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Collection of pirate news, found 66 news.

Tampa woman identified as source of FBI's Petraeus probe

The woman identified as thesource of an FBI probe that led to the downfall of CIA Director David Petraeus, asked for ...

China rescues fishermen held by Somali pirates for 18 months

China has rescued a group of 26 fishermen, mainly Chinese and Vietnamese, who were taken from a Taiwanese trawler ...

Hundred copies of book containing insults on Prophet Mohammad burned

PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama, the publisher of a book containing insults about the Prophet Mohammad, burned hundreds of ...

Somali Islamists attack president as pressure grows

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

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 ...

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 ...

Nigeria MEND militants claim attack, threaten oil ships

A Nigerian militant group based in the oil-producing Niger Delta claimed an attack on a police checkpoint on Thursday ...

Foreigner seized in Somalia is American: NGO

A foreign national kidnapped at the weekend in central Somalia is an American journalist and writer, a regional ...

Russia`s Pacific fleet task force pays visit to Indonesia

A Pacific Fleet task force led by the Admiral Panteleyev destroyer docked at the Indonesian port of Surabaya on ...

Somali pirates free Italian tanker hijacked in February

Somali pirates have freed an Italian oil tanker hijacked in February with five Italians and 17 Indians on board after ...

Twelve former Somali pirate hostages back in Indonesia

Twelve of 13 Indonesian nationals released recently by Somali pirates who had taken them hostage arrived at Jakarta`s ...

Seychelles invites China to set up anti-piracy base

The Seychelles on Friday invited Beijing to set up a military base on the archipelago to beef up the fight against ...