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Piracy and refugee crisis trigger talks on Somalia
Extra funding to support Somalia's fledgling government is to be discussed at a major conference in Brussels next week.
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Tsvangirai death crash may have been planned
Saturday, 18 April 2009
A car crash which killed the wife of Zimbabwe's Prime Minister, Morgan Tsvangirai, may not have been accidental, according to preliminary reports.
Human tide of misery flees the anarchy of Somalia
Friday, 17 April 2009
Daniel Howden: As the world follows the escapades of the country's pirates, civilians flee the anarchy on land, creating the world's biggest refugee camp.
Navies to guard undersea cable from Somali pirates
Thursday, 16 April 2009
Foreign navies have agreed to protect a vessel installing an undersea high-speed internet cable from pirates off the coast of Somalia, a Kenyan minister said today.
Man bites snake that attacked him
Thursday, 16 April 2009
If you find yourself bound by a giant python, what should you do?
US food aid ship escapes Somali pirate attack
Wednesday, 15 April 2009
Somali pirates fired grenades and automatic weapons at an American freighter loaded with food aid but the ship managed to escape the attack and was heading today to Kenya under US Navy guard, officials said.
Man bites python in Kenya
Wednesday, 15 April 2009
A Kenyan man bit a python who wrapped him in its coils and hauled him up a tree in a struggle that lasted hours, local media said today.
Undeterred pirates hijack four more ships
Tuesday, 14 April 2009
Undeterred by US and French hostage rescues that killed five bandits, Somali pirates brazenly hijacked four more ships in the Gulf of Aden, the waterway at the centre of the world's fight against piracy.
Pirates promise to take their revenge against US
Tuesday, 14 April 2009
Mortars fired at congressman on mission to Somali capital as tensions rise following armed rescue of sailor
The jailed pirates that nobody wants
Tuesday, 14 April 2009
More than two dozen Somalis apprehended at sea are being held in a Mombasa prison. Their lawyers say Kenya has no right to try them. So what will become of them?
Three pirates killed as US rescues kidnapped captain
Monday, 13 April 2009
Crew celebrate after American forces complete daring operation to end sailor's six-day ordeal.
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