Pirates off the coasts of Somalia have hijacked a commercial vessel for the first time in 18 months, raising fears of a ...

Attackers firing machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades boarded a tanker carrying gasoline off the coast of Somalia on ...

Along Somalia’s coastline, thousands of families once relied on fishing for their livelihoods. Today, their boats often return empty. Foreign industrial trawlers, many operating illegally, have ...

Nearly 42 million Americans rely on SNAP benefits delayed by the ongoing government shutdown, now the longest in U.S. history.

A European Union naval force raced Friday to reach a Malta-flagged tanker held by pirates off the coast of Somalia as ...

Hundreds gathered Monday at a Somalia beach hotel, the site of an attack claimed by al-Qaida's East Africa affiliate that left 37 people dead and dozens wounded, to condemn the violence and demand ...

Police said al Shabaab fighters set off the first car bomb at dusk. Members of Somalia's al Shabaab Islamist group in a file photo. REUTERS/Feisal Omar At least 17 people were killed when Islamist ...

Piracy off the Somali coast peaked in 2011, when 237 attacks were reported. Somali piracy in the region at the time cost the ...