Olympic medalist detained on terror suspicion

theGRIO REPORT - Olympic Gold Medalist Mohammed Farah, who took home two track and field medals for Great Britain in this summer's Games, says he was dismayed at his treatment by U.S. airport security as he traveled to Oregon to visit his family for Christmas...

Somali Olympic runner drowns off Libya coast

Associated Press

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - An official says one of Somalia's best female athletes drowned after the small boat she was riding in capsized off the Libyan coast during an attempted crossing to Italy for training a month ago...

Can Somalia win 1st Olympic medal?

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VIDEO - Olympic runners Mohamed Hassan and Zamzam Farah dodged bullets, bombs, and crossfire in their hometown of Mogadishu to train for Olympic glory, hoping to win the first-ever Olympic medals for Somalia

Somalia constitution allows abortion to save mom

Abdi Guled and Jason Straziuso, Associated Press

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Somali leaders are debating a new constitution that protects the right to have an abortion to save the life of the mother...

Militants defecting to Somali side after losses

Jason Straziuso, Associate dPress

SOMALIA (AP) - Evil laughter pealed out of the mobile phone. Abshir Ali Mohamed, an al-Shabab defector now wearing a Somali military uniform...

Mogadishu is losing 'Most Dangerous City' label

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MOGADISU, Somalia (AP) - Mogadishu is losing a label it never wanted in the first place: The World's Most Dangerous City...

Somali militants offer 10 camels for information on Obama

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Al-Shabaab, the Somalian militant group accused of many kidnappings as well as the destabilization of the government within the horn of Africa...

South Africa opens diplomatic ties to Somalia

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JOHANNESBURG (AP) - South Africa says it is establishing its first diplomatic relations with Somalia in hopes it can assist in the war torn east African nation's search for peace and democracy...