UN Human Rights Council: End continuing intimidation and attacks against Somali journalists

The UN should urge the Federal Government of Somalia and its regional administrations to end the continuing intimidation, harassment and attacks against journalists, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Somali affiliate the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) has told the…

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Somalis threaten revenge on Indian nationals

The Indians living in the Horn's East Africa faces very difficult situation after many Somalis threatened to kill Indian nationals in revenge for their Somali fellows sentenced to death by an Indian court.

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Galmudug State Condemns U.S. Air Strike on Somali Soldiers

PRESS STATEMENT – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GALMUDUG STATE CONDEMNS AERIAL BOMBARDMENT BY U.S. FORCES THAT KILLED SOLDIERS, CIVILIANS IN CENTRAL SOMALIA

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U.S. accused of killing 22 in misdirected Somalia air strike

Waagacusub.net - An air strike in northern Somalia left as many as 22 soldiers dead overnight, local officials said on Wednesday, and one region said the United States had been duped into attacking its troops.

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Misguided US war planes attacked Somali troops.

Waagacusub.net - It is very unfortunate to witness the US war planes tasked to fight terrorism are embroiled in an inter clan fighting in central Somalia.

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Somalia joins Africa-led initiative to protect elephants

- vf - International demand for ivory and rhino horn is fuelling the shocking decline in the elephant and rhino populations throughout Africa, while the European Union just recently showed that international trade loopholes persist.

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CIA, UNICEF and Genocide in Somalia

UNICEF oversaw the starvation deaths of at least 250,000 Somalis, mainly children, during the last "Great Horn of Africa Drought" and famine of 2010-2012 (at the time the worst in 60 years) all the while being led by Anthony "Tony" Lake, former National Security Advisor to President…

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Somalia: Al-Shabaab is planning a suicide attack in Berbera port

Waagacusub.net - Al-Shabaab suspected of planning suicide attack in Berbera port , Hotel Mansoor, Ethiopian consulate and Garowe, according to reliable sources.

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Asian club replete with strongmen welcomes 'Duterte Harry'

VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) — As bodies continue to pile up in his war on illegal drugs, the Philippine president is making waves at his first summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations where he joins a diverse cast of leaders, including some who have found themselves in the crosshairs of human…

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Here's what Apple's new iPhone is missing

DiehardApple (AAPL)fans are fretting over what will gomissingin the newestiPhone. But investors are more worried about something other than an absent headphone jack: The missing enthusiasm for Apple'sstock.

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Iran's president: Saudi should be 'punished' for hajj deaths

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's President Hassan Rouhani says Islamic countries should take "punitive" measures against Saudi Arabia following the deaths of over two thousand pilgrims in a crush of crowds during last year's hajj.

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Suspected Aleppo chlorine attack chokes dozens, rescue workers, monitors say

A suspected chlorine gas attack on an opposition-held neighborhood in the Syrian city of Aleppo caused dozens of cases of suffocation on Tuesday, rescue workers and a monitoring group said.

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Post-Brexit uncertainty and long-term funding issues hit UK higher education, university rankings show

Post-Brexit uncertainty and long-term funding issues have seen storm clouds gatherover UK higher education in this year's QS World University Rankings.

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Republicans under duress as Congress returns

Republican leaders in Washington are staring ahead at a potentially grim fall, facing the likely loss of Senate control and potentially heavy losses in the House, too.

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Has Trump hit his ceiling?

Donald Trump has run head-first into an electoral wall.

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Obama disrespected on final Asia trip

On President Obama's final trip to Asia, his lame-duck status is showing.

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North Korea fires three ballistic missiles; China opposes THAAD

It also comes at a potentially embarrassing time for North Korea's only real ally, China, which iscurrently hosting the Group of Nations summit in Hangzhou.

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No deal on Syria as Obama and Putin meet

US President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin were meeting Monday as talks between their governments on ending violence in Syria ended without an agreement.

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Nadal falters late, falls to Pouille in US Open fourth round

Rafael Nadal kept making a stand, kept coming back, kept showing he would not depart quietly from this U.S. Open. Facing a much younger, much-less-accomplished opponent, Nadal twice erased a set deficit. Then he staved off a trio of match points.

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Economic summit opens amid sluggish growth, trade

HANGZHOU, China — The American and Chinese presidents are calling on major economies to defend free trade at a summit held as sluggish growth and disputes over steel and other imports fuel demands in the United States and Europe to protect local industry.

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