Ukraine jet crashes in Iran, killing at least 170: media Storyline:National News, World By AFP A Ukrainian plane carrying at least 170 people crashed shortly after take off in Tehran killing all on board, Iran state media reported. The Boeing 737 had left… 3 mins read
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security US deploys more troops to Manda Bay following Shabaab attack The US Africa Command has deployed additional troops to Manda Bay military base in Kenya’s Lamu region following an attack by Al-Shabaab militants Sunday which killed three American officers and…
5 mins read Storyline:National News, World Iran TV: 35 killed in stampede at funeral for slain general TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A stampede erupted on Tuesday at a funeral procession for a top Iranian general killed in a U.S. airstrike last week, killing 35 people and injuring…
2 mins read Storyline:Business, National News Senate approves Petroleum Law, sets stage for oil licensing The Petroleum Amendment Bill was passed Monday by the Senate in a move that now paves way for the country to proceed with oil licensing and production sharing agreements. Out…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security Kenyan forces kill two Shabaab militants in attack near Dadaab Kenyan security forces killed two Al-Shabaab militants in a fire exchange in the outskirts of Dadaab camp early Tuesday. A regional commissioner in region told the media four school children…
1 min read Storyline:National News Government launches anti-Locust protection scheme in Galmudug Galmudug state Ministry of Agriculture in collaboration with the federal government Ministry of Agriculture has launched a plan to combat locusts in the area. The initiative also aims to fight…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security Car bomb explosion hits security officer in Galkaayo Reports from Galkaayo indicates a car fitted with an improvised explosive device (IED) blew up Saturday night in the northern part of the Mudug region. The explosion was detonated in…
2 mins read Storyline:Security, World Turkish military units moving to Libya, Erdogan says President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that Turkish military units had started moving to Libya to support Fayez al-Serraj’s internationally-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA), based in Tripoli. Turkey’s parliament…
3 mins read Storyline:Security, World UPDATE: U.S. Statement on Manda Bay Terrorist Attack During an attack by al-Shabaab, an al-Qaida group in East Africa, earlier today, one (1) U.S. service member and two (2) Department of Defense contractors were killed at a Kenya…
2 mins read Storyline:Security, World Mourners throng Iranian city for Soleimani funeral procession The body of the late General Qassem Soleimani, the former head of the elite Quds Force, arrived on Sunday and was received by mourners in Iran’s southwestern city of Ahvaz. Mourners,…
