Piracy off the coast of Somalia

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Somali Pirates Release Captured Oil Tanker, Hostages

Somali pirates handed over on Thursday an oil tanker and eight Sri Lankan hostages just days after capturing the...

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Somali Coastguard In Gunfight Near Hijacked Ship

Coastguards in northern Somalia exchanged gunfire Thursday with armed men aboard a boat heading towards a hijacked oil...

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Somali Pirates Back On the Radar

The seizing of the Aris 13 tanker and its Sri Lankan crew on Monday -- the first successful attack by Somali pirates...

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Somali Pirates Suspected of First Ship Hijacking Since 2012

An oil tanker has been hijacked by suspected pirates off the coast of Somalia, reports say, the first such hijacking in...

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Somali Pirates Suspected of Staging First Attack Since 2012

Suspected pirates boarded a Sri Lankan-flagged tanker and forced its crew to change course towards the northeastern...

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Somali Pirates Suspected of First Ship Hijacking Since 2012

A freight ship has been hijacked off the coast of Somalia, reports say. A number of suspected pirates boarded the Sri...

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US Warns of Growing Piracy Risk Off West Africa

The United States is increasingly worried about pirate attacks off West Africa and is committed to helping countries...

Politics

Somali Pirates’ Hostages ‘ate Rats’ To Survive

A group of sailors who were held hostage by Somali pirates for nearly five years survived in part by eating rats, one...

International

Asian Sailors Freed By Somali Pirates Arrive In Kenya For Flights Home

26 Asian sailors freed after more than four years of captivity in a small fishing village in Somalia arrived in the...

International

West Africa’s Tough Battle With Piracy

The Gulf of Guinea has become the new hub for African piracy. An international summit in Lome, Togo is looking for...