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• Somali pirate reduces ransom to $8 million
Navy's 5th Fleet in Bahrain, declined to say how the Navy is preventing the hijackers from offloading some of the vessel's dangerous cargo. "Our ships continue to maintain a visual watch ... and we continue to closely monitor the situation," he said. ...
• Somali pirates stand by $20 million ransom
We will be happy to work with them once they arrive, it's partly their crew and their cargo aboard," she said by phone from Bahrain. There was no reaction Wednesday from the estimated 30 hijackers on board the Faina to the prospect of facing some of ...
• Russia sends warship after pirate attack
Calls to Tomex offices went unanswered Friday. Lt. Nate Christensen, a spokesman for the Bahrain-based U.S. 5th Fleet, told the AP that U.S. vessels were aware of the seizure and said U.S. ships were "monitoring the situation," but refused to say more
• Iran empowers hard-line Guards in Gulf
A spokesman for the Bahrain-based U.S. 5th Fleet, Lt. Nathan Christensen, said the move will not significantly affect U.S. Navy patrols in the Gulf. The fleet's task is to keep the Hormuz Strait open to ensure "free flow of trade and commerce," he ...
• Syria names ambassador to Iraq
Nawaf Fares, who was the governor of the southeastern Quneitra province, was sworn in before Syrian president Bashar Assad, following similar moves by the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait. It is the latest indication of Iraq's improved ...