Hijacking
May 18 2010, CJ

A Yemeni court has sentenced six Somali pirates to death and jailed six others for the hijacking of an oil tanker.

The Yemeni ship was seized by the pirates in April last year, but was recaptured by Yemeni forces.

On hearing the sentence, the...

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Local Pakistani tribal people stand near an armored car reportedly hijacked by militants in Khyber tribal region of Landikotel, 55 kilometers (34 miles) northwest of Peshawar, Pakistan on Monday Nov. 10, 2008. An officials says security forces are...