Militants rammed a suicide car bomb into the gates of the base in Ceel Cado, 340 miles west of Mogadishu, reportedly killing dozens of soldiers.
The government has proposed new regulations of religious bodies in the country, which bishops call an attack.
The so-called birther issue has heated up as the Republican candidate has risen to the top of the polls in Iowa before the state’s caucuses Feb. 1.
Marketing execs, including the social networking site's Carolyn Everson, explained Wednesday how they'll try new ways to reach consumers online.
Authorities also seized weapons that were allegedly intended for use by al-Shabab on New Year’s Eve.
Trump was shown in the 51-minute film making his December call for the United States to bar all Muslims from the country as his supporters cheered.
On Christmas Eve, the pontiff rebuked the excesses of modern society, reminding Roman Catholics to “act soberly.”
By banning celebrations of Christmas, the East African country is "trampling on the legitimate rights of Somali Christians," one expert says.
Religious leaders said Christmas celebrations could threaten Somalia's Muslim majority community and inspire attacks from al-Shabab insurgents.
A former police officer has been detained following a scare involving a fake bomb on an Air France flight.
A group of Muslims traveling on a bus ambushed in northern Kenya shielded Christian fellow passengers during the attackers.
Bomb experts retrieved a suspicious package from Air France's flight AF 463. The airline later labeled the incident a "false alarm."
The WTO has been attempting to agree on a worldwide package of reforms since those at a meeting in Doha hatched an ambitious plan for knocking down trade barriers in 2001.
Introducing Donald Trump, Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio dredged up the billionaire's past questions about Obama's birthplace.
A female United Nations official was killed Monday in a shooting in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, a U.N. representative confirmed.
The pontiff will visit poor regions afflicted by the drug war along with meeting the president and church hierarchy.
Pope Francis has shaken up the Catholic Church since he took office, and now he has turned his attention to long-standing allegations of financial corruption.
While returning from his Africa trip, Pope Francis said the continent faced more urgent concerns than condom use, such as malnutrition and environmental damage.
The 435-mile-long wall along its porous border with Somalia has generated a heated debate.
Pope Francis began the last leg of his Africa tour Sunday, which many hope will bring a semblance of peace to the impoverished, strife-torn nation.
The shrine is the site where more than 20 Christians were burned alive.
Adolescents are the only age group for which the mortality figures are not decreasing, according to a new report from Unicef.