1 US soldier killed in Somalia:

Kenya forest service personnel stand guard at the site where a small plane crashed two days ago, in the Aberdares forest near Njabini, on June 7. All 10 passengers of a small plane, whose wreckage was discovered in central Kenya two days after it went missing, died in the accident, the airline and government said. The plane, operated by East African Safari Air Express, took off from the western town of Kitale in the late afternoon Tuesday. It disappeared off the radar screens at Nairobi international airport, its final

destination, around 80 minutes later, the owners said in a statement. (AFP)

blue shirt and dark blue tie showed little emotion as the judge read the verdict, but his supporters exploded in cheers on the public gallery, prompting the judge to call them to order.

In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) capital of Kinshasa, Bemba’s supporters erupted in joy as they watched the announcement on live TV, and cheering was even heard at the National Assembly, AFP reporters said. (AFP)

One US special operations soldier was killed and four US service members wounded in an “enemy attack” Friday in Somalia, the US military said — casualties that are likely to put renewed scrutiny on America’s counterterror operations in Africa.

It’s the first public announcement of a US military combat death on the continent since