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Somali President Vows to Eradicate Militants as He Offers Peace Talks

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Somali President Vows to Eradicate Militants as He Offers Peace Talks

Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, center, Somalia Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khayre, right , and Defense Minister Abdirashid Abdulahi Mohamed watch a military unit during celebrations marking the 57th anniversary since Somali military was founded, in Mogadishu, Somalia, April 12, 2017. Somali’s president vowed Wednesday that his administration will eradicate the terrorist militant group al-Shabab […]

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‘Nodding like bobbleheads’: Putin slams NATO’s support for US violation of intl law in Syria

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‘Nodding like bobbleheads’: Putin slams NATO’s support for US violation of intl law in Syria

The missile strike on Syria was a clear breach of international law, while Washington’s claim that Damascus carried out the chemical attack that the US used as its casus belli is yet to be proven by any hard evidence, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. TrendsSyria unrest, US missiles strike Syr “What was the reaction of […]

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LIVE: ‘Islamist bomb letter’ blames Merkel for Dortmund bus attack

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LIVE: ‘Islamist bomb letter’ blames Merkel for Dortmund bus attack

Police are investigating the veracity of two letters claiming responsibility for the explosive attack on the Borussia Dortmund team – one with possible links to Islamists, the other to the far left. Follow live updates here. Police are investigating three explosions against Borussia Dortmund’s team bus on Tuesday, which officials believe to have been a […]

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Chinese Forces May Have Captured Somali Pirate Leader

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Chinese Forces May Have Captured Somali Pirate Leader

Chinese naval forces may have captured Somali pirate leader Aw Koombe during the rescue of the bulker OS 35 last weekend. China claims that its forces were responsible for recovering the OS 35 – and has even omitted the assistance provided by the Indian Navy from official statements – but so far it has not taken credit for arresting any […]

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9 dead as militants attack Philippine tourist island

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9 dead as militants attack Philippine tourist island

MANILA: Nine people including four members of the Philippine security forces were killed on Tuesday (Apr 11) in clashes with 10 suspected members of the Abu Sayyaf kidnap group on the resort island of Bohol, authorities said. The incursion would be the first on a key Philippine tourist destination in recent years by the group […]

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Police believe explosions near Dortmund bus were ‘targeted attack’

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Police believe explosions near Dortmund bus were ‘targeted attack’

Officials have cancelled a planned Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday after three explosions went off near the bus for team Borussia Dortmund, leaving one player injured. Three devices detonated near the Borussia Dortmund team bus as it prepared to leave for the Westfalen Stadium, from a hotel police say. Police later said that they believe […]

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Idlib ‘chemical attack’ was false flag to set Assad up, more may come – Putin

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Idlib ‘chemical attack’ was false flag to set Assad up, more may come – Putin

Russia has information of a potential incident similar to the alleged chemical attack in Idlib province, possibly targeting a Damascus suburb, President Vladimir Putin said. The goal is to discredit the government of Syrian President Assad, he add“We have reports from multiple sources that false flags like this one – and I cannot call it […]

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LEAD) S. Korean gov’t dismisses rumors of war crisis

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LEAD) S. Korean gov’t dismisses rumors of war crisis

SEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) — South Korea’s military called Tuesday for the accurate evaluation of the security conditions on the peninsula in response to rumors of a looming war crisis. Public concern has grown here about the possibility of an armed conflict in April amid the spread of related rumors on social networking sites and […]

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IOM: African migrants traded in Libya’s ‘slave markets’

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IOM: African migrants traded in Libya’s ‘slave markets’

People are held for ransom, forced labour or sexual exploitation after being sold for up to $500, UN agency says. Libya is the main gateway for people attempting to reach Europe by sea [File: Ismail Zitouny/Reuters] Hundreds of African refugees and migrants passing through Libya are being bought and sold in modern-day slave markets before […]

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‘Dabka’ Exclusive Clip: Evan Peters And Barkhad Abdi Meet Somali Pirates

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‘Dabka’ Exclusive Clip: Evan Peters And Barkhad Abdi Meet Somali Pirates

 EXCLUSIVE: Written and directed by Bryan Buckley (Asad) comes Dabka, the true story of one reporter’s risk-taking adventure that ultimately brought the world an unprecedented first-person account of the pirates of Somalia. Ahead of its world premiere in the U.S. Narrative Competition section at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 27, Deadline has an exclusive clip […]

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