Fighting between Somali government troops and police killed 16 people in the capital Mogadishu today, witnesses said.

Mortar rounds and rockets hit Somalia’s capital early today in a series of attacks that killed 12 people including a four-year-old boy.

Islamic militias and secular warlords resumed fighting for control of the Somali capital today, killing at least five people and wounding at least 11 others after a five-day lull.

Somalia's prime minister escaped unharmed in a blast that killed 10 and injured 60 as supporters turned out for a rally in Mogadishu's soccer stadium today.