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.
UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- Top officials from 24 countries are expected to descend on U.N. headquarters to discuss countering the growing threat of piracy off the Somali coast.
MANAMA, Bahrain, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- A multinational task force will patrol the Gulf of Aden to protect merchant vessels from Somali pirates, the U.S. Navy announced Friday.
MANAMA, Bahrain, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- The Indian Navy said Saturday it had captured 23 pirates as they tried to board an Ethiopian-flagged vessel in the Gulf of Aden.
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.
CAIRO, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- The growing threat of piracy off the coast of Somalia has prompted Egypt to form a working group with top authorities to address the lawlessness.
ABU DHABI, Bahrain, July 21 (UPI) -- U.S. naval forces are stepping up their efforts to fight pirates off the Somali coast of east Africa, military officials say.
BARGAL, Somalia, June 4 (UPI) -- Somali pirates are asking more ransom money for the crew of a Dutch-owned vessel than the ship owner will pay.
UNITED NATIONS, June 2 (UPI) -- Pirates marauding off the Somali coast have drawn the attention of the U.N. Security Council, which Monday called on nations to confront the maritime criminals.
MOGADISHU, Somalia, April 5 (UPI) -- Pirates boarded a French yacht off the coast of Somalia and took 30 crew members hostage, authorities said Saturday.
