Somali pirates have hijacked a South Korean cargo ship with 21 crew members on board in the Indian Ocean as it was sailing from the United Arab Emirates to Sri Lanka.

Tunis (Keydmedia International) - In the wake of the unprecedented ouster of former Tunisian President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, a new wave of mayhem and disorder have swept across the capital Tunis.

Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has asked for immediate international support for the nearly 2.5 million Somalis who are starving due to a severe drought.

Rio de Janeiro (Keydmedia International) - Southeastern Brazil's recent flooding and mudslides have claimed the lives of nearly 550 people, as weather conditions are expected to get worse.

A court in Somaliland has found a German man guilty of making pornographic films of Somali women and has given him a four- year prison sentence and US$10,000 fine. This news story may raise some eyebrows or even evoke disdain from people who would dismiss the case as another botched trial from another infidel-obsessed Islamic country.

New-york (keydmedia) Somalia's new prime minister said 8,000 government troops will start waging attacks on Islamist insurgents and al-Qaida terrorists "very, very soon."

MOGADISHU, Somalia — A court official says a Somali judge sentenced a 72-year-old German man to four years in jail for making pornographic films and pictures in Somalia.

Tunis (Keydmedia International) - Two people have been killed as Tunisian security forces clashed with protesters in the central Tunisian town of Douz.

Port-au-Prince (Keydmedia International) Haiti is marking the first anniversary of the devastating earthquake that killed 230,000 people and left 1.5m others homeless.

Warsaw (Keydmedia International) - Aviation investigators have said Polish officials in the cockpit of the plane of president Lech Kaczynski that crashed in Russia put pressure on the crew to land in dangerous weather conditions.

A film claimed to be the first ever cinema-standard film to be shot solely on the iPhone has been premiered by South Korea.

Washington (Keydmedia National) - In a country that has experienced over 20 years of conflict and instability, Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) struggles to advance the Djibouti Peace Process and bring stability to the war-torn nation.