May 30, 2012

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Vanda Felbab-Brown | Posted 05.25.2011

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The recent murders of four Americans sailing off the coast of Somalia have led to calls for a tougher action against Somali pirates.

AP | MOHAMED OLAD HASSAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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MOGADISHU, Somalia — Using machetes and guns, the men fought a desperate battle to take control of two boats off the Somali coast. But this time...

BBC | Posted 05.25.2011

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As he looked at the radar screen Captain Andrey Nozhkin immediately feared the worst. A small vessel was closing fast from the stern....

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has declined to answer a question about the hostage situation off the coast of Somalia. The president was a...

AP | LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — U.S. officials have found no direct ties between East African pirates and terrorist groups but continue to search for signs of link...

AP | ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY and MATT APUZZO | Posted 05.25.2011

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NAIROBI, Kenya — Somali pirates and their hostage American sea captain were adrift in a lifeboat Thursday off the Horn of Africa, shadowed by a ...

AP | KATHARINE HOURELD | Posted 05.25.2011

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NAIROBI, Kenya — In a riveting high-seas drama, an unarmed American crew wrested control of their U.S.-flagged cargo ship from Somali pirates We...

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