At least 10 people have died after two suicide car bombers attacked the popular Jazeera Palace hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia, in a warning by an Islamist group about New Year's celebrations.

A Somali pirate "kingpin" has been arrested in Belgium after police lured him there by posing as a film crew who wanted him to star in a documentary.

Seven al-Qaeda-linked militants on a suicide mission attacked the UN compound with a truck bomb and then poured inside, killing at least 13 people before dying in the assault.

Police were justified in shooting a knife-wielding Somalian refugee who was on a violent rampage across Christchurch, says the Independent Police Complaints Authority.

A Somalian refugee who claims he was "possessed by the devil" when he went on a knife-wielding rampage across Christchurch before being shot by police has been jailed.

Labour's leader hints at what's beneath his calm exterior: 'You don't wear your guns on the outside'

Aid agencies are reportedly still waiting for $2 million in aid for the Horn of Africa promised by the New Zealand Government six weeks ago. The federal government in Australia allocated its money within 48 hours....

The Independent's Yasmin Alibhai-Brown on the shocking realities of human trafficking.

Refugees have left Christchurch in their droves.

Negotiations are continuing for the release of the sister of an Auckland man and her partner who were taken hostage by Somali pirates, with a friend of the couple hopeful a resolution will be reached soon.

Pirates operating off the coast of Somalia have begun to use aggressive new tactics including torture against captives.

London insurers have radical plans to reduce seaborne hijackings.

The Islamist militant group al-Shabaab has stepped up its campaign to topple the Government in Somalia.