Qamar Aden Ali, Ibrahim Hassan Adoow, Abdullahi Wayel & Saleman Olad Robleh killed in Somalia

At least 17 people, including four Somali ministers and two journalists have been killed and over 60 others injured in deadly suicide bomb blast that ripped through a function in … Radio Garowe reports.

According to witnesses, a ‘lady’ suicide bomber detonated explosives near the VIP lounge where the top government officials, who attended the graduation ceremony for Banadir University, were seated.

Osman Ali Ahmed, UNDP head killed in Somalia

Democracy Now! In Somalia, the head of the country’s UN Development Program was shot dead on Sunday. It was the latest fatality in a string of attacks on aid workers. Osman Ali Ahmed was shot at close range as he left a mosque in southern Mogadishu. His son was also injured in the shooting.

Shiek Hassan Dahir Aweys rejects ‘peace’ offer

MOGADISHU, June 10 (Xinhua) — Shiek Hassan Dahir Aweys, the spiritual leader of the former Islamic Courts Union and now a member of the opposition group, has rejected the agreement signed Monday between Somali transitional government and the opposition in Djibouti, local media reported Tuesday.