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Two Spanish aid workers kidnapped in Kenya

Somali Islamist Shebab rebels on Thursday kidnapped two female Spanish aid workers from Kenya`s Dadaab refugee camp, ...

US, British forces free hijacked italian ship off Somalia

British and US commandos on Tuesday freed an Italian vessel with a crew of 23, which had been hijacked by pirates off ...

Italian ship attacked by pirates off Somalia

An Italian ship came under attack by five pirates off the coast of Somalia on Monday, its owner said, and one pirate ...

Somali pirates release greek-owned ship

Somali pirates have released a Greek owned bulk carrier with 24 crew members in the Gulf of Aden, about 490 nautical ...

US dismisses Iranian long-range naval reach

The United States Wednesday treated an Iranian claim that it would send ships close to US waters with derision, saying ...

Indonesia calls for UN reform

Indonesia expressed hope the United Nations could strengthen its central role of promoting cooperation among countries ...

RI, India hold joint patrol in Malacca strait

Indonesia and India have started a coordinated patrol in the Malacca Strait. Fleet Command Unit for the Western ...

Aceh police nab four suspected Malacca Strait pirates

Police in Aceh have arrested four men suspected of having committed piracy against ships passing through the Malacca ...

RI to seek confirmation on Malacca Strait hijackers arrests

Indonesia will seek confirmation regarding reports of the arrest of several Indonesian nationals by Malaysian ...

Somali pirates free Kuwaiti oil tanker

Somali pirates say they freed a UAE-flagged, Kuwaiti-owned oil tanker after a $12-million ransom was paid.The 105,846 ...

RI proposes joint action in dealing with pirates

Indonesia will call on the member countries of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to jointly deal with ...

Police to station more patrol boats in Riau Islands

The Indonesian police headquarters plans to station more patrol boats in Riau Islands, Riau, North Sumatra and Aceh ...

RI navy has two options to protect shipping from pirates

The Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) proposes two options to protect national flagged commercial ships in the open seas from ...

Indonesian navy asks US counterpart to step up CARAT exercises

The Indonesian Navy has asked its US counterpart to step up their joint exercises according to the pattern and future ...

Lee praises navy commandos for daring rescue operation against Somali pirates

President Lee Myung-bak praised a contingent of Navy commandos Monday for their daring raid early this year to free a ...