Gunmen ambush Somali troops in Mogadishu, killing 2 - MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -  Gunmen ambushed Somali troops who were patrolling a main intersection in the battle-scarred capital Saturday, fatally shooting two soldiers in the back, witnesses said.Full Story>>>
First Somali Shopping Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota - VOA
Boat capsizes, 62+ feared dead - AP
Somali courts leader says to target peacekeepers - Reuters
Minneapolis: Panel Discusses Workplace Rights.... - HOL
Kenya to mediate between Eritrea , Ethiopia, Somalia - Xinhua
Duo struggle to help Somalis - Democrat & Chironicle

Sporadic clashes in Mogadishu amid truce talks - MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali and Ethiopian troops fought sporadic clashes with insurgents for a third day on Friday in Mogadishu, threatening a lasting truce with the city's dominant Hawiye clan. Full Story>>>
Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea trade accusations about their roles in.. - AP
E. African bloc sides with Ethiopia over Somalia - Reuters
Man charged in double fatal crash has fled to Chinas - Pioneer Press
Swedish agents saw suspects in Ethiopia - AP
Somali PM Hopes to Tempt Oil Majors Back with Oil Law - Dow Jones

Kadra attacked in public - Norwegian-Somalian Kadra, who became famous in Norway for exposing imam support of female circumcision, was beaten unconscious on Thursday.Kadra was attacked and beaten senseless by seven or eight persons of Somali origin...Full Story>>>
Sporadic clashes in Mogadishu amid truce talks - Reuters
African Union calls for inclusive talks in Somalia - Xinhua
Minneapolis Offers Financing Options for Small Businesses - HOL
UN envoy calls for political solution to conflict in Somalia - Xinhua
Eritrea, Ethiopia feud threatens East African bloc - Reuters

Officer Charged With Assaulting Cab Driver - A Scottsdale police officer was arrested in Tempe after allegedly assaulting a Somali cab driver. According to the Tempe police report, the officer used racial slurs against the cab driver .Full Story>>>
Scottsdale Police Officer Arrested in Tempe (Online Video)
2 Civilians Killed in Somali Violence - AP
At least 18 killed in interclan fighting in Somalia - AFP
Mogadishu residents fear more violence - AP
Fighting threatens peace efforts in Mogadishu - IRIN
MSF is responding to cholera outbreaks in Somalia - MSF
Somali envoy says Mogadishu peaceful for first time in 16 years - ENA
Somali government detains three TV journalists - CPJ

Senator Norm Coleman praised Jendayi Frazer's visit to Somalia - I would first like to take the opportunity to thank you for your recent visit to Somalia, the first such visit by a senior U.S. official in over a decade. It is my belief that for U.S. diplomacy to be more effective in helping stabilize Somalia, it is necessary... Full Story>>
Small businesses to get help from new loan plan - Star Tribune
Ethiopia Denies Its Soldiers Targeted Civilians in Somalia - VOA
Somalia village offers hope - Al Jazeera

Somalia: Preparing for a major offensive - Mogadishu (ISN) - As a fragile ceasefire gives both sides time to remobilize and civilians caught in the crossfire time to flee, local analysts say plans are likely underway for a new major offensive that will bring Somalia to its knees. Full Story>>
Overnight clashes shatters Somali ceasefire - AFP
Somalia peace meeting delayed over security concerns - Reuters
Clashes threaten Somali ceasefire - BBC
Gunfire Ends Relative Calm in Mogadishu - AP
Terror suspects ’treated well’ - AFP

Family of murdered dad speaks out - The hunt is on for the man who shot and killed a Valley father of nine. Thirty-seven-year-old Faisal Omar was shot and killed last Friday in an apartment complex at 40th Street and McDowell Road in Phoenix. Full Story>>
Igad discusses Somalia crisis - Standard
Somali refugees' drownings increase - UPI
Kenya says lack of funds, logistics hamper deployment of.. - Xinhua
The success of counterterrorism efforts difficult to evaluate - SP-I
Reckless driving’ caused fatal accident: policeman - Gulf Times

More than 15,000 Somali refugees live in squalid conditions - ADEN, 10 April 2007 (IRIN) - ADEN, 10 April 2007 (IRIN) - Amnah Abdul-Hamid, 26, escaped war in Somalia in search of a better life in Yemen. But since arriving four years ago, her two children have died of diarrhoea and she is now sick and destitute. Full Story>>
Islamist chief vows to oppose foreign troops in Somalia - AFP
Standing Committe named from Leicester Conference - HOL
Somali clashes may have killed more than 1,000 - Reuters
Afraid to return home despite prevailing calm - IRIN
Diplomat Frazer Details Surprise Trip to Somalia - NPR
Ethiopia admits detaining more than 40 suspected terrorists - dpa
Eritrea Denies Supporting Somalia Insurgents - VOA

Somaliland, Puntland clash over disputed turf again - HARGEISA, April 9 (Reuters) - Forces from the breakaway Somali republic of Somaliland and neighbouring semi-autonomous Puntland clashed on Monday over a disputed strip of desert that has been the source of sporadic...... Full Story>>
Analyst Says War Crimes Allegations Hard to Prove in Somalia - VOA
Somali deputy PM demands retreat of Ethiopian forces - AFP
Yemen court clears Dane of arming Somali Islamists - AFP
Somali Diaspora Conference - Communiqué (Leicester, UK)
Ethiopia genocide charges dropped - BBC
We are keeping peace in Somalia - Uganda - New Vision
Agencies look for more bilingual foster parents - AP

Minneapolis: Hundreds Protest Against ‘Mogadishu Massacre’ - Minneapolis, MN (HOL)- The unusual April cold front didn’t stop hundreds of Somalis from around Minnesota on Saturday to express their anger against what they called the “Mogadishu massacre,”—a recent upheaval of violence in the troubled capital of Somalia.Full Story>>>
Ship seized by Somali pirates docks safely - Reuters
Ethiopia bought arms from North Korea with U.S. assent - NY Times
First Somalia visit in a decade by high-ranking US diplomat - dpa
Advocating for the rights of a new community - Seattle Times
Ethnic foster families ease transition for children - Columbus Dispatch
Fishermen in Djibouti seek customers abroad - AP