Pirates off the coasts of Somalia have hijacked a commercial vessel for the first time in 18 months, raising fears of a ...

A Malta-flagged tanker heading from Sikka, India, to Durban, South Africa, is targeted by suspected Somali pirates.

A European naval force is en route to help a ship that was hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia, as another vessel narrowly escaped a similar attack, with piracy surging again in the region.

DUBAI: Attackers firing machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades boarded a ship off the coast of Somalia on Thursday, ...

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 8 May 2012 Exhausted survivors from a ...

The European Union's counter piracy force has deployed a warship to the coast off Somalia after a suspected pirate group tried to target ships in the area, maritime sources said on Wednesday.

A European Union naval force raced Friday to reach a Malta-flagged tanker held by pirates off the coast of Somalia as ...