Capt. Mohamed Hussein said the gunfire could still be heard inside the Nasa-Hablod hotel, which is close to the presidential palace and is frequented by politicians and other members of Mogadishu's elite.
A man accused of intentionally infecting dozens of women with HIV over a period of 10 years has been sentenced to 24 years in prison.
Residents of Seaford began to notice the noxious smell on Friday evening, with some complaining of stinging eyes and nausea.
Nine Royal Navy servicemen have tested positive for cocaine use while on duty on board the HMS Vigilant, a submarine armed with up to eight Trident nuclear missiles.
Female staff reportedly discussed alleged abuse by Labour and Conservative politicians in WhatsApp group.
Jennifer Appel and Tasha Fuiava were just about out of food and beginning to believe they were completely out of luck when they finally saw it: a U.S. Navy ship chugging toward them.
Astronauts living in the International Space Station spoke to Pope Francis in a unique and harmonious exchange of science and religion.
Mohamad Khweis found life in Syrian and Iraq distasteful and escaped after a few months. He surrendered in northern Iraq to Kurdish forces, who broadcast his capture around the world.
"You hope to emerge with your dignity intact," joked the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Eddie Martins and Richard Hall claimed the sex was consensual, but the 18-year-old girl alleged one officer raped her and both forced her to perform a sex act.
Twitter is in love with new Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's furry feline who has moved into the Premier House with her.
The 18-year-old alleged that she was told she would have to leave the school if she did not comply with a rule requiring students' hair to be black.
The teenage victim has a mild intellectual disability and her verbal skills are of an eight-and-a-half-year-old.
The man was bitten on the foot and was bleeding profusely, but is said to be in a stable condition at a hospital.
The 17-year-old victim was staying at Najee A'Ve's shared apartment and sleeping on a couch downstairs when she woke up to find him raping her.
The woman had reportedly given birth to the baby on her own in a home that did not have any electricity or running water.
Adam Parkin, 35, stabbed wife Julie to death at their home in Sunderland, with police later finding search terms on his computer such as 'Cambodia child abuse'.
Arsonists Nicola King and Jerely Evans could be seen talking to homeless man Roy Ransom before Evans set light to his bedding as King watched in Portsmouth.
Deadly clashes between police and protesters and fears of further bloodshed led Kenya's election commission to indefinitely postpone voting in some opposition strongholds.
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy dismissed the regional government, setting the stage for early elections.
The man subjected his daughter to continued assaults after discovering she was not wearing her traditional Islamic dress while away from the family home.
Liverpool Crown Court heard how Benjamin Jones, 32, from Moreton, Merseyside, boasted online to other paedophiles about how he 'got lucky' filming the children.
Karen Brown, 47, has been missing for two weeks after leaving her home in Clydesdale. She was last seen on CCTV at Hamleys in London.
Gary Dryden, 18, raped the girl on seven occasions at sports centre in Kilwinning, North Ayrshire Scotland. Dryden had contacted her after she celebrated her 12th birthday.
Authorities said Rhonda Shoffner forced her daughter to answer questions about Bible verses, beating her when she made mistakes.
Authorities assume Joshua Gurto had been living in the woods after police issued a warrant for his arrest.
Valentino Talluto is alleged to have persuaded his victims to have unprotected sex with him despite being diagnosed with HIV in 2006.
On the 50th anniversary of the Abortion Act in the UK, women in Ireland are still struggling for the same freedom.
Internet troll Shohidul Islam has been jailed after framing brother-in-law Mohammed Razaul Karim as a Islamic State supporter and paedophile.
Samuel Jeter was found unconscious by police after a woman woke to find man in her bedroom.