Seven arrested in Switzerland after violence inspired by French riotsMore than 100 people gathered in downtown Lausanne, in French-speaking western Switzerland, on Saturday evening, police said in a statement.
02 Jul, 2023, 10.52 PM IST
Eight civilians dead as Somalia hotel siege ends: PoliceThe attack by the Al-Qaeda-linked insurgents began around 8:00 pm (1700 GMT) on Sunday in a hail of gunfire and explosions, as they besiege...
28 Nov, 2022, 09.20 PM IST
Death toll from Somalia twin bombings climbs to 100Two cars packed with explosives blew up minutes apart near the busy Zobe intersection, followed by gunfire in an attack targeting Somalia's...
30 Oct, 2022, 09.31 PM IST
Death toll from Somalia twin bombings climbs to 100: PresidentTwo cars packed with explosives were detonated minutes apart near the busy Zobe junction, followed by gunfire in an attack targeting Somali...
30 Oct, 2022, 10.42 AM IST
At least 12 killed in Somalia hotel siege, intelligence officer saysFighters from the Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab group stormed the popular Hayat Hotel on Friday evening in a hail of gunfire and bomb blasts. ...
20 Aug, 2022, 11.38 AM IST
China sails unhindered in Somali watersChina is one country which has been deliberately trying to project itself as a saviour and a good friend to all poor nations seeking aid an...
20 Aug, 2021, 10.10 AM IST
At least 15 killed in suicide bombing at Somalia army camp"My son is dead. I have seen with my eyes. Many boys perished. They were asked to come for recruitment and then bombed. The government is s...
15 Jun, 2021, 04.51 PM IST
Suicide bombing by Somalia's al Shabaab group kills six"Our target was to kill police commanders and we killed five police (personnel) including the commander of the Waberi police station," Abdi...
10 May, 2021, 05.29 PM IST
Somali opposition fighters cordon off parts of tense MogadishuThe fragile nation has not had an effective central government since the collapse of a military regime in 1991 led to decades of civil war ...
27 Apr, 2021, 02.06 PM IST
Harbouring ambitions: Gulf states scramble for SomaliaSomalia has been at war for decades and until the last few years it has struggled to attract foreign investment.
02 May, 2018, 01.47 PM IST
Man 'sucked to death' after blast blows hole in Somali jet at 11,000 feetLocal authorities north of Mogadishu said the body of a man, believed to have been sucked out through the hole in the fuselage made by the ...
04 Feb, 2016, 01.28 PM IST
US declassified files from Osama bin Laden's house: References to contributions from 'Indian brother' emergeThere is a reference to an unnamed ‘Indian brother in Madina’ who contributed two tranches of money to the Al Qaida funds in May and July 2...
21 May, 2015, 12.19 PM IST
Indian shot in Kenya mall for failing to answer query on IslamThe heavily armed gunmen belonging to Al Qaeda-linked Somali militant group Al Shabaab were trying to weed out non-Muslims.
23 Sep, 2013, 04.10 PM IST
- Maldivian, Indian forces shadow hijacked Iranian ship
The MV Eglantine was seized by Somali pirates late Monday off Hoarafushi island in the Maldives, the first hijacking in the waters of the a...
27 Mar, 2012, 11.00 PM IST
- Indians, other crew members of MV Suez may reach home by Jun 20
The ship MV Suez is currently on its way to Salalah, the capital of the Omani province of Dhofar, and is expected to berth at the port ther...
17 Jun, 2011, 03.08 PM IST
- Indian jihadis in Qaida's Somalia arm?
The Somali ministry of information announced that two Indians, three Pakistanis and an Afghan were among 10 Al Shabaab terrorists killed
23 Aug, 2010, 01.30 PM IST
- Uganda, Ethiopia deny their troops arming Somali rebels
Uganda and Ethiopia denied on Saturday that their troops in Somalia were selling arms to local insurgents fighting government and Ethiopian...
25 May, 2008, 01.03 AM IST