islamist, rebels, inside, Top Keywords

Syria envoy warns country could turn into Somalia Nov 7th, 2012 - 01:30h (CET +01.00) The U.N.-Arab League envoy for Syria warned Tuesday that the country could become another Somalia - where al-Qaida-linked militants and warlords battled for decades after the ouster of a dictator - if the civil war is not ended soon. (Source: Associa... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : syria, envoy, warns, country, could, turn, somalia, Top Keywords

Caught French 'Qaeda' man headed to Somalia: Pakistanis Jun 21st, 2012 - 14:50h (CET +01.00) Pakistani officials said Thursday that a French Al-Qaeda militant linked to the 9/11 attacks was probably heading to Somalia when he was captured near the Iranian border. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : caught, french, 'qaeda', headed, somalia, pakistanis, somalia, Top Keywords

Briton arrested on way to rebel-held Somalia town Mar 28th, 2012 - 17:50h (CET +01.00) A British man who claimed to be heading on vacation to a rebel-held town in Somalia has been arrested in the country's capital on suspicion of links to a terrorist group, officials said Wednesday. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : briton, arrested, rebelheld, somalia, town, pakistanis, somalia, Top Keywords

UK hostage Judith Tebbutt freed in Somalia Mar 21st, 2012 - 11:10h (CET +01.00) British hostage Judith Tebbutt, captured in Kenya over six months ago by gunmen who killed her husband, has been released in Somalia on Wednesday, elders said. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : hostage, judith, tebbutt, freed, somalia, pakistanis, somalia, Top Keywords

An African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) tank drives to ... Mar 3rd, 2012 - 13:00h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - An African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) tank drives to position during fighting against Islamist insurgents al Shabaab in Suqa Holaha village of Horiwaa district, northern Mogadishu March 3, 2012. Al Qaeda-affiliated al Shabaab rebel... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : african, union, mission, somalia, amisom, tank, drives, Top Keywords

An illegal immigrant from Somalia is seen in a prison in Benghazi ... Feb 26th, 2012 - 18:50h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - An illegal immigrant from Somalia is seen in a prison in Benghazi February 26, 2012. REUTERS/Esam Al-Fetori (LIBYA - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : illegal, immigrant, somalia, prison, benghazi, tank, drives, Top Keywords