Kasmaal  Independent Somali news and analysis website .

Chinese naval forces may have captured Somali pirate leader Aw Koombe during the rescue of the bulker OS 35 last weekend. China claims that its forces were responsible for recovering the OS 35 – and has even omitted the assistance provided by the Indian Navy from official statements – but so far it has not taken credit for arresting any […]

MANILA: Nine people including four members of the Philippine security forces were killed on Tuesday (Apr 11) in clashes with 10 suspected members of the Abu Sayyaf kidnap group on the resort island of Bohol, authorities said. The incursion would be the first on a key Philippine tourist destination in recent years by the group […]

Officials have cancelled a planned Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday after three explosions went off near the bus for team Borussia Dortmund, leaving one player injured. Three devices detonated near the Borussia Dortmund team bus as it prepared to leave for the Westfalen Stadium, from a hotel police say. Police later said that they believe […]

Russia has information of a potential incident similar to the alleged chemical attack in Idlib province, possibly targeting a Damascus suburb, President Vladimir Putin said. The goal is to discredit the government of Syrian President Assad, he add“We have reports from multiple sources that false flags like this one – and I cannot call it […]

SEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) — South Korea’s military called Tuesday for the accurate evaluation of the security conditions on the peninsula in response to rumors of a looming war crisis. Public concern has grown here about the possibility of an armed conflict in April amid the spread of related rumors on social networking sites and […]

People are held for ransom, forced labour or sexual exploitation after being sold for up to $500, UN agency says. Libya is the main gateway for people attempting to reach Europe by sea [File: Ismail Zitouny/Reuters] Hundreds of African refugees and migrants passing through Libya are being bought and sold in modern-day slave markets before […]

 EXCLUSIVE: Written and directed by Bryan Buckley (Asad) comes Dabka, the true story of one reporter’s risk-taking adventure that ultimately brought the world an unprecedented first-person account of the pirates of Somalia. Ahead of its world premiere in the U.S. Narrative Competition section at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 27, Deadline has an exclusive clip […]

The prime suspect in the Stockholm truck has demanded that his state-appointed lawyer be replaced with a Sunni Muslim – a request that was refused, according to official court documents. Rakhmat Akilov, a 39-year-old Uzbek national believed to have symphathized with jihadist groups, is being held on suspicion of driving a stolen truck into pedestrians […]

Clashes have broken out between police and protesters at the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Lucca, northern Italy, where top officials are meeting to discuss pressing international issues, including potential anti-Russian sanctions. Footage from the scene showed riot police armed with batons and riot shields squaring off against anti-capitalist protesters. Demonstrators threw firecrackers and […]

SEVERAL Indian crew members have been taken by Somali pirates after local security forces were only able to rescue their hijacked cargo dhow on Monday. Eleven crew members of the Al Kausar were taken hostage by the pirates, who said they would be kept as bargaining chips in a push to free some 117 pirates jailed […]