Pirates off the coast of Somalia have successfully hijacked a commercial vessel for the first time in 18 months, raising fears of a resurgence in armed attacks. The Malta-flagged Hellas Aphrodite, ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fishermen stand on a beach in the former pirate village of Eyl, in Somalia's semiautonomous northeastern state of Puntland, on ...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Attackers firing machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades boarded a tanker carrying gasoline off the coast of Somalia on Thursday, authorities said, likely the ...
NAIROBI, KenyaNAIROBI, Kenya — Signaling a new offensive mindset, international military officials vowed Friday to fight the pirates as swarms of Somalis moved into the waters off East Africa. Four ...
An Australian navy frigate has thwarted a pirate attack on a UK-flagged chemical tanker in the Arabian Sea. The guided-missile frigate HMAS Melbourne steamed to the aid of the tanker CPO China after ...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A European Union naval force on Friday reached a Malta-flagged tanker earlier attacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia, finding all its 24 mariners safe after an ...