Hijacking

Chinese sailors hailed as heroes

TWO Chinese sailors wounded in a battle against Somalia pirates 11 days ago have returned home to a hero's welcome in southern China's Guangdong Province. Hong Xianwen and Yan Bo, of the China Ocean Shipping...

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Somali pirates 'holding hostage 12yearold girl'

Somali pirates are holding hostage a 12-year-old, a Spanish captain freed last week claimed. Ricardo Black, skipper of the Alakrana, which was released on Tuesday after being held by pirates for six weeks, told a Spanish...

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Lotfi Raissi case: How false link to al-Qaida kept innocent Algerian in jail

Special report: Address book was cited in court as reason 9/11 suspect should remain in custody Lotfi Raissi was on a running machine at his local gym in the suburbs west of London when he looked up to see footage of American...

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Suspect Identified In Carjacking Caper Near Police Station

News Type: Event — Seeded on Sun Nov 22, 2009 9:21 AM EST Article Source: KTLA-TV, Los Angeles ARLETA -- A carjacking suspect was in custody Saturday after he led police on a short pursuit before fleeing on foot into a nearby...

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Pirates seize Greek-owned bulk carrier off Yemen

NAIROBI, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- Pirates have hijacked a Greek-owned bulk carrier in the latest spate of piracy incidents in the Gulf of Aden near Yemen, a regional maritime official said on Sunday. Andrew Mwangura, East Africa...

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Can Nonlethal Weapons Hold off Somali Pirates?

Five New Nonlethal Weapons Reveal the Pirate Busting Business Is Booming Got "stingers" or laser guns on your ship? This photo provided by the French Army shows French soldiers arresting suspect pirates off Somalia, on Nov.12,...

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Life in prison for scaring woman to death

Man gets life in prison for woman's fatal scare Jury finds him guilty of causing her death by kidnapping her Captured couple: Pirates growing impatient Nov. 21: Encircled by gun-wielding Somali pirates, British couple Paul and...

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Is imam linked to terrorists?

The Yemeni-American imam who's been under renewed scrutiny after the deadly shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, preaches against alcohol, birthday parties, black magic and extramarital sex. He also supports armed struggle - jihad -...

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Pirates losing their patience

British couple held hostage fear that they will be killed within a week if a ransom is not paid to release them A British couple held hostage by Somali pirates said in a video broadcast their captors were “losing patience” and...

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Internet as a candidate for Nobel Prize?

Overheard, Kenyan fishermen had a bumper year because Somali pirates = no commercial trawlers in the coast. 2 hours ago Interesting idea. New Blog post Internet as a candidate for Nobel Prize? http://bit.ly/71ygvt 3 hours ago...

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Skyjacking , Carjacking , Modern Piracy