10 Dec 2009 15:24:40 GMT WORLD REPORT Hostage was `trying to help'
An Australian photojournalist recently released after being held hostage for 15 months in Somalia said yesterday that he was trying to highlight the plight of those less fortunate when he was kidnapped. Nigel Brennan and Canadian journalist ...
10 Dec 2009 15:22:36 GMT Somali pirates release Ariana vessel -Greek owner ATHENS, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Somali pirates have released the Maltese-flagged vessel MT Ariana and its 24 Ukrainian crew more than six months after it was seized, its Greek owner told Reuters on ...
10 Dec 2009 13:55:26 GMT Somali-held tanker may cause oil spill - UN agency LONDON, Dec 10 (Reuters) - A Greek-flagged oil tanker seized by Somali pirates last month could create an "environmental catastrophe" if it is damaged by worsening weather off Somalia, the ...
10 Dec 2009 12:41:45 GMT Greek ship owner says ransom paid to Somali pirates * Says waiting for Ariana to be freed
* Pirates say they received $2.6 million
* Gunmen also hijack Pakistani fishing vessel
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By Renee Maltezou
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10 Dec 2009 12:39:45 GMT SOMALIA: Attack on graduation ceremony the "last straw" This month's deadly bombing
of a medical school's graduation ceremony in Somalia will likely reduce the popularity of the country's main Islamist insurgency, despite the group's denial of involvement, say
analysts. A civilian uprising against Al-Shabab seems to be under way, with street demonstrations in Mogadishu on 7 December, and in camps for the internally displaced (IDPs) on 8 December. On both
occasions the group's black flag was burned.
10 Dec 2009 12:30:00 GMT Somalia : Political and security crises, access limits and donor cuts increasing IDP vulnerability Political stalemate, security crisis and the continuing conflict in Somalia between the UN-backed coalition government and armed opposition groups continue to expose internally displaced people (IDPs)
to violations of their rights under international humanitarian and human rights law.
10 Dec 2009 11:42:38 GMT FACTBOX-Ships held by Somali pirates Dec 10 (Reuters) - Somali pirates hijacked the Pakistani-flagged fishing vessel MV Shahbaig on Sunday, the European Union naval force said in a statement.
Here is a list of ships under the ...
10 Dec 2009 11:13:09 GMT Greek ship owner says ransom paid to Somali pirates ATHENS, Dec 10 (Reuters) - The owners of a Greek ship held by Somali pirates for more than six months said on Wednesday the company had paid a ransom to the gunmen holding it and were now waiting for ...
10 Dec 2009 09:18:34 GMT The real stakes in Afghanistan
Oddly, President Obama's West Point speech never probed the critical long-term stakes for the United States in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Three issues central to the outcome should enter the public debate as his strategy is launched.
10 Dec 2009 07:07:11 GMT Pirates seize Pakistani fishing vessel off Somalia NAIROBI, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Somali pirates hijacked the Pakistani-flagged fishing vessel MV Shahbaig on Sunday, the European Union naval force said in a statement.
The ship, with a crew of 29 on ...
