The British military says that attackers firing machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades boarded a ship off the coast of ...

European Union naval forces are racing to reach a Malta-flagged tanker held by pirates off the coast of Somalia. The Hellas ...

The European Union and Indian navies have taken over a ship used by pirates off the coast of Somalia to seize a Malta-flagged tanker called the Hellas Aphrodite. The Iranian fishing ...

Pirates boarded the Hellas Aphrodite, a Malta-flagged vessel carrying gasoline, as it was headed from India to South Africa.

Piracy activity off Somalia has sharply resurged since late October. Coordinated Pirate Action Groups (PAGs) are using ...

NAIROBI, Kenya – Bracing themselves on a rolling warship in choppy seas, U.S. Navy snipers fired three flawless shots to kill a trio of Somali pirates and free the American sea captain being held at ...

Property prices in Nairobi are soaring, and Somali pirates are getting the blame. The hike in real estate prices in the Kenyan capital has prompted a public outcry and a government investigation this ...

Pirates have hijacked a vessel off the Somali coast. This is why they are making a resurgence - A recent attack saw pirates fire guns before hijacking a vessel ...

Pirates attacked the Malta-flagged tanker Hellas Aphodite off Somalia, firing gunshots and a rocket-propelled grenade. The 24 ...

Piracy on the high seas sounds like something from a bygone era, but the menace of armed robbery is still a very real threat in certain parts of the world. The menace posed to cruise ships in ...

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Your best source is jailed. You track high-sea hijacks by text and email. You get through to captors on a satellite phone but are then roundly abused. Reporting on Somali piracy ...