Somali pirates free Puntland minister

"A minister kidnapped by pirates in Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Puntland has been freed. Ports Minister Said Mohamed Rageh was ambushed last Friday and held in the remote pirate stronghold of Jariban. His release came after negotiations between the...

Sex, drugs, money, Somali pirates living the "high life"

Why young Somalis are lured by pirate lifestyle Somali pirates living the high life of luxury  The arrogant communication style repeats: "The lady of the house speaking "...."No information today. No...

France 'captures Somali pirates' - Live video + Eye witness report chem tanker

Finally a strike against pirates, would work for pirate bankers too. Live video Eye witness report "Pirates chem tanker" ================================================= Vlado :at 18:49 on October 19th, 2008 To...

Somali forces free pirate hostages

NATO, US, and Russian war ships cruised around Somalia " Somali forces on Tuesday freed the 11-man crew of a hijacked ship and captured the 10 pirates who seized the vessel last week, according to the foreign...

Malaysia deploys navy to Somalia (Updated)

Piracy continues to be a favoured activity at the Sea of Somalia. In response, Malaysia has sent troops and helicopters to patrol the Gulf of Aden. However and despite international efforts to counteract...

Eritrea: Isaias Afwerki on the Path to Chaos

"It is now official: the ruling regime has spilled Eritrean blood fighting all our neighbors: Yemen, Sudan, Ethiopia and Djibouti. In every case, the hot-headed and impulsive actions of the ruling regime harmed the interest of Eritrea and diminished its reputation. And in...

Somalia: Pirates demand $1M ransom for 4 Europeans

Somalian captors of  the German couple  & French boat captain have demanded a hefty $1 million ransom for releasing them.  Kidnappings have become a thriving business in Somalia. Highjackers have got huge ransom in the past. " A government minister says...

France raid ship after crew freed

"French commandos have carried out a helicopter raid against a group of Somali pirates soon after they released 30 hostages from a luxury French yacht.Gen Jean-Louis Georgelin said troops moved in after the Ponant...

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