Somali Pirates Hijack Ship In Oman National Waters: NATO
Suspected Somali pirates have seized a German-owned cargo ship off the coast of Oman, the first recorded attack in its territorial waters, NATO allian...
Suspected Somali pirates have seized a German-owned cargo ship off the coast of Oman, the first recorded attack in its territorial waters, NATO allian...
Global Post | Posted 07.13.2009 | World
By Tristan McConnell | GlobalPost BERBERA, Somaliland -- The slight figure of Farah Ismail Eid is a far cry from the swashbuckling, murderous imag...
AP | BARBARA SURK | Posted 06.14.2009 | World
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A team of specialized American sailors apprehended 17 suspected pirates who attacked an Egyptian merchant ship in ...
New York Times | Posted 06.08.2009 | World
Abshir Boyah, a towering, notorious Somali pirate boss who admits to hijacking more than 25 ships and to being a member of a secretive pirate council ...
AP | ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY | Posted 06.04.2009 | World
NAIROBI, Kenya — South Korean snipers hovering in a helicopter Monday chased away pirates pursuing a North Korean freighter, a rare instance of ...
John Prendergast | Posted 05.23.2009 | World
Somalia has become the poster child for transnational threats emanating from Africa.
Holly Cara Price | Posted 05.16.2009 | Entertainment
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HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.15.2009 | Politics
Dan Abrams recently tweeted that the "MSM is empowering the pirate/thugs," asking, "Would we see headlines about "muggers" vowing retaliation if a few...
Norm Stamper | Posted 05.14.2009 | Politics
Shooting an armed, hostage-holding assailant can be a life-saving act of heroism. But there's something fundamentally wrong with taking the life of someone in the state's custody.
AP | ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY and PAULINE JELINEK | Posted 05.14.2009 | World
MOMBASA, Kenya — President Barack Obama vowed Monday "to halt the rise of piracy," while shipmates of the rescued American freighter captain cal...
Russ Wellen | Posted 05.10.2009 | World
This incident also echoes another flight -- United Airlines flight 93 on 9/11, when the passengers apparently thwarted the hijackers' aims.
men.style.com | Posted 03.19.2009 | World
Even as gunboats from across the globe move into their waters, the desperate, well armed, and increasingly bold bandits of Somalia keep swarming the d...
Reuters | Posted 07.13.2009 | World