MOGADISHU, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Somali pirates freed a Greek ship on Monday after the gang received a $2 million ransom for the vessel and its 21 Filipino crew, one of the pirates said. The Irene E.M. bulk carrier was seized on April 13 in the Gulf of Aden, where gangs from Somalia have made tens of millions of dollars in ransoms by targeting vessels using the strategic shipping lanes that link Europe to Asia.
UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie chats with children in the Dadaab refugee camp on the Kenya-Somali border September 12, 2009. Actress Jolie undertook a day-long visit to the ...