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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 ...

More aggressive action on pirates, EU

European Union states on Friday called for "more robust" action from the international fleet in the Indian Ocean to ...

Pirates say holding British hostage in central Somalia

A British woman, who was kidnapped in Kenya after her husband was killed, is in the hands of Somali pirates in the ...

Seven pirates held in rescue of French hostage: Spain

Troops from a Spanish warship Saturday detained seven pirates when they rescued a French hostage taken from her yacht ...

Four missing after French boat found off Yemen

Four people were thought to have been kidnapped by pirates after international forces found a French yacht lying ...

Somali pirates release Greek-owned tanker: company

A tanker seized by pirates in the Indian Ocean in October with 24 crew was released on Friday after a "long and ...

RI seizes 93 foreign ships: Bakorkamla spokesman

Indonesia, through its National Maritime Security Coordinating Board or Bakorkamla, has from January to August 2011 ...

Somali pirates free Maltese bulk carrier

Somali pirates have freed a Maltese owned and registered bulk carrier after the payment of a ransom by its owners, the ...

Indonesian movie fans hit by Harry Potter craze

The Harry Potter craze seems to have also hit Indonesian movie fans as evident from the long queues seen at ...

Pirates Hijack Italian Ship in Benin

Pirates have hijacked an Italian owned ship in Cotonou, the economic capital of Benin in West Africa, a regional ...

Pirates attack oil tanker off Yemen, crew safe - (d)

Pirates fired a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) into a fuel oil tanker near the Yemeni port of Aden on Wednesday ...

India detains fresh group of suspected Somali pirates

Indian police have detained 18 suspected Somali pirates -- the second batch to be taken into custody in Gujarat state ...

Deaths of seafarers in Somali pirate attacks soar

The number of seafarers killed due to Somali piracy has escalated in the past four years, with 62 merchant sailors ...

Somali pirates free German ship after ransom paid

Somali pirates have freed a German-owned cargo ship, seized in April, after they received a ransom, a pirate and ...

Egypt boat held by Somali pirates freed after 10 months

An Egyptian boat seized with its 22-member crew by pirates off the coast of Somalia in August 2010 has been freed, an ...