Pirate attacks off Somalia are about double 2007 levels, UK-based group says (CNN)-- Somali forces on Tuesday freed the 11-man crew of a hijacked ship and captured the 10 pirates who seized the vessel ...

Resurgent Somali pirates fired machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades as they boarded a ship off the coast of Somalia on Thursday, British officials said. In what is likely the latest assault by ...

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Pirates off the coasts of Somalia have hijacked a commercial vessel for the first time in 18 months, raising fears of a resurgence of armed attacks along the coasts of Somalia.

“World powers have neglected Somalia for years on end, and now its problems are touching the world, they have started on the wrong footing,” said Bile Mohamoud Qabowsade, adviser to the president of ...

Piracy on the high seas sounds like something from a bygone era, but the menace of armed robbery is still a very real threat in certain parts of the world. The menace posed to cruise ships in ...

Chief mate faked radio conversation with U.S. Navy to scare pirates off ship. April 6, 2010— -- When pirates attacked Capt. Richard Phillips' ship last April, he tried to fend them off by firing ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. MOMBASA, Kenya - Somalia's prime minister says his government has identified many pirate leaders and would be willing to share ...