UN accuses US of delaying food aid to Somalia (The Daily Star Lebanon)
The United Nations says it’s running out of food for millions of starving Somalis in part because the United States is delaying aid amid fears it could be intercepted by militants linked to Al-Qaeda.Starting last month, the UN World Food Program (WFP) has cut rations by up to half for some people in the lawless, impoverished east African nation and will run out of supplies in December, the Rome …
Spain refuses demand to free Somali pirates (Nevada Appeal)
Spain refuses demand to free Somali pirates By DANIEL WOOLLS Associated Press Writer MADRID (AP) – Spain said Friday it would not free two captured pirates as demanded by fellow brigands who are holding a Spanish trawler and 33 crew members off the coast of Somalia. Three crewmen that had been removed from the vessel and taken to the Somali mainland by hijackers to add pressure on Spain to …
Somalia: Adulterer stoned to death (The Scotsman)
ISLAMISTS in southern Somalia have stoned a man to death for adultery but spared his pregnant girlfriend until she gives birth.
United Nations running out of food aid for Somalia (Washington Post)
ROME — The United Nations says it is running out of food for millions of starving Somalis, in part because the United States is delaying aid amid fears it could be intercepted by militants linked to al-Qaeda.
Somalia sees end to Spanish hostage crisis in 3 weeks (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Somalia’s government expects a settlement in about three weeks with pirates holding hostage 36 crew of a Spanish fishing vessel, a source close to the Somalian prime minister said Sunday.
Somalia sees end to Spanish hostage crisis in 3 weeks (thewest.com.au)
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somalia’s government expects a settlement in about three weeks with pirates holding hostage 36 crew of a Spanish fishing vessel, a source close to the Somalian prime minister said Sunday.
Somali pirates say Spanish captives still ashore (Reuters via Yahoo!7 News)
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somali pirates are holding three sailors from a Spanish fishing vessel on shore, a gang member said on Sunday, rejecting Madrid’s assertion that they had been reunited with the remaining crew aboard their ship.
Hostage crisis may be over in weeks (Independent Online)
The Somali government expects a speedy settlement with the pirates holding 36 crew from a Spanish fishing vessel.
At least 6 dead in latest clashes in Mogadishu (Press TV)
Heavy fighting between Somali government forces and Al Shabaab militants have left at least six people dead and another 12 injured in Mogadishu.
