SOMALIA

A new report from the World Bank reveals a pattern of aid mismanagement in Somalia. In 2009 and 2010, approximately $130 million in funds delivered to the transitional government seem to have disappeared into thin air.

Ending six years of terror is clearly in Somalia's best interest, especially as the transitional government's mandate nears its end, but scattering the rebels could realize Washington's fear that al Shabab will move deeper into Africa.

The Somali militant Islamist group al-Shabab has made another threat to target buildings in Nairobi, Kenya, following a bomb attack Monday in the city's downtown.

After a long period of instability and conflict, we now have ahead of us an opportunity for genuine peace and security, Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag said on Thursday.

Backed by a muscular interpretation of executive power, the Obama administration has made armed drones the centerpiece of its counter-terror arsenal, stepping up strikes in Pakistan and expanding the campaign into Yemen and Somalia.

A blast that ripped through a building in downtown Nairobi Monday, injuring 33 people, was caused by an improvised explosive device, Kenyan authorities said Tuesday.

The Danish Security and Intelligence Service (PET) arrested two men Monday evening in connection with an alleged terror plot, who have suspected links to the radical Islamist group Al-Shabaab in Somalia.

African Union and Somali troops captured an al-Shabab stronghold outside of Mogadishu on Friday, claiming another key victory against the al Qaeda-backed rebel group.

On Wednesday, Somalia's interim leaders agreed on a schedule to end the current transitional period. By August, they hope, a newly elected government will lead a unified Somalia away from its tumultuous past.

Somali and African Union forces successfully expelled al-Shabab militants from villages around the rebel stronghold of Afgoye, but caused thousands of refugees to flee.

Yousuf Raza Gilani and Recep Tayyip Erdogan also vowed to significantly increase the volume of trade between Turkey and Pakistan.

A federal judge has ruled that provisions of a new law authorizing the U.S. government to indefinitely detain citizens violate the First and Fifth amendments, undercutting the Obama administration's claim that the measures are constitutional.

A military court in Somaliland sentenced 17 civilians to death for attacking army officers in the capital of Hargeisa.

European Union naval forces attacked known pirate supplies in an overnight raid in Somalia on Tuesday.

Pirates based on the coast of northern Somalia hijacked a Greek-owned oil tanker in the Arabian Sea with a crew of 15, mostly Indians and Filipinos.

The United States will not negotiate with al-Qaida and the Obama Administration has called for the immediate release of kidnapped American expert Warren Weinstein shown in a video appeal this week.

Al Qaeda released a new video of American hostage Warren Weinstein begging President Obama for his life in exchange for following demands set by the terrorist organization.

Al Qaeda on Sunday released a video of American hostage Warren Weinstein urging the US government to act upon his abductors' terms or else he would be put to death, the Agence-France Presse (AFP) reported.In the video titled A Message from the Prisoner Warren Weinstein to His President, the former USAID worker was seen seated behind a table as he addressed President Obama: My life is in your hands, Mr. President. If you accept the demands, I live;don't accept the demands, t...

Newly released correspondence between Osama bin Laden and his top lieutenants illuminate the inner workings of Al Qaeda, touching on topics that include media messaging, the need to unify an increasingly fractured organization and fears that jihadists are alienating other Muslims.

His kidnappers and killers have threatened to release a video they took of Dale?s decapitation.

In recent months, the new terror threat on Kenya has come from al-Shabab militants who rule much of neighboring Somalia