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Indian navy sinks suspected pirate 'mother' ship - Amador Ledger-Dispatcher
NEW DELHI - The ship, operating off the coast of Oman in the lawless waters of the Gulf of Aden, was crewed by heavily armed men, some carrying rocket-propelled grenade launchers. Behind it were a pair of speedboats - the sort pirates often use when ...
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Space Spotlight: a photo gallery - CNN
1 Bill Clinton could pose problem 2 Pirates taking tanker to Somalia 3 Star's home 'gone' 4 Jackson may miss $7M trial 5 Obama, McCain meet face-to-face 6 Armstrong fears for Tour safety 7 Ford selling large Mazda stake 8 Sheikh sues Michael Jackson ...
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Somali Pirates At Sea - Forbes
Last month, they hijacked a Ukrainian merchant vessel loaded with tanks, heavy weapons and ammunition, and still haven't relinquished control of the freighter to the American and Russian navy ships that have besieged it for weeks off the Somali coast ...
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Booktrust launches radio campaign to promote Bookstart programme - Brand Republic
The campaign, created by Kitcatt Nohr Alexander Shaw, aims to encourage "hard to reach" parents to discover the enjoyment of sharing books with their children. It features two 40-second ads called 'Pirates' and 'Space', which will run across 10 ...
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Report: Pirates holding Chinese ship, crew of 24 - CNN
(CNN) -- Somali pirates were holding the crew of a Chinese fishing vessel Friday, hours after hijacking the ship in the fourth reported pirate attack in the region this week, according to a media report. A British warship launched boats to intercept ...
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S Korea to send warship to combat Somali pirates - Australian Broadcasting Corp.
South Korea announced today it plans to send a warship to combat piracy in the lawless waters off Somalia, where five more Koreans were seized over the weekend. The defence ministry will ask parliament to approve the deployment before its current ...
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Spreading the Pirate Booty Around - New York Times Blogs
The pirates themselves seem to be raking it in. As the Guardian reports , pirates have made about $30 million from ransom payments this year, according to U.N. estimates; and they are demanding $25 million for the return of their latest capture, the ...
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'Brits safe' as pirates open talks - Ananova
Negotiations are under way to free two Britons and 23 other crew members on a huge oil tanker hijacked by Somali pirates. The hijackers have made contact with the owners of the Saudi-owned Sirius Star, which is thought to be heading to the Somali ...
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