WASHINGTON, May 22 (UPI) -- Lobbyist Charles Black, a friend and key adviser to U.S. Sen. John McCain, has come under fire for his representing foreign interests, including dictators.

MOGADISHU, Somalia, July 15 (UPI) -- A peace conference aimed at healing conflict in Somalia began and then immediately adjourned Sunday to give delegates more time to arrive.

MOGADISHU, Somalia, April 13 (UPI) -- Somalia's interior minister is accusing international relief agencies of distributing expired food in the strife-torn African country. Mohamed Mohamud Guled made the accusation at a news conference Friday in the capital of Mogadishu, Shabelle Media Networ

LONDON, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- A British newspaper Sunday said the United States was conducting illegal mercenary operations to support the U.N.-backed interim government in Somalia.

MOGADISHU, Somalia, May 3 (UPI) -- Seven people were killed and more than 25 others injured when a grenade targeting Somali Prime Minister Ali Mohammed Ghedi exploded at a stadium Tuesday.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Private lawsuits say two Somali residents of Northern Virginia committed human rights violations in their homeland, a published report said Friday.