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Five Somali pirates get life in US prison

A US court Monday sentenced five Somali pirates to life in prison plus 80 years for the attack last year on a US naval ...

Somali pirates use captive crew to attack vessels - hostage

Somali pirates forced a hostage crew to hijack vessels in exchange for freedom, a released seaman said on Tuesday, ...

Eleven officials kidnapped in Cameroon rebel region

Suspected rebels from Cameroon`s Bakassi Peninsula kidnapped 11 local government officials and killed two gendarmes in ...

Somali pirates quit one Puntland base, head south

Somali pirates abandoned one of their main bases in Somalia`s semi-autonomous Puntland region fearing local security ...

Counter-terror tactics needed to fight pirates: US

A US Navy admiral on Wednesday called for using counter-terrorism tactics against Somali pirates, warning the gangs ...

Two Indonesian cargo crew members manage to contact their relatives

Two Indonesian cargo crew members who are recently being under captivation of Somali`s pirate in the Arab sea ...