MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's new government said on Monday it was pursuing talks to resolve rival claims for control in the south that have stoked fears of a return to the clan wars that pitched the nation into anarchy two decades ago. Full story
Two Minnesota women convicted of conspiring to send money to al-Shabab in Somalia were given prison sentences in federal court Thursday, ending a week of punishments tied to long-running investigations into recruiting and financing for the terrorist group. Full story
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - A federal judge sentenced four men to prison on Tuesday for helping recruit young men in Minnesota to travel to Somalia and fight for the militant group al Shabaab. Full story
In the violent world of piracy, Mohammad Saaili Shibin was a multilingual negotiator based in lawless Somalia, working his cellphone to negotiate multimillion-dollar ransoms for merchant ships and sailors that dared to venture into pirate-infested international waters off Africa. Full story
German police have arrested an asylum-seeker alleged to have acted as an accountant for Somali pirates who seized an oil tanker in 2010. Full story
Jessica Buchanan was working at her dream job, doing humanitarian work in Somalia, when she was kidnapped at gunpoint. She talks about the harrowing 93 days she spent in captivity before being rescued by SEAL Team 6, saying she felt “like an animal.”
Abdulhakim Haji Faqi, Somalia's defense minister, discusses what his country requires to defeat al-Shabab.
Author Jeremy Scahill joins Morning Joe to discuss his new book "Dirty Wars: The World is a Battlefield" and the resulting documentary. "Dirty Wars" goes inside America's new covert wars, and looks at the deaths three Americans, including Anwar al Awlaki, an American Muslim killed in a 2011 drone st
A car bomb explodes near the presidential palace in Mogadishu, Somalia, killing at least 10 people. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
Journalist and best-selling author Alex Berenson talks about using fiction to expose the truth about things like terrorism, corruption, and war.
Rajiv Shah, administrator of USAID, share details on the agency’s announcement of aid for the war-torn country. USAID is committing $50 million to help Somalia.
People walk outside Somalia's central Bank in Hamarwayne district, south of capital Mogadishu in this May 16, 2013 file photo. The lure of sub-saharan Africa, with its geographic proximity and promise of higher returns, is tempting cash-rich Gulf Arab bond investors to look south, a marked departure
A worker stands inside the Coca Cola facility, 30 km in the outskirts of Hargeisa, May 21, 2013. Picture taken May 21, 2013. REUTERS/Feisal Omar (SOMALIA - Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS)
A worker walks out of the Coca Cola factory, 30 km in the outskirts of Hargeisa, May 21, 2013. Picture taken May 21, 2013 REUTERS/Feisal Omar (SOMALIA - Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS)
Mustafa Osman Guelle, the chief operation officer, conducts a guided tour of the Coca Cola factory, 30 km in the outskirts of Hargeisa, May 21, 2013. Picture taken May 21, 2013. REUTERS/Feisal Omar (SOMALIA - Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS)
