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NEWS ABOUT: Horn of Africa

Horn of Africa stories: 9 news summaries

 Pirates Fail in Attack on US Ship 

It's now under escort
of USS Bainbridge,
with Capt. Phillips

Apr 14, 09 10:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Capt. Richard Phillips' reunion with his crew and family may be delayed a bit because of yet another pirate attack. Somali pirates fired on another US ship today but failed to board it, CNN reports. That ship, the Liberty Sun, is now under the military escort of the USS Bainbridge—... More »

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Somalia • pirates • Horn of Africa • US Navy • hijacking • Richard Phillips • USS Bainbridge

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Somali Pirates Strike Again, Seize Tugboat


Apr 11, 09 10:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - A little international publicity won't deter Somali pirates. Hijackers seized a tugboat in the Gulf of Aden today, the AP reports. The vessel is Italian-owned—initial reports said American—and at least 10 of its 16 crew members are Italian. The tugboat had been towing two barges off Somalia's... More »

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Somalia • pirates • Horn of Africa • hijacking • Gulf of Aden

(Newser) - Somali pirates holding an American ship captain hostage say they want a $2 million ransom and have threatened to kill him, Reuters and the AP report. The ransom demand followed an escape attempt by Richard Phillips, who attempted to swim for safety early this morning. Reports conflict on what happened... More »

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Somalia • kidnapping • piracy • Indian Ocean • pirates • Horn of Africa • hostage • Maersk Alabama • Richard Phillips

(Newser) - The US Navy today let pirates around the Horn of Africa know that there's a new sheriff in town. A Navy vessel arrested seven suspected pirates in the Gulf of Aden after they attempted to board a commercial tanker, CNN reports. The arrests are the first by a US-led international... More »

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Somalia • pirates • Horn of Africa • US Navy • Gulf of Aden

Pirates Cut Saudi Tanker Ransom to $15M

Discount from $25M after biggest maritime hijacking in history

Nov 24, 08 8:32 AM CST
(Newser) - After the biggest hijacking in maritime history, Somali pirates have cut their ransom demand for a Saudi supertanker from $25 million to $15 million, Reuters reports. The Sirius Star, carrying $100 million in oil and 25 international crew members, was nabbed southeast of Kenya and has been moved to 62... More »

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Somalia • piracy • militia • Islamist • pirates • Horn of Africa • ransom • hijacking

 Somali Pirates Could  
 Grinch Your Christmas 

Shipping companies may eschew Suez Canal for longer routes, meaning delays

Nov 14, 08 2:49 PM CST
(Newser) - Attacks by Somali pirates have major shippers considering changing routes that run through the Suez Canal, Reuters reports, a move would add weeks to the time it takes ships to get to Europe from Asia and the Middle East. “It will really hit home when consumers in the West... More »

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Somalia • international trade • pirates • Horn of Africa • Suez canal • Gulf of Aden

UN Boosts Members' Powers to Fight Africa Piracy

Navy vessels can follow hijackers into Somali waters

Jun 3, 08 12:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - With piracy a growing problem off the Horn of Africa, the UN will allow its members to combat pirates using “all necessary means,” including chasing them into Somali waters, CNN reports. Somalia’s transitional government supports the move. More than two dozen pirate attacks have been reported in... More »

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Somalia • United Nations • piracy • pirates • Horn of Africa • UN Security Council

US Airstrike
Kills al-Qaeda Boss in Somalia

Ayro led Iraq-style insurgency; at least 12 others dead

May 1, 08 7:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - American war planes killed more than a dozen people in a town in the west of Somalia today, including one said to be the leader of that country's branch of al-Qaeda. Reuters reports that the airstrike on a band of Somali insurgents killed Aden Hashi Ayro, whose militants are blamed... More »

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Somalia • Africa • Ethiopia • Horn of Africa • Council of Islamic Courts • al-Qaeda • Aden Hashi Ayro

US Pursues Hijacked Ship in Somali Waters

Pirates take Japanese cargo vessel loaded with benzene

Oct 30, 07 12:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - A US warship is hot on the trail of a Japanese cargo vessel hijacked by pirates off Somalia. USS Porter sank pirate skiffs that had been tied to the Golden Mori when it sent distress signals Sunday. But after the bombardment, authorities learned that the Panamanian-flagged Mori contains benzene, a... More »

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