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Pirates hijack Greek-owned bulk carrier off Yemen

World
2009-11-22

PIRATES hijacked a Greek-owned bulk carrier on Thursday in the Gulf of Aden near Yemen, a Kenyan maritime official said today. "Red Sea Spirit was taken by gunmen off the Yemeni coast last Thursday. She is flying...

French hostage escapes in Somalia, officials say

World
2009-8-26

ONE of a pair of French security agents kidnapped by insurgents in Somalia last month has escaped, Somali officials said today. A military officer said the man is believed to have killed three of his captors. The...

Pirates' glossy lives win admirers in Somalia

World
2009-6-1

AN extravagant convoy of forty 4x4s and four motorbikes escort a young bride to her nuptials at a sandy beach in the Somali village of Hobyo and are used to light up the twilight celebration. Her pirate commander...

In Somalia, clashes kill at least 65, wound 190

World
2009-5-11

CLASHES between rival Islamist groups have killed at least 65 people and wounded more than 190 others in three days of battles in Mogadishu, Somalia, witnesses and hospital sources said yesterday. The Horn of...

China urges world navies to team up

National
2009-4-22

THE world's navies must work together to combat threats such as terrorism and piracy, Wu Shengli, commander admiral of the Chinese navy, said yesterday. Wu told a meeting of international naval officials that...

Chinese navy to mark 60th anniversary

National
2009-4-19

CHINA'S navy is set to hold a huge maritime ceremony to mark its 60th anniversary in April, and has invited ships and top officials from dozens of countries to attend, media reported yesterday. The four-day celebration...

Japan to send 2 destroyers off Somalia for anti-piracy mission

World
2009-2-4

JAPAN will dispatch two destroyers to waters off Somalia for a mission protecting its commercial vessels against pirates, joining a growing number of countries patrolling those waters, an official said today. The...

Power vacuum as Ethiopian troops quit Mogadishu

World
2009-1-15

ETHIOPIAN troops supporting Somalia's government withdrew completely from Mogadishu today, witnesses said, leaving a power vacuum in the capital that is expected to lead to more bloodshed. Islamist hardliners...

China's anti-pirate fleet to arrive today

National
2009-1-6

CHINA'S naval fleet that is en route to the Gulf of Aden to fight pirates off the coast of Somalia is expected to reach its destination today. The Ministry of Transportation is set to start accepting applications...

Chinese Navy sets sail for anti-piracy mission off Somalia

National
2008-12-26

THE Chinese naval fleet set sail at 1:50 pm today from a port here in the southernmost island province of Hainan for Somalia. The ships will take part in an escort mission against piracy. The warships of the People's...