Somalia's state media: The military has pushed al-Shabab terrorists out of large parts of the country's central area
Martin Griffiths, who is the UN's Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, warns that Somalia is on the brink of famine following the worst drought in four decades. Mohammed Sheik Nor reports from the Somali capital of Mogadishu.
Drought in Horn of Africa has hit Somalia hardest, with UN saying nearly half of the countryu's 16 million people face crisis-level food insecurity
Somalia has elected a new president. Somali parliamentarians elected former President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to replace Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed. Mohamud has assumed office and pledges to steer the country toward reconciliation. Mohamed Sheikh Nor reports from Mogadishu.
NISA says al-Shabab is plotting to assassinate president and prime minister
