At Least Ten Civilians have been Killed During Heavy Mortar Shell Fire in Somali Capital

At least ten civilians have been killed during heavy mortar shell fire in the Somali capital on Saturday, as president Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed returned home from Kenya after meeting with the US secretary of State. Most of the people died in the main...

At Least 15 Civilians Killed During Somali Fighting, Dozens Wounded

Fierce fighting in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu has killed at least 15 civilians and wounded dozens more on Friday, according to eye witnesses and hospital sources. The fighting which continued for the third consecutive day in areas in the north east...

Do As I Say, Not As I Do: Europe’s Minority Policy

It’s no secret that the EU is pushing Ankara hard to reform its policy towards minority groups. In Turkey, the Kurds and the Alevis, most significantly, are not officially recognized as minorities and have struggled, as a result, to maintain their...

Suicide Bomber Targets Pakistani Air Force Bus

Pakistani officials say a suicide attack on an Air Force bus has killed at least eight people and wounded about 40 others.

Six Somalis Killed in Latest Round of Fighting

Witnesses in the Somali capital of Mogadishu say six people were killed Saturday in fighting between Ethiopian forces and Islamist rebels. The rebels have been carrying out an insurgency against the Ethiopian troops.