Kenyan police kill two in raids on suspected militants' homes
MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) - Kenyan police shot dead two suspected militants on Monday who they said were planning attacks in the country on behalf of Somalia's al Shabaab. Full story
Tea shop bomb in Somali town kills at least seven
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - At least seven people were killed when a bomb exploded in a tea shop popular with government troops in the Somali town of Wanlaweyn on Saturday, officials and residents said. Full story
Home remedy death puts mom in hot water
Somali immigrant faces charges in daughter's death after treating her burns with cocoa butter mixed with powdered acetaminophen. KPRC's Jennifer Bauer reports.
St. Louis gunman was Somali immigrant
The St. Louis businessman who killed three employees before turning the gun on himself was a Somali immigrant, described by friends as an intelligent man who was quick to reach out to other new-arriving Somalis, but who had lingering anger years after the divorce from his first wife. Full story
Kenya, Somalia in dispute over violent port city
The al-Qaida-linked militants who once controlled the southern port city of Kismayo are gone, but a fight for control of the city has broken out and at least 10 people have been killed in the recent violence. Full story
Charges reinstated against alleged Somali pirate
A federal appeals court has reinstated two charges against an alleged Somali pirate that had been dismissed by a lower court judge. Full story
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