From Chris Lawrence, CNN Washington (CNN) -- U.S. special forces swooped into Somalia in a pair of helicopters in a daring overnight raid to rescue two kidnapped aid workers -- an American and a Dane -- and killed several gunmen in the operation, an Am… more »

Associated Press By Amy Forliti, Jason Straziuso and Julie Watson NAIROBI, Kenya — The October al-Qaida video shows a light-skinned man handing out food to families displaced by famine in Somalia. But the masked man is not Somali, or even African —… more »

Scott and Jean Adam first set sail on the 58-foot craft in 2002 BBC Four American sailors hijacked by Somali pirates off the coast of Oman have been killed, US defence officials say. The US military said its forces trailing the vessel had responded… more »