1. China mission to free hijacked ship
(News/Global)

... hijacked by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean.The ship De Xin Hai was seized on Monday about 1,100km from the Somali coastline and the captors have warned they will kill their hostages if any rescue...

2. Pirates and Poverty
(Opinions/Society)

...help blind us to the need for better, longer-term solutions to 21st century security threats. Piracy off the Somali coast has become a major growth industry for this failed state. While the pirates...

3. Lessons on the Battlefield Need to Be Learned at a Higher Level
(Opinions/op-ed)

...ird quagmire. Pirates, acting on greed rather than Islamist theology, are increasingly preying on ships off the Somali coast.  In continuing its failed “offense is the best defense” strategy, the...

4. Somalia gun battle claims lives
(Archived/News/Arab)

At least eight people are reported to have been killed and dozens more wounded during a gun battle in Mogadishu, the Somali capital.

5. Somali pirates to free German ship
(Archived/News/Arab)

Somali pirates have reportedly received a $2.7 million ransom for the release of a German ship and its crew.

6. Somali pirates seize Greek ship
(Archived/News/Arab)

Armed Somali men have hijacked a Greek-owned ship, with 24 crew members on board, a maritime security centre says.

7. Yemeni forces re-take seized tanker
(Archived/News/Arab)

At least nine Somali pirates have been captured and another three killed after Yemeni special forces launched a raid on a hijacked tanker in the Gulf of Aden, a government official said.

8. US court charges Somali with piracy
(Archived/News/Global)

A US court has charged a Somali national with piracy after the seizure of an American ship off the coast of the Horn of African nation.

9. US ship in Kenya after hijack drama
(Archived/News/Arab)

A US-flagged container ship that was briefly captured by Somali pirates has arrived in a Kenyan port, as attempts to secure the release of its American captain continue.

10. French navy frees hijacked yacht
(Archived/News/Arab)

At least one hostage and two pirates have been killed after French naval forces stormed a yacht seized by pirates off the coast of Somalia, officials say.