MOMBASA, Kenya - Undeterred by U.S. and French hostage rescues that killed five bandits, Somali pirates brazenly hijacked four more ships in the Gulf of Aden, the waterway at the center of the world's ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Four Americans taken hostage by Somali pirates off East Africa were shot and killed by their captors Tuesday, the U.S. military said, marking the first time U.S. citizens have ...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Dutch marines board a fishing boat and free two dozen Yemenis from Somali pirates. They seize and destroy AK-47s and a rocket-propelled grenade launcher but then put the nine ...

The high seas violence seems to be continuing as pirates make their way back to Somalia today with 7 Danish hostages--three of them children--in tow, according to the BBC. The group was captured when ...

Somali pirates captured four ships and took more than 60 crew members hostage in a brazen hijacking spree, while the American captain freed from their grip planned to reunite with his crew and fly ...

A tragedy on the other side of the globe has been brought home as one of the four American hostages killed by Somali pirates Feb. 21 has been identified as Ballardite Bob Riggle, whose brother Jim ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. SOMALI pirates have hijacked a Greek-owned bulk carrier in the Indian Ocean, their first successful attack in more than a week. Andrew ...

MOMBASA (Reuters) - Kenyan security forces have arrested Somali pirates in Kenyan waters for the first time, taking 11 suspected gunmen into custody after a failed attempt to hijack a fishing vessel, ...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- A Danish couple on a round-the-world journey with their three children knew they were sailing in the world's most pirate-infested waters off East Africa. But they seemed to be ...

(Reuters) - Somali Pirates on Wednesday hijacked the Russian Oil Tanker MV Moscow University 350 miles off the coast of Yemen. Here is a list of ships under the control of Somali pirates: * SOCOTRA 1: ...