Somali Pirates
France hands dead pirates to Somalia region
The French navy handed over pirates -- dead and alive -- to authorities in the semi-autonomous Somali region of Puntland. Full Article
Pirates' glossy lives win admirers in Somalia
The flashy lives of well-heeled pirates are making some people want to join one of their sea gangs or even marry them.
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Swedes capture pirates
A Swedish warship captured pirates after they tried to attack a cargo vessel. Video
Pirates release Filipino crew
Filipino crew held by pirates return home after more than five months.
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Somali ''pirates'' plead not guilty
Eleven suspected Somali pirates plead not guilty during their first appearance in a Kenyan court. Video
The Maersk Alabama
Pirates not a punchline
Kidnapping isn’t funny. Neither are extortion, hijacking or murder threats. So why have some in the media been laughing—or at least winking—at people who have been doing precisely that . Blog
Donors to tackle Somalia insecurity
Donors meet this week to discuss urgent funding for Somali security forces and African Union peacekeepers as pirates step up attacks on shipping. Full Article
Q&A: Who are the Somali pirates?
Even after the rescue of U.S. ship captain Richard Phillips, Somali pirates still hold about 260 hostages on 17 captured vessels. Who are these modern-day buccaneers? Full Article
"Hi, Is that the Somali pirates?"
Your best source is jailed. You track high-sea hijacks by text and email. You get through to captors on a satellite phone but are then roundly abused.
Reporting on Somali piracy can be surreal. Full Article
Pirates fuel Gulf of Guinea woes
Local conflicts, armed gangs and weak states along west and central Africa's coast have turned the Gulf Guinea -- which will provide a quarter of U.S. oil within 5 years --into a minefield. Full Article
Piracy seen boosting marine premiums
Munich Re expects insurance premiums against high sea piracy to rise along with the risk of piracy spreading in the world. Full Article
Turkey to help train Somali forces
Turkey will help train and establish a domestic armed forces for the fledgling government of Somalia Full Article
