Somalia Violence

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  6 Killed Including Two Turks In Somalia Killings

  Gunmen have killed six people in a drive-by shooting, including two Turkish hospital workers, in the latest violence to hit Somalia's capital Mogadishu, authorities said today.

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  Minnesota Man Whose Tweets Urged Jihad Surrenders in Africa

  A Minnesota man who joined al-Shabab in Somalia more than seven years ago and more recently went online to urge others to carry out violence on behalf of the Islamic State group has turned himself in to authorities in Africa, the U.S. State Department said Monday.

• Rising Islamist Violence in Focus at Obama-Hosted Africa Summit

  Rising violence from brutal Islamist groups in Africa will be a key issue at an Africa summit US President Barack Obama is hosting in Washington this week.

• At least 20 Killed in Tribal Clashes in Kenya: Police

  At least 20 people were killed in inter-clan violence in northern Kenya on Sunday, the police said, further destabilising one of Kenya's most volatile regions.

• Africa sees violent, deadly start to 2014

  The death tolls are huge and the individual incidents gruesome.

• Nairobi mall attack: concerted effort required to control such mindless violence, PM in letter to Kenyan President

  Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today wrote a letter to Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, condemning the terror attack in Nairobi in which two Indians were among those killed and said a concerted global effort is required to control such mindless violence.

• Eight killed as UN base attacked in Somalia's Mogadishu

  Somalia's Al-Qaeda linked Shebab insurgents shot and blasted their way into the United Nations compound in Mogadishu on Wednesday, leaving eight people dead in the most serious attack on the UN in the troubled country in recent years.

• Sweden riots: Cars, schools torched in Stockholm as violence continues for fifth day

  At least nine cars were torched and two schools and a police station were set ablaze as riots swept through Stockholm's immigrant-dominated suburbs early Friday for the fifth straight night, police and firefighters said.

• Two more Somali journalists murdered; one is beheaded

  Officials in Somalia say two more journalists have been murdered, including one who was beheaded, bringing the number of journalists killed in the country this year to 15.

• Somali rebels shell peacekeepers, at least 9 dead

  Islamist rebels armed with mortars and machine guns attacked African Union forces in Somalia's capital Mogadishu overnight, sparking a battle that killed at least nine people, officials and residents said on Tuesday. The al Shabaab militants, who are allied to al Qaeda, were forced out of most of the city last year but have kept up sporadic bomb an...

• India ranks 19th most exposed country to global risks: Study

  The report noted that corruption, terrorism, political violence are some of the most prevalent risks in India.

• Kenyan jets kill '60 or more' Somali Islamist insurgents

  Kenyan fighter jets killed at least 60 Islamist Shebab insurgents in southern Somalia in the latest air strike on insurgent positions, officials said on Saturday.

• More than 20 killed in heavy fighting in Somalia

  Heavy fighting between Islamist militants and pro-government troops raged in several parts of Somalia's capital on Thursday, killing at least 21 people and wounding nearly 80, an official said.Mortar shells pounded northern and southern neighbourhoods in Mogadishu as militants launched attacks with rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns, accord...