At least 6 dead in latest clashes in Mogadishu (Press TV)
Heavy fighting between Somali government forces and Al Shabaab militants have left at least six people dead and another 12 injured in Mogadishu.
Pirates demand Spain send detainees to Somalia (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters * Crew of Spanish fishing vessel held in Somalia * Spanish ambassdor to meet Somali PM on Sunday MADRID, Nov 7 (Reuters) – Somali pirates holding the crew of a Spanish fishing vessel hostage …
African Refugees Seized Off Yemen (OfficialWire)
A boat carrying refugees from Somalia, Ethiopia, and Eritrea was seized in the territorial waters of Yemen, authorities said Saturday. “The smuggling boat was carrying 64 African refuge-seekers, including eight Somalis and 56 Ethiopians and Eritreans,” the coast guard said in a statement.
Spain refuses demand to free Somali pirates (Nevada Appeal)
Spain refuses demand to free Somali pirates By DANIEL WOOLLS Associated Press Writer MADRID (AP) – Spain said Friday it would not free two captured pirates as demanded by fellow brigands who are holding a Spanish trawler and 33 crew members off the coast of Somalia. Three crewmen that had been removed from the vessel and taken to the Somali mainland by hijackers to add pressure on Spain to …
Cornered pirates threaten to punish kidnapped British couple (MalaysiaNews.net)
END: Module – M24 Article Headline with landscape image (d) –> BEGIN: Module – Main Article –> SOMALI pirates stepped up their threats yesterday against a British couple kidnapped on th…
African refugees seized off Yemen (UPI)
SANA A, Yemen, Nov. 7 (UPI) — A boat carrying refugees from Somalia, Ethiopia, and Eritrea was seized in the territorial waters of Yemen, authorities said Saturday.
