Somalia: Somali Media Organisations Unite to Counter Violent Extremism

Mogadishu — Many young Somalis join Al-Shabaab because they lack awareness about the dangers of the group and its misguided ideology, Somali media agencies said at a conference in Mogadishu last week where they pledged to make a concerted effort to counter extremist views.

NASA's 1st Deep-Space Capsule in 40 Years Ready for Launch Debut

A spaceship built to carry humans is about to venture into deep space for the first time in more than four decades.

Planets Could Travel Along With Rogue 'Hypervelocity' Stars, Spreading Life Throughout The Universe

Since that time, astronomers have made numerous discoveries that indicate these rogue, traveling stars indeed do exist, and far from being an occasional phenomenon, they are actually quite common. What's more, some of these stars were found to be traveling at extremely high speeds, leading to the…

Engineers create very cool material that radiates heat into space

(CNN) -- So much for old-fashioned air conditioning: What if you could harness the universe to cool your house?

Suicide bomber rams explosive-laden truck into UN convoy in Somalia

MOGADISHU, Somalia – A suicide bomber rammed his vehicle into a UN convoy near Mogadishu's airport on Wednesday, killing three people, Somali police said.

Somalia: Interim Southwest Admin President inaugurated

BAIDOA, Somalia Dec 3, 2014 (Garowe Online)-The newly-elected President of Interim Southwest administration Sharif Hassan Shiekh Adan has on Wednesday been inaugurated in Bay regional capital of Baidoa with Federal Government of Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud present, Garowe Online reports.…

Is there anything new in Somalia's future?

Even if it appears as though political stability is being secured over the last year, particularly around Mogadishu, it is as if a temporary spring realized through foreign hands is being experienced…

Analysis: Somali security sector reform

NAIROBI (IRIN) - At Gashandiga barracks in Mogadishu, Somalia, Pvt Mohamed Sheikh Issak pulled back his military fatigues to show his scarred right shoulder. "I was shot by Al-Shabab when they still controlled half of Mogadishu," he told IRIN. "I was at home, but they knew I was a soldier."

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