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Ukraine against using force to free ship

AP — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:11:26 +0000

Ukraine said it is against using force to free its hijacked ship off Somalia’s coast as NATO marshaled a seven-vessel force to protect ships in those perilous...

Ship carrying cement hijacked off Somalia's coast

AP — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:04:35 +0000

A Somali official says a ship carrying cement to the East Africa country has been hijacked, after NATO joined a growing international force to protect vessels off the perilous...

NATO to send ships as Somali pirates ease demands

AP — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:51:41 +0000

NATO joined a growing international force to protect vessels off Somalia’s perilous coast Thursday, sending military ships to the treacherous waters where pirates are negotiating the release of an arms-laden...

Somali pirate says ransom reduced to $8 million

AP — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:02:57 +0000

A Somali pirate on a hijacked cargo ship transporting tanks reduced the ransom Tuesday to $8 million (euro5.87 million), but it was unclear if he was speaking officially for the bandits holding the Ukrainian...

Somali pirate says ransom reduced

AP — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:33:03 +0000

A Somali pirate on a hijacked cargo ship laden with tanks and heavy weaponry says the ransom demand has been reduced from $20 million to $8 million.

Mortar rounds hit market in Somalia, 17 killed

AP — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:41:08 +0000

Mortar rounds slammed into a market in Somalia’s capital on Monday, killing at least 17 people, after a failed insurgent attack on the presidential palace.

US: 4 failed Somali pirate attacks in 24 hours

AP — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 13:33:27 +0000

There have been four failed pirate attacks in the last 24 hours off the lawless Somali coast despite the presence of six American warships guarding a hijacked ship full of weapons, a U.S. navy spokeswoman said...

Somalia deaths climb, insurgents reject aid groups

AP — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:40:57 +0000

Hundreds of thousands of Somalis have been left without basic health care after Islamic insurgents forced one western aid group to suspend some operations and threatened another on Friday, as the war-devastated country’s civilian death toll...

Somali rebels force aid group suspension

AP — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:40:14 +0000

Islamic insurgents in Somalia forced one Western aid group to suspend some operations and threatened another on Friday, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without basic health...

Somali pirates stick to $20 million ransom demand

AP — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:38:45 +0000

A Somali pirate spokesman says his group will not release a hijacked Ukrainian cargo ship loaded with arms for less than $20 million.