Mogadishu: Seven people were killed on Sunday morning when a suicide bomber attempted to ram a car laden with explosives into a military convoy escorting a four-member Qatari delegation.
Gen Garad Nor Abdulle, a senior police official said the members of the Qatari delegation who were being escorted in the interior minister's convoy were unharmed and safely reached their hotel.
Abdulle said the interior minister was not in the convoy.
Mohamed Abdi, an officer at the scene of the blast, said four civilians and a soldier died immediately. Another two people died in hospital and 18 were being treated of wounds from the blast, said Dr Duniya Mohamed Ali at the Medina hospital....
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06:47 AM, May 06, 2013
Washington: The International Monetary Fund has announced that it is recognising Somalia's new government after a 22-year break in relations with the once-chaotic country, part of a general push by the United States, United Nations and the West toward encouraging rehabilitation there. The US formally recognised the African nation's new government in January the first time the US had recognised a Somali government since 1991, when warlords overthrew longtime dictator...
10:30 AM, Apr 13, 2013
A team of the National Investigation Agency is visiting Raxaul in Bihar to interrogate two suspects there in connection with the Hyderabad blasts. The two suspects, one a resident of Hyderabad and the other a Somalian national, had been arrested on Saturday evening from a village in Raxaul on the Indo-Nepal border, by immigration officials. ...
11:30 AM, Feb 24, 2013
US President Barack Obama says al Qaeda is a "shadow of its former self," and does not pose the kind of threat to America that requires tens of thousands of US troops to fight abroad. ...
08:46 AM, Feb 13, 2013
Press Council of India Chairman Markendya Katju on Sunday hit out at Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi describing as "phoney" his claims of development in the state and saying its malnutrition rate was worse than Somalia. ...
04:29 AM, Dec 24, 2012
US President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and their daughters Sasha and Malia sang 'Santa Claus is coming along' and lit the National Christmas Tree in a festive ceremony in Washington, DC. The first family of the US lit up National Christmas Tree, and the music-filled ceremony was hosted by actor Neil Patrick Harris (aka Barney Stinson) of 'How I Met Your Mother,' and featured music stars as Babyface,...
06:12 PM, Dec 07, 2012
New York: Dating will be a sensitive issue that re-elected US President Barack Obama will have to deal with as his young daughters stay on at the White House for four more years, with the possessive father saying he will give a patient hearing to any boy who has the "guts" to get through the Secret Service. Obama on Wednesday registered a historic win against his Republican opponent Mitt Romney...
12:30 AM, Nov 08, 2012
Washington: US President Barack Obama on Tuesday joked with his two daughters, Sasha and Malia, that one dog was enough for them, even as he acknowledged their contribution and support in his successful re-election bid. "And I'm so proud of you guys. But I will say that for now one dog's probably enough," Obama said amidst laughter. After his victory in the last election, Obama had promised a dog for...
02:26 PM, Nov 07, 2012
External Affairs Minister SM Krishna addressed the UN General Assembly in New York on Monday. In an exclusive interview to CNN-IBN, Krishna spoke about the steps underway to tackle piracy and bring our captive sailors back. "Piracy is a scrouge that needs to be fought with the cooperation of other countries. Families (of captive sailors) have been coming to meet me. I've been very moved. We are on the (UN) ...
09:49 AM, Oct 02, 2012
For over two years, 57-year-old TB Unnikrishan has been among the seven Indian sailors held by Somalian pirates. On September 28, 2010, their ship, Asphalt Venture, was hijacked while sailing from Kenya to Durban. ...
08:57 PM, Oct 01, 2012
US president Barack Obama says he has a lot in common with rapper Jay Z - they both have daughters and their wives are more popular than them. Obama, 51, attended a fundraiser at New York's 40/40 Club hosted by the rapper and his wife Beyonce this week, reported Politico online. "I had a bond with the rapper. We both have daughters, and our wives are more popular than we...
02:01 PM, Sep 21, 2012
New Delhi: As many as 43 Indians are under the captivity of Somalian pirates, the government said on Monday. "43 Indian citizens are under the custody of Somalian pirates as on date," Minister of Shipping GK Vasan informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply. The government has set up an inter-ministerial group of officers (IMGO) to deal with hostage situation arising out of the hijacking of merchant vessels with...
02:29 PM, Aug 27, 2012
Ever heard of Puntland? What about Abdirahman Mohamed Mohamud? Well he's the president of this "state of Somalia", as the MEA describes it. It's the ...
04:13 PM, May 18, 2012
Mumbai: Suspected Somali pirates have struck again. Liberian oil tanker MT Smymi has been hijacked by the suspected pirates off the coast of Oman. Eleven Indians were among the crew members being held captive. The oil tanker was a Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) and was carrying 1,35,000 tonnes of oil. The company owning the vessel is believed to be from Greece. Pirates based on the coast of northern Somalia...
10:27 AM, May 12, 2012
Nineteen years after the failed attempt to restore hope in Somalia, it appears the West is getting ready for another crack at Africa's Horn. The ...
01:31 PM, Apr 23, 2012
Mumbai: Somalian pirates have hijacked a Dubai-owned Nigeria-bound vessel and taken 22 crew members including 17 Indians hostage. The MT Royal Grace, a chemical tanker was hijacked on March 2 after it set off from a Sharjah port for Nigeria. Three Nigerians, one Pakistani and a Bangladeshi are also on board the MT Grace. Reports say the families of the crew members were not informed by the ship owner about...
09:15 AM, Apr 09, 2012
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10:00 AM, Apr 05, 2012
Mogadishu: At least six people, including two of Somalia's top sports officials, were killed when a female suicide bomber struck a ceremony at Mogadishu's national theatre in an attack Islamist rebels said was aimed at assassinating government ministers. Al Shabaab insurgents claimed responsibility for the blast on Wednesday that killed the heads of Somalia's soccer federation and Olympic committee in yet another stark reminder of the fragile security in the...
08:54 AM, Apr 05, 2012
Somalia: A British tourist freed on Wednesday by Somali pirates after six months in captivity said she did not know for weeks that her husband was killed in the raid on a luxury beach resort on the Kenyan coast. "I just assumed he was alive," Judith Tebbutt said, speaking haltingly in a video broadcast by the BBC, adding that her son, Oliver, told her of the killing. "That was difficult,"...
02:41 AM, Mar 22, 2012
