Hijacked at sea and heading for Somalia (Independent)
A hijacked yacht with a British couple on board is believed to have been spotted off the coast of Somalia, sailing to a port which has become a stronghold for pirates and Islamist militias.
Rapists, hunger and hyenas stalk displaced Somali women (AsiaOne)
AFRICA – Hyenas, rape, kidnappings – there is no shortage of dangers for women in the grim refugee camps of northern Somalia.
Pirate attacks in seas around Somalia (Independent)
The increasing frequency of pirate attacks has seen cruise ships and supertankers targeted in the seas around Somalia.
British couple missing off coast of Somalia (Boston Herald)
LONDON – Britain’s Foreign Office says searches are under way for a British couple missing after their yacht activated a distress beacon off Somalia. The U.K. Maritime…
British couple missing off coast of Somalia (AP via Yahoo! News)
Britain’s Foreign Office says searches are under way for a British couple missing after their yacht activated a distress beacon off Somalia.
Warships search for missing British couple; Somali resident says pirates are holding them (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
MOGADISHU, Somalia – A British couple that set sail in a yacht from the island nation of Seychelles have likely been hijacked by Somali pirates in the waters off East Africa, a coast guard official said Tuesday.
Suspected pirate’s odyssey leads from Somalia to Spain – Feature (EARTHtimes.org)
Madrid – A young Somali man has become the main character in a Spanish judicial drama featuring pirates, fishermen, baffled judges and a desperate mother. The suspected pirate was flow…
Two Britons Hijacked by Pirates Off Coast of Somalia (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Oct. 27 (Bloomberg) — A search has been launched for a British couple who were hijacked by pirates while traveling on a yacht off the coast of Somalia , a piracy monitoring group said.
Husband, wife hijacked on yacht off East Africa (New York Post)
MOGADISHU, Somalia A British couple who set sail in a yacht from the island nation of Seychelles have likely been hijacked by Somali pirates in the waters off East Africa, a Seychelles coast guard official said Tuesday. Paul and Rachel Chandler wer…
Somalia moving forward, more money needed, UN says (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters * More money needed for Somalia, says United Nations * “Encouraging” signs country moving forward By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, Oct 27 (Reuters) – Somalia’s embattled government …
British couple feared kidnapped by pirates off Somalia (Daily Telegraph)
A British couple are feared to have been kidnapped by pirates after a distress beacon was activated on their yacht off the coast of Somalia.
