MOGADISHU, Somalia, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Islamic insurgents have gained a significant foothold in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, capturing four vacated government bases there, observers say.

MOGADISHU, Somalia, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- Ethiopian troops were withdrawing from neighboring Somalia Saturday after two years battling anti-government rebels in the African nation.

MOGADISHU, Somalia, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Somalian government and Ethiopian forces shelled a Mogadishu market Tuesday, killing at least 10 people and wounding dozens more, witnesses said.

BAIDOA, Somalia, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf says he has dismissed his prime minister for failing to do his job as the government fights Islamic militias near the capital.

MOGADISHU, Somalia, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- At least 15 people were killed Friday when insurgents attacked the Somali capital city of Mogadishu, officials and witnesses said.

LONDON, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Barack Obama's victory in the U.S. presidential election Tuesday brought congratulatory messages from world leaders.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- A Russian shipyard announced it would finish building a new guided-missile frigate for India by early next year.

TRIPOLI, Libya, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Russian warships are leaving the Libyan capital after a three-day official visit and are steaming to the Caribbean, military officials say.

MOGADISHU, Somalia, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- The United Nations is calling a Somali peace deal a good step toward stabilizing the fragile security situation in the country.