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Somali piracy death toll rises as violence worsens

Somali pirates seizing Indian Ocean ships were responsible for at least 35 hostage deaths in 2011, a report showed on ...

Pirates shoot gas tanker off Oman

Pirates armed with guns and rocket propelled grenades shot a liquefied natural gas tanker off the coast of Oman on ...

Mideast music industry at risk of collapsing: experts

The digital revolution has put the Middle Eastern music industry under severe stress as the region still lacks a ...

14 countries participate in Western Pacific Naval Symposium

Delegates from 14 countries are taking part in the Western Pacific Naval Symposium (WPNS) here, which focuses on ...

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RI coordinating minister attends security meeting in Russia

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Joko Suyanto attended an international meeting of high ...

Somali Islamists attack president as pressure grows

Somalia`s Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab insurgents shrugged off recent strategic losses and growing military pressure Tuesday ...

Turkish commandos arrest 14 pirates, free seven Yemenis

Turkish commandos have arrested 14 pirates thought to be from Somalia off the coast of Oman and freed seven Yemeni ...

War planes strike suspected Somali pirate base: coastguard

War planes fired several missiles at a suspected Somali pirate base in the north of the war-torn country, wounding two ...

Danish warship stops Somali pirate vessel, 12 hostages freed

A Danish warship has apprehended a suspected pirate ship off Somalia`s coast, and released 12 hostages held on board, ...

Somali pirates release Panama-flagged ship amid ransom reports

Somali pirates have released a Panama-flagged vessel they seized two months ago allowing it to continue on its way to ...

Russian pacific fleet task force to visit Vietnam

A Pacific Fleet task force led by the Admiral Tributs destroyer will pay a visit to Vietnam while returning from an ...

Somali pirates hijack Iran cargo ship in Maldives

Somali pirates seized an Iranian-owned cargo ship and its 23-strong crew in the first hijacking within Maldivian ...

NATO extends anti-piracy mission until 2014

NATO agreed Monday to extend its anti-piracy mission off the coast of Somalia until the end of 2014, stressing that ...

Australian ministers to meet indonesian counterparts

The Australian Foreign Minister Senator Bob Carr and Defense Minister Stephen Smith will welcome their Indonesian ...