The roughly $400 million in ransom taken in from 2005 to 2012 helped fuel the local economy -- and more terrorism.
Under government rules, a retired person is eligible for a full pension if they have worked in the country for at least 40 years.
To do nothing in the face of terrorism would invite far more civilian deaths, a US spokesperson said, reiterating Obama’s remarks in May.
A $13 billion fine might be the "cost of doing business" for JPMorgan, but it's a crime when you think of how it could otherwise be spent.
A U.N. report said such attacks set a dangerous precedent.
Seven years after pirate attacks hit the headlines off the coast of Somalia, they're back all over the Indian Ocean.
Debris found at the site of the explosion suggests the perpetrators may have planned to target a major soccer game.
Tom Hanks has a new appreciation for one of the most dangerous and important industries in the world.
What passport you hold says a lot more than you may realize about your access to the world.
U.S. special forces in Tripoli seized an accused mastermind of 1998 bombings.
Nearly 500 people were believed to be on board the boat, which embarked from Tripoli, and which was set on fire to alert passing ships.
The Gujarati community has lived in Kenya, and other regions of East Africa, for well over a hundred years.
Kenya laid out reasons why travel warnings would only make a bad situation worse, but that didn’t stop the U.S. from issuing one.
Indian shopping centers have already increased security efforts since the 2008 attacks in Mumbai.
The drones have been banished to the desert, but Djibouti remains a major hub for U.S. counterterrorism ops in the Horn of Africa.
Elif Yavuz was based in Tanzania for the Clinton Foundation but wanted to be in Kenya as her due date neared because she felt the country was safe.
Tourism is Kenya's second-largest source of foreign revenue and one of the biggest industries at stake in the mall attack.
Authorities say they have taken full control from the attackers and no more hostages are being held.
Kenya was already facing political, economic and social challenges before this weekend's tragedy.
The FBI has launched an investigation into claims that Americans were part of the al-Shabab attack on a Nairobi mall.
Kenyan troops, aided by Israelis, have surrounded Somali militants holding hostages.
The attackers allegedly targeted non-Muslims, fired automatic weapons and threw grenades at a shopping mall in Nairobi.