MOGADISHU, Somalia, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Somali pirates have released a Yemeni cargo ship without ransom after negotiating with local elders, a Somali official said Wednesday.
SANAA, Yemen, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- A cruise ship traveling off the coast of Yemen managed to outrun two boatloads of suspected pirates last weekend, a cruise official said Monday.
MOGADISHU, Somalia, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- A chemical tanker and its crew of primarily Indian nationals were under the control of Somali pirates Friday after a maritime hijacking, officials say.
MOGADISHU, Somalia, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Pirates off the coast of Somalia have relinquished control of a Greek-owned oil tanker commandeered two months ago, officials said Saturday.
HARADHERE, Somalia, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Islamic militants and other factions are pouring into a lawless region of Somalia to grab shares of ransom being demanded by seaborne pirates, observers say.
MOGADISHU, Somalia, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- A spokesman for an Islamist militant group says the group is preparing to attack pirates in Somalia in response to the hijacking of a Saudi-owned ship.
MOGADISHU, Somalia, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Somali pirates demanded $25 million in ransom for the hijacked Saudi-owned supertanker Sirius Star and set a 10-day deadline, authorities said Thursday.
MOMBASA, Kenya, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- A Saudi-owner oil tanker and its crew of 25 have been seized by pirates off the coast of Kenya, the U.S. Navy said Monday.
MUMBAI, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Somali pirates released the Indian crew of the Japanese cargo ship MV Stolt Valor after holding them captive since Sept. 15.
BOSSASSO, Somalia, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- A Russian frigate prevented the seizure of a vessel flying the Saudi flag from being taken over by pirates off Somalia's coast Sunday, a Russian official said.
KISMANYA, Somalia, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Authorities say Somali pirates armed with grenade launchers hijacked a Chinese fishing boat and are holding the 24 crew members hostage.
NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Italy's Foreign Ministry says a Somali fundamentalist gang kidnapped two Italian nuns doing humanitarian work in northern Kenya on Monday.
BOSSASSO, Somalia, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Somali pirates have seized a Danish cargo ship with a largely Russian crew, maritime officials reported Sunday.
MOGADISHU, Somalia, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- A Turkish ship carrying iron ore from Canada to China remained out of contact Friday, two days after it was captured by Somali pirates.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- The waters off Somalia rank as the world's most active area for pirates, The International Maritime Bureau said Thursday.
