The European Union Naval Force says Somali pirates have freed a Panama-flagged cargo ship and its crew of 26 after a ransom was paid. Tuesday's statement from Cmdr. Anders Kallin said the MV Al Khaliq had 24 Indians and 2 sailors from Myanmar onboard. There were ...

ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) - Somalis fleeing war have long found refuge in Yemen, seen as a way station to Saudi Arabia, but fear of al Qaeda infiltration has cooled their welcome. "Because we are Somali refugees, we're suspicious," complained Ali Mohamed Othman, an unemployed man in the dusty Basateen slum in Yemen's southern port city of Aden. Yemeni authorities ...

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - An exchange of mortar shells between Somali government forces and rebels killed at least nine civilians and injured 14 others, a human rights group said on Monday. The clashes started late Sunday and continued Monday morning, the Elman Peace and Human Rights Organization said. "These casualties are from the overnight shelling. We are still monitoring Monday's casualties ...

Top Somali officials are threatening to begin a military offensive against Islamist insurgents but critics — some of them demoralized soldiers — say a lack of equipment, funds and training put any ultimate success into doubt. The offensive has been planned for months and has been postponed repeatedly, but ...