East Africa


NAIROBI, Kenya - Somalia's most powerful militant group is teetering on the brink of a major split because of a rift between its top two leaders, a feud that could erode the size and strength of the al-Qaida-aligned group.

MOGADISHU, Somalia - A Somali emergency official says sporadic clashes between Islamic fighters and government soldiers have killed four men in the capital.

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Ethiopian officials on Wednesday released a top opposition leader who had been sentenced to life in prison after the government said she had violated a pardon agreement and sent her back to jail in late 2008.

MOGADISHU, Somalia - An emergency official says five more civilians have been killed in fighting in Somalia.
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