The head of a shipping company recently victimized by pirates off the Somali coast told lawmakers Tuesday that U.S. cargo crews should be allowed to arm themselves in response to the rising hijacking threat.
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- Pregnant Briton to escape death penalty in Laos
A British woman facing possible execution in Laos will escape the death sentence because she is pregnant, a spokesman for the Laotian Foreign Ministry...
- Zimbabwe activists sent back to jail
A Zimbabwean court Tuesday ordered 18 human rights and political activists back to jail after they were indicted on charges related to an alleged plan...
- Pirates hijack 2 ships off Somalia
Pirates hijacked two ships off the coast of Somalia on Thursday, the latest of several attacks that have generated international concern.
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- Pirates grab two more ships off Somalia
Two cargo ships were hijacked Wednesday in the Gulf of Aden, a Kenyan maritime official told CNN on Thursday.
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- Nuclear watchdog asked to leave N.Korea
The International Atomic Energy Agency said Tuesday that North Korea has asked its inspectors to leave the country. North Korea’s foreign minist...
- Pirates hold ship’s skipper, crew member says
Pirates have hijacked a ship with 21 Americans aboard off Somalia, U.S. government sources said.
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- U.S. Navy releases suspected pirates
U.S. naval forces hunting pirates off Somalia detained six people this week who appeared to be pursuing a commercial shipping vessel, but soon release...
- Reports: China sending ships to fight pirates
China plans to send a fleet of ships to help patrol the pirate-infested waters off the Horn of Africa, Chinese media reported Thursday.
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- Pirates say drownings delay ship’s release
Pirates holding a Saudi-owned supertanker off the coast of Somalia have set the vessel free, according to Andrew Mwangura of the Kenya Seafarers Assoc...
- Iran’s navy joins fight against Somali pirates
A group of Iranian warships steamed into the Gulf of Aden, joining an expanding list of navies sent to protect shipping routes from Somali pirates, st...
- Pirates release two ships off East Africa
Somalia-based pirates on Tuesday released a Turkish-flagged ship carrying 4,500 tons of chemicals that was seized two months ago off Yemen’s coa...
- NATO sending ships to tackle Somali pirates
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- Russian planes again fly over U.S. Navy ships
Russian military aircraft flew just 500 feet over two U.S. Navy ships this week as the ships participated in a joint military exercise with South Kore...
- About 30 Chinese rescued from pirate attack
Multinational naval forces rescued the crew of a Chinese merchant ship from pirates in the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday, shipping sources said.
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- Pirates vow to kill U.S., French sailors
Two pirates in Somalia vow revenge after the U.S. military kills three pirates and frees a U.S. ship captain held hostage for several days. The pirate...
- Pirates hijack chemical tanker off Somalia
A chemical tanker with 30 crew has become the latest ship to be hijacked off Somalia, a commercial shipping expert said Friday.
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- Fatal storms sink Russian ships
Russian and Ukrainian authorities launched a rescue and cleanup operation in the Black Sea on Monday after fatal storms sank five ships, including an ...
- Canada to join fight against Somalia pirates
Canada announced Wednesday that it will dispatch a warship to Somalia’s coast to protect U.N. aid ships from pirate attacks.
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- Iranian warships sent to Somali waters
A group of Iranian warships steamed into the Gulf of Aden, joining an expanding list of navies sent to protect shipping routes from Somali pirates, st...
- Official: More pirates searching for lifeboat
Pirates in ships are searching for the lifeboat containing four pirates and their hostage — the captain of a freighter they failed to hijack ear...
