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Somalia famine set to spread to two new areas: UN

Famine is set to spread to two new southern Somali regions with millions of people reeling from extreme drought, the ...

Pmi Raises Funds For Somalia

As a member of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) ...

OIC states pledge $350 mln in aid for Somalia - sec gen

Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) countries have pledged $350 million in aid for Somalia at an emergency ...

Somali pirates free Maltese bulk carrier

Somali pirates have freed a Maltese owned and registered bulk carrier after the payment of a ransom by its owners, the ...

Muslim states to discuss Somalia aid: OIC

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation said Wednesday foreign ministers of member states will meet in Turkey next ...

Govt to promote batik as flagship product

Batik industry has been booming following the increased public enthusiasm of wearing the traditional clothes ...

Somali goverment forces warily enter former rebel areas

Somali government forces backed by African Union troops moved cautiously on Sunday into areas of the famine-struck ...

AU troops, would-be bombers killed in Mogadishu

Two African Union soldiers and two would-be suicide bombers were killed Monday during a shootout in Mogadishu, an AU ...

Gunmen kill Somali lawmaker: official

Armed men shot and killed a Somali lawmaker in the capital Mogadishu on Sunday, officials and witnesses said. ...

AU forces battle rebels in drought-hit Mogadishu

Somali government forces and African Union troops battled insurgents on Thursday in heavy fighting in the capital ...

UN to start airlifting food to Somalia

The UN World Food Programme was set on Tuesday to start airlifting food to Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya after an ...

Somalia famine `worst I have ever seen`: aid chief

The plight of children escaping from famine in Somalia is "the worst I have ever seen," the head of the UN`s World ...

Celebs call on world leaders for urgent horn of Africa funds

Bob Geldof, Stephen Fry and Eddie Izzard joined other celebrities and activists Monday in urging world leaders to step ...

Pirates Hijack Italian Ship in Benin

Pirates have hijacked an Italian owned ship in Cotonou, the economic capital of Benin in West Africa, a regional ...

Aid reaches drought-ravaged Somalia

The International Red Cross said Sunday it had handed out 400 tonnes of food in drought-hit parts of rebel-held ...