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(Photo: UN / Tobin Jones)50,000 Somali kids at risk: UN, gov't ask for help
A mother gives one of her children a bath outside of their temporary shelter in a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) near the town of Jowhar, Somalia, 14 December, 2013....Full Story

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(Photo: UN / Albert Gonzalez Farran, UNAMID)Greater efforts needed to curb sexual violence in Mogadishu
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Soldiers targeted in tea shop attack
An Islamist militant suicide bomber has driven a car into a Mogadishu cafe frequented by members of Somalia security forces, killing at least 10 people and blowing the place to bits. | Al Shabaab said it had carried out the attack, which followed an assault by its fight...Full Story
7 killed in explosion in Mogadishu
At least seven people were killed when a car bomb exploded near a cafe in an area close to the national security headquarters in Somalia's capital, Reuters reports, citing police. The cafe, located near the city's Lido beach, was often frequented by security officials. ...Full Story
Somalia Shebab bomb attack kills seven
Somalia's Shebab said it had carried out a car bombing that killed at least seven people in the capital Mogadishu Thursday, targeting security forces at a cafe close to the intelligence headquarters. | Police said seven people had been killed, but some witnesses said th...Full Story
Security Council ‘appalled’ at deadly bomb blast in Somali capital
27 February 2014 – | The United Nations Security Council said it is “appalled” by today’s terrorist attack in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, for which the Islamic insurgent group Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility and which has killed at least 1...Full Story
Al-Shabaab claims Mogadishu suicide bombing that killed 12
MOGADISHU, Somalia -- Islamist extremist group al-Shabaab on Thursday claimed responsibility for killing at least 12 people by crashing a car bomb into a cafe in the Somali capital of Mogadishu. | Al-Shabaab "hit its target well enough. Several government security agent...Full Story
50,000 Somali kids at risk: UN, gov't ask for help
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia's 2011 famine is over. Militants have been pushed out of Mogadishu. Political progress is being made. And yet the U.N. and Somali government are pleading with international donors to help a country they say is still in crisis. | Aid groups...Full Story
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Thu 27 Feb 2014
Somalia car bomb blast kills 11 at tea shop
CBC A car bomb blast Thursday in a normally quiet Mogadishu neighbourhood blew the facade off a tea shop where intelligence officers are known to congregate, killing at least 11 people, police said. ...
Mogadishu Car Bomb Targets Intelligence Base
All Africa [Garowe Online]Mogadishu -At least 12 persons including intelligence officers have been reported dead after an explosive-laden car exploded near an intelligence base in Mogadishu on Thursday, Garowe Online reports. ...
Pakistan political party ends NATO supply blockade
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Report: Ukraine’s fugitive president Yanukovych to hold news conference in southern Russia
The Washington Post MOSCOW — Report: Ukraine’s fugitive president Yanukovych to hold news conference in southern Russia. | Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. | ...
UK to open probe on secret deal for IRA fugitives
The Washington Post LONDON — The British government says it will appoint a judge to investigate its long-secret policy of supplying letters to Irish Republican Army fugitives promising them protection from arrest, an issue threatening to derail Northern Ireland&rs...;
Somalia Shebab bomb attack kills seven
Zeenews Somalia`s Shebab said it had carried out a car bombing that killed at least seven people in the capital Mogadishu Thursday, targeting security forces at a cafe close to the intelligence headquarters. ...
Car bomb kills 11 at tea shop in Mogadishu
Philadelphia Daily News Gallery: Car bomb kills 11 at tea shop in Mogadishu | Travel Deals | $130* & up -- Nationwide Flights thru May on American, R/T |   | See all travel deals » | ABDI GULED, The Associated Press | Posted: Thursday, February 27, 2014, 8:06 AM |...
S African apartheid death squad chief seeks parole
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Pistorius investigators meet Apple over iPhone
The Washington Post JOHANNESBURG — Oscar Pistorius prosecutors say they have secured a meeting with officials from cellphone maker Apple to access potential evidence on the athlete’s iPhone. | Pistorius has claimed he forgot the password on the cellphone, on...
Editor Brooks says she paid officials for leaks
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Deadly car bomb hits Somali capital
Deccan Chronicle Mogadishu: At least 11 people died and several others were injured in a car bomb blast on Thursday at Mogadishu, Somalia, near a tea shop where intelligence officers are known to congregate.  | A ball of smoke rose into the sky, as survivors duc...
Officials: Bombings kill at least 26 in Iraq
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Shell Nigeria closes major pipeline, cites theft
The Washington Post WARRI, Nigeria — Shell Nigeria says it has closed a 6,000-kilometer (3,700-mile) oil pipeline to repair leaks from oil theft. | Shell recently threatened to close the Nembe Creek Trunk Line because of repeated sabotage. It carries about 60,000 ...
Authorities in Iraq say at least 12 people killed in bombing at Baghdad motorcycle market
The Washington Post BAGHDAD — Authorities in Iraq say at least 12 people killed in bombing at Baghdad motorcycle market. | Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. | Photos...
Algerian reformer declines to run for president
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