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First non-stop scheduled flight from Australia to Britain lands after 17 hours

Qantas flight QF9 makes history as it arrives at Heathrow, London, after a direct journey from Perth, Western Australia

Sense of duty' sees Somali refugees head home

From Britain to Canada, people who have spent decades away are bringing their skills to rebuild their country

Former President reportedly denied US Visa

Former Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was reportedly denied a U.S. Visa after being booked to speak at two New England area events.

Meet the child victims of Britain's £6bn weapons deal with Saudi Arabia

Around 11m Yemeni children are now victims of bombs sold by the UK Government – while their parents have lost limbs, livelihoods and the hope of ever returning home

6 Somali students missing in Dhaka for one year

AMISOM concludes gender awareness training for Somali police in four regional states

Beletweyne, Baidoa, Kismayo, Adado – The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has concluded gender awareness training for Somali police officers in four regional states in Somalia, to help broaden their knowledge on human rights.

Somali women are transforming their country

After decades of war, which left Somalia languishing without a central government, Somali women are taking charge of the country's destiny by improving the lives of hundreds of people.

Ethiopian students keen on learning Turkish

ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopian youth are showing great interest in a Turkish studies project launched by the Yunus Emre Institute and there is huge demand for additional courses.

Garissa MCAs told to pass bill against illegal water linkups

Garissa Deputy Governor Abdi Dagane on Friday urged the county assembly to pass the Water Bill to enable the county to ensure proper water use.

The week Facebook's value plunged $58bn

Facebook ended the week $58bn lower in value after its handling of a historic data breach.

'Fight for democracy in Ethiopia continues' - U.S. Congress to vote on H. Res. 128

The United States Congress will finally vote on a human rights resolution against the Ethiopian government in the second week of April, a Congressman deeply involved in the process has announced.

Trump signs $1.3 trillion spending bill despite veto threat on Twitter

DeBonisJust hours after threatening a veto, President Trump said Friday afternoon that he had signed a "ridiculous" $1.3 trillion spending bill passed by Congress early Friday, averting a government shutdown.

10 People Hospitalised In Mogadishu After Inhaling "Poisonous" Gas

At least 17 dead, several hurt in car bomb in Somali capital

East African ministers work to end Somalia's refugee crisis

The Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) ministers who met in Nairobi to review progress in the implementation of a regional pact on finding durable solution to the refugee crisis in Somalia vowed to mobilize resources and political capital to realize that goal.

Al-Shabaab fears lead Somali teen to reject government job

A sixteen-year-old boy has rejected an appointed role as the deputy commissioner of a regional state in Somalia because of security fears.

AMISOM trains Somali security sector on deterrence against use of children in armed conflict

A total of thirty personnel from the Somali security forces, drawn from across the country, concluded a three-day capacity building workshop on child protection, in the capital Mogadishu, on Thursday.

First-ever Somali exhibit at Minnesota History Center opens in June

The new display at the St. Paul museum aims to help teach Minnesotans about their Somali neighbors.

Saudi Arabia and UAE condemn Mogadishu bomb blast

Saudi Arabia's Foreign Ministry on Friday condemned the terrorist bomb attack in the Somali capital, Mogadishu that claimed the lives of 17 people.

Racists Charged In Terror Plot Against Somali Refugees Get A Nearly All White Jury

Patrick Stein, Gavin Wright and Curtis Allen were arrested and charged in connection with a FBI domestic terrorism sting that wrapped up a few weeks ahead of the 2016 presidential election. They'll be on trial in a quiet federal courthouse in downtown Wichita over the next six weeks.