Last week, a massive commercial vessel was hijacked 620 nautical miles off the coast of Somalia. Formally flagged to Malta, ...

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 ...

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. The last time ...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) – The fight against Somali pirates has been so effective that they haven’t been able to mount a successful hijacking in nearly a year, the chair of the global group trying to ...

When Somali pirates set their sights on a US Navy warship, they’re about to mess with the wrong ship. In this video, we’ll take you inside the intense scenario of a Somali pirate attack on a US Navy ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) – Kenya’s Court of Appeal says the country’s courts have jurisdiction to try Somali pirates caught on international waters. In 2010, the High Court ruled that Kenyan courts can ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Suspected Somali pirates have seized another Yemeni fishing boat off the Horn of Africa, authorities said. In a statement late Tuesday, a European naval force known as ...

Chinese state media release pictures of Somali pirates attacking Chinese ship. Dec 18, 2008— -- China today announced that it is preparing to send its own ships to protect the safe passage of ...

FBI begins process of examining how to prosecute 15 captured Somali pirates. Feb. 23, 2011 — -- The bodies of the four Americans killed after Somali pirates hijacked their yacht headed home on ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Suspected Somali pirates have hijacked another Yemeni fishing boat off the Horn of Africa, the third such attack in recent weeks, authorities said Monday. In a ...