The chairwoman of Somalia's national athletics federation has been suspended amid accusations of nepotism after a seemingly untrained female sprinter represented the African country at the World ...

Al-Shabab, an Islamic extremist group based in Somalia, has claimed responsibility for the assault that killed ... Army Spc. Henry J. Mayfield Jr., 23, of Hazel Crest, was killed Sunday ...

Mayfield was killed when al-Shabab fighters, who in Somalia have waged an insurgency against a U.S.-backed government, took the battle to Kenya. They overran the Manda Bay airfield, where about ...

Nasra Ali Abukar, who represented Somalia in the women’s 100 meter race, crossed the finish line at 21.81 seconds, nearly ten seconds behind the winner.

I spotted fishing boats underneath, and the white crest of waves as they hit Somalia's long shoreline. We landed on the runway at Aden Adde International Airport. Outside, ...