(SomaliNet) The trial for the murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya has begun in Moscow. However, only four alleged accomplices are appearing before the court; the actual murderer is still free.
Sources say the family of the murdered journalist had asked in vain for a postponement of th
(SomaliNet) At least 4 security officers were killed and more than 30 others wounded by a bomb blast at a police station in Pakistan restive Swat Valley.
According to officials, a suspected bomber rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into the police station early Thursday in Mingora, the main town
(SomaliNet) Two suspected US missiles have landed on a Pakistani tribal area bordering Afghanistan, killing at least 6 people and wounding 5 others.
According to reports, the missiles hit a house on Thursday in the village of Sam in South Waziristan, in an area regarded as a stronghold of Baitul
(SomaliNet) The nomination of Deputy Social Affairs Minister Ahmed Aboutaleb as the new mayor of Rotterdam has sparked mainly positive reactions.
However, Leefbaar Rotterdam, the city's second-largest party, clearly disapproved. Party leader Ronald Sörensen said: "He is from Amsterdam, a career
(SomaliNet) According to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Monday, Democrat Barack Obama has expanded his national lead over Republican John McCain in the U.S. presidential race to 6 percentage points.
In the latest three-day tracking poll, Obama leads McCain 50 percent to 44 percent among
(SomaliNet) Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan have killed at least 27 people, including one child, in the southern province of Kandahar.
The incident took place on Thursday but the bodies have only been found today. The Taliban say they ambushed two buses carrying around 50 soldiers.
One bus
(SomaliNet) Ex-Secretary of State Colin Powell has endorsed Democrat Barack Obama's bid to become America’s next president.
Mr Powell, a former chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that Senator John McCain, a fellow Republican, was not the right person to solve the global financial c
(SomaliNet) A UN research institute, the United Nations University says that providing clean water and toilets in developing countries is the best way to fight global poverty and improve health.
According to the researchers, providing toilets and safe water would more than pay for itself because
(SomaliNet) Several thousand Israelis have blocked a Gaza border crossing in protest at the government's failure to free an Israeli soldier captured by Hamas two years ago.
Reports say the Israelis converged on the check-point in the early morning hours and set fire to tyres, delaying the crossi
(SomaliNet) At least 40 people were killed as Pakistan carried out a number of air strikes on Taliban militants sheltering near the border with Afghanistan.
According to military sources, the victims include a number of militant leaders. One of the targets hit was a munitions depot, which blew up
