Speed up negotiations, say Somali pirates
Somali pirates demanding $25-million for a Saudi supertanker on Wednesday called for stepped-up and "honest" talks to free the vessel.
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Peril on the seas
Be it from the tiny inlets of the Malacca Straits, the remote islands of the Java Sea, or fishing villages on the Somali coast, piracy is back.
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Somali pirates hijack Yemeni ship
Somali pirates have hijacked a Yemen cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden, a regional maritime official said on Tuesday.
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Somali pirates stick by ransom demand
The leader of Somali pirates holding a huge Saudi oil tanker denied on Monday that the hijackers had lowered their ransom demand.
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Sweet life of piracy
Thanks to some spectacular ocean catches, a former fishing outpost is now a booming mini-town, write Xan Rice and Abdiqani Hassan.
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Somali pirates vow to resist assault on supertanker
Somali pirates holding an oil-laden Saudi supertanker will fight back should any military intervention to free the ship be attempted, they say.
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Somali pirates demand $25m for Saudi oil tanker
Somali pirates who hijacked Saudi oil supertanker Sirius Star on Thursday demanded $25-million in ransom and set a 10-day deadline.
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Talks under way to free Saudi supertanker
The Saudi owners of the Sirius Star are in negotiations with Somali pirates who have demanded a ransom for the supertanker.
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South Korean firm pays ransom to Somali pirates
A South Korean shipping company paid a ransom to Somali pirates to free its 22 sailors, an official said on Friday.
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Somalia's problem with pirates
The International Maritime Organisation speaks to us about how it plans to deal with bandits around Africa's horn.
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