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• Bodies of migrants wash ashore in Yemen
The latest migrant deaths raised calls for those ships to also act against human trafficking in the same waters off Somalia, a country where there is no government control and armed groups are rampant. "It's essentially the same problems that allow ...
• Somalia mortar attack kills at least 17
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Mortar shells slammed into a busy market in Somalia's capital Monday, killing at least 17 people, after a failed insurgent attack on the presidential palace. Also Monday, a remote-controlled land mine killed a Somali driver and ...
• Somali pirates threaten to blow up ship
NAIROBI, Kenya - The pirates who hijacked an arms-laden Ukrainian tanker off the coast of Somalia threatened Friday to blow up the ship if no ransom is paid. The MV Faina is surrounded by U.S. warships, and a Russian frigate is heading toward the ...
• Countries push back against Somalia's pirates
DEAUVILLE, France - Armed pirates aboard fast-moving skiffs have increasingly turned the shipping lanes off Somalia into a lucrative hunting grounds: commandeering vessels large and small and leaving the world's maritime powers frustrated about how ...
• 6 U.S. warships circle hijacked ship off Somalia
MOSCOW - Six U.S. warships circled a hijacked ship off Somalia and a Russian frigate headed toward the standoff Friday, while Russia called for naval forces gathering in the area to coordinate their efforts against piracy. The Somali government has ...