LONDON, May 14 (UPI) -- A British publication says it learned that some acts of Somali piracy are connected to legitimate businesses, even to law enforcement.
LONDON, April 22 (UPI) -- Claims that international maritime laws have been violated during counter-piracy operations off the Somali coast are incorrect, a new Chatham House report said.
BERLIN, April 16 (UPI) -- Two alleged Somali pirates are suing the German government for what their attorneys claim has been inhumane treatment.
LONDON, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- International piracy has reached new levels thanks primarily to an upsurge in piracy acts off the Somali coast, the International Maritime Bureau says.
MANAMA, Bahrain, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- A multinational task force to fight sea piracy has been created, officials announced Thursday in Bahrain.
MOGADISHU, Somalia, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- European Union naval forces turned back Somali pirates trying to hijack a Greek oil tanker off the Somali coast Friday, the Greek government said.
MOSCOW, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- The foreign minister of Russia has called for an international effort to halt pirate attacks off the Horn of Africa.
PARIS, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- France says its commandos killed a Somali pirate during an assault to free two mariners held aboard a yacht off the African coast.
TOKYO, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Japan plans to provide $360,000 toward the operating costs of an anti-piracy center to be established in Singapore. Since many Japanese have been victims of piracy in and around the Malacca Strait, the government has decided to become actively involved in
MADRID, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- Spain's ruling socialist party has announced a five-point Integrated Government Plan to deal with the country's rampant music and film piracy.
