Somalia cafe attack kills nine during Euro final
The death toll from a blast at a cafe in Somalia鈥檚 capital Mogadishu has climbed to nine, security sources told AFP Monday, after a car bomb struck the venue packed with...
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8 killed in Mogadishu prison gunfire
Five inmates said to be from Somalia鈥檚 Al-Shabaab jihadist group and three guards were killed in a blaze of gunfire during an attempted breakout from the main prison in the...
Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger junta chiefs to hold first summit Saturday
The military rulers of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will on Saturday hold their first joint summit since seizing power in a series of coups, Nigerien authorities said....
Suspected jihadist attack in Mali kills over 20 civilians
An attack blamed on jihadists in central Mali killed over 20 civilians on Monday, two local officials said, in the latest killings in the troubled Sahel region....
Pakistan, Greece, Denmark, Panama, Somalia become Security Council members
Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama and Somalia were elected by secret ballot Thursday at the United Nations General Assembly to serve on the Security Council for the 2025-2026 term.
Sailors of Bangladesh ship hijacked by Somali pirates return home
Twenty-three Bangladeshi sailors of cargo vessel MV Abdullah, who were abducted by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean, returned home on Tuesday afternoon after...
MV Abdullah, 23 crew reach country
Bangladeshi-flagged cargo vessel MV Abdullah with its 23 crew reached Kutubdia channel of Cox鈥檚 Bazar on Monday evening, nearly a month after it was freed from Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean...
Indonesian takes seven wickets for no runs in record T20 effort
Teenage Indonesian off-spinner Rohmalia Rohmalia created a new record on Thursday when she claimed seven wickets for no runs, the best figures recorded in all Twenty20 international cricket.
110 civilians kidnapped in Mali
Suspected jihadists in central Mali are holding more than 110 civilians they abducted six days ago, local sources said on Monday...
SCB chair relieved upon release of hijacked ship, its sailors
Md Rezaul Karim, chairman of Shippers Council of Bangladesh, has expressed his satisfaction and gratitude to all concerned for the...
Family counting days for return of MV Abdullah鈥檚 chief engr
The family members of MV Abdullah鈥檚 chief engineer Saiduzzaman Syed have been eagerly waiting for his return home after the pirates released all 23 crew members including Syed after weeks of...
MV Abdullah crosses risk zone of Somali coast聽
Bangladeshi-flagged cargo vessel MV Abdullah with its 23 crew on board crossed the risk zone of Somalia coast on Wednesday afternoon on its way to Dubai after Somali pirates freed it after 32 days reportedly on payment of...
Somali police arrest eight pirates involved in hijacking Bangladeshi ship
Somali authorities arrested at least eight pirates who reached the shore after releasing the hijacked Bangladeshi cargo ship MV Abdullah, reports Somalia鈥檚 online media Garowe Online on Sunday.
MV Abdullah owner declines to comment on ransom
KSRM Group, the owner of MV Abdullah, has claimed that the ship and its 23 crew members were safely released through negotiations with the pirates, using the experience of the 2011 hostage situation involving their ship 鈥楯ahan Moni鈥�.....
Have no information whether Somali pirates given ransom: Khalid
State minister for shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury on Sunday said that he had no information whether the Somali pirates were paid ransom for the release of the Bangladeshi cargo ship, MV Abdullah, and its 23 sailors....
Hijacked Bangladeshi ship MV Abdullah along with 23 sailors finally freed
The Bangladeshi cargo ship, MV Abdullah, which was hijacked by Somalian pirates, was finally freed, along with its entire crew of 23 sailors.
Crew members of hijacked ship to be rescued this month: state minister
The 23 crew members of Bangladeshi vessel MV Abdullah, hijacked by Somali pirates, could be rescued this month, state minister for shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury said on Tuesday....
