Somali pirates seize Greek tanker off Somali coast (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Somali pirates have seized a Greek-flagged oil tanker 700 miles off the coast of Somalia, near the Seychelles, Greece’s coastguard said Monday.
Somali training camps fuel US hostility (Arizona Daily Star)
MOGADISHU, Somalia The recruits gather in scorching desert hide-outs in Somalia, use portraits of President Obama for target practice, learn how to make and detonate bombs, and vow allegiance to Osama bin Laden.
Somalia : Ministers Appoint Chairman of High Court (AllAfrica.com)
Mogadishu The Somali transitional federal government ministers have held meeting in the Somali capital Mogadishu and appointed a chairman for the high court of the TFG, officials said on Sunday.
U.S.-Bound Supertanker Seized by Pirates Off Somalia (Update2) (Bloomberg)
Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) — The Greek-owned supertanker Maran Centaurus was seized by pirates off Somalia while heading to the U.S., as attackers venture ever farther from shore to hijack merchant ships.
Greek ship seized pirates off Somalia (EARTHtimes.org)
Athens – Pirates attacked a Greek tanker in the Indian Ocean with small arms, taking its crew hostage and directing the vessel towards Somalia, the Ministry of Merchant Marine said Monday. The hijacking comes days after another Greek-owned vessel, th…
Somalia: Inhuman Practices and Stonings Must End (Scoop.co.nz)
An independent United Nations human rights expert today condemned the series of stonings that have been taking place in Somalia, and called for an urgent end to such “cruel, inhuman and degrading” practices.
Somali pirates hijack oil tanker going to US (AP via Yahoo! News)
Somali pirates seized a tanker carrying crude oil from Saudi Arabia to the United States in the increasingly dangerous waters off East Africa, an official said Monday, an attack that could pose a huge environmental or security threat to the region.
16 Filipinos hostage in Somali hijack (Sun Star)
NAIROBI, Kenya–Somali pirates hold 16 Filipino hostages and more than 200 others in Somalia, Monday. read more
U.S.-Bound Supertanker Seized by Pirates Off Somalia (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) — The Greek-owned supertanker Maran Centaurus was seized by pirates off Somalia while sailing to the U.S, raising concerns that attackers are ranging farther from shore to hijack merchant ships.
