An Italian nun was shot dead at a hospital by Somali gunmen Sunday, hours after a leading Muslim cleric condemned Pope Benedict XVI for his remarks on Islam and violence. The nun, who was not ...

Hundreds of mourners bid a final farewell to an elderly Italian nun shot dead in Somalia, and her fellow sisters vowed not to abandon their humanitarian work despite the dangers.

Two Italian hostages are freed in Somalia. Published: ; Aug. 06, 2008, 2:21 a.m. By . Bill Meyer, The Plain Dealer ...

A US base and an Italian military convoy were targeted in separate attacks in Somalia on Monday. Al-Shabaab militants staged a simultaneous car bomb and gun attack on the Baledogle US facility ...

The Somalis began running into the stubborn objections of others shortly after Somalia (pop. 2,000,000) won independence in 1960 and began building a nation out of former Italian Somalia and ...

A battle named “Checkpoint Pasta” might seem funny, considering it was fought by Italian troops, but there's nothing funny about being outnumbered and surrounded in Somalia.

An Italian ship came under attack by five pirates off the coast of Somalia on Monday, its owner said, and one pirate said the vessel was under their control. IE 11 is not supported.

Somalia, an impoverished nation in the horn of Africa, ... Independence Week is celebrated annually from June 26 to July 1 to honor the 1960 union of British Somaliland and Italian Somalia.

NAIROBI, Kenya — Somali pirates hijacked an Italian-flagged tugboat with 16 crew today, a NATO spokeswoman said, as U.S. warships closely watched a lifeboat where an American captain was being ...

A US base and an Italian military convoy were targeted in separate attacks in Somalia on Monday. Al-Shabaab militants staged a simultaneous car bomb and gun attack on the Baledogle US facility ...