Piracy
13 hr. ago, AP

The crew on a hijacked Ukrainian cargo ship laden with tanks and heavy weaponry appear to be in good health, a U.S. Navy spokeswoman said Monday.

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In this picture released by U.S. Navy, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008, Somali pirates in small boats are seen alongside the hijacked “Faina”. Armed pirates aboard fast-moving skiffs have increasingly turned the shipping lanes off Somalia into a lucrative...