State media says 3 suspected pirates arrested in waters off Seychelles islandsNAIROBI, Kenya — A Seychelles coast guard boat arrested three suspected pirates in the Indian Ocean off the islands that depend heavily on tourism, state media reported Sunday. An Indian safari in Nairobi, with samosas and biryani (Letter from Nairobi)NAIROBI - Chapatis are for Christmas and biryani is for weddings. And samosas are forever. Traces of India and Indians can be found just about everywhere in the leafy, sunlit streets of the Kenyan capital that is fast emerging as an economic magnet for the East African region. NATO warship thwarts hijack, seizes explosives; Somali pirates get other shipNAIROBI, Kenya — Special forces on a Portuguese warship seized explosives from suspected Somali pirates after thwarting an attack on an oil tanker, but later freed the 19 men. Hours later and hundreds of miles away, another band of pirates hijacked a cargo ship, a NATO spokesman said Saturday. Somali pirates hijack ship with Malta flagNAIROBI - Somali pirates have hijacked a Malta-flagged ship with 28 Ukrainian crew on board in the Indian Ocean, a maritime official said Saturday. NATO warship thwarts hijack, seizes explosives; Somali pirates get other shipNAIROBI, Kenya — Special forces on a Portuguese warship seized explosives from suspected Somali pirates after thwarting an attack on an oil tanker, but later freed the 19 men. Hours later and hundreds of miles away, another band of pirates hijacked a cargo ship, a NATO spokesman said Saturday. NATO spokesman says Somali pirates have hijacked British-owned cargo ship; Ukrainian crewNAIROBI, Kenya — Somali pirates have hijacked a British-owned cargo ship crewed by Ukrainians, a NATO spokesman said Saturday. NATO warship seizes explosives from suspected pirates after thwarting attack on oil tankerNAIROBI, Kenya — A Portuguese warship seized explosives from suspected Somali pirates after thwarting an attack on a Norwegian-owned oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden, a NATO spokesman said Saturday. Kenyan women to go on sex strike in political protestNAIROBI - A group of Kenyan women’s organisations have called on wives and girlfriends in the country to withdraw conjugal rights for a week in an attempt to end the political strife that some fear could ultimately lead to renewed ethnic violence. Kenyan women’s group vows weeklong sex strike to try to force politicians to end squabblesNAIROBI, Kenya — Thousands of Kenyan women vowed Wednesday to begin a weeklong sex strike to try to protest their country’s bickering leadership, which they say threatens to revive the bloody chaos that convulsed the African country last year. Kenya police re-arrest man accused of being gang leader moments after court frees himNAIROBI, Kenya — A Kenyan judge ordered the release of a man accused of leading an outlawed gang notorious for beheading its victims but police re-arrested him within moments of his release Tuesday. Seychelles arrests 9 pirate suspects accused in hijack attempt of cruise linerNAIROBI, Kenya — The Seychelles Coast Guard said Tuesday it had arrested nine suspected pirates believed to be behind the weekend attempt to hijack a luxury cruise liner carrying an estimated 1,000 tourists in the Indian Ocean. Seychelles Coast Guard arrests 9 Somali pirates suspected of attack on luxury cruiserNAIROBI, Kenya — The Seychelles took custody of nine pirate suspects Tuesday and accused them of trying to hijack a cruise liner carrying 1,000 tourists. Official: 2 men plead guilty after 1,500 pounds of elephant tusks in Kenya seizedNAIROBI, Kenya — Two men pleaded guilty in a Kenyan court Monday to illegally possessing 1,500 pounds (700 kilograms) of elephant tusks in what was believed to be the largest seizure of illegal ivory in recent years, a Kenyan official said. Seven killed in attack on Somali parliament: ReportNAIROBI/MOGADISHU - At least seven people have been killed in an attack by armed militias on the parliament building of Somalia, media reports said Sunday. Official: Ethiopia arrests 35 over alleged coup plotNAIROBI, Kenya — An Ethiopian government spokesman says police have arrested 35 people suspected of attempting to overthrow the government. Somali piracy suspect finally fulfills his dream of going to America _ but as a prisonerNAIROBI, Kenya — The scrawny teenager promised his mother comfort and riches beyond her wildest dreams. US Navy: Pirates seize German cargo ship off coast of SomaliaNAIROBI, Kenya — Hijackers seized a German-owned ship in the pirate-infested waters between Somalia and Yemen on Saturday, a U.S. Navy spokesman said. 24 killed in Kenya clashesNAIROBI - At least 24 people have been killed in clashes between the members of a banned group and villagers in central Kenya, police confirmed on Tuesday. Nations meet, hoping that reducing anarchy on land in Somalia will help cut down on piracyNAIROBI, Kenya — Pirates are constantly attacking ships off the coast of lawless Somalia despite naval patrols by more than a dozen nations. On land, an extremist Islamic group is targeting African Union peacekeepers and humanitarian workers. US ship attacked by Somali pirates escapes captureWASHINGTON/NAIROBI - A US-flagged cargo ship, The Liberty Sun, was steaming to the Kenyan port of Mombasa under US Navy escort Wednesday after escaping an attempted hijacking by Somali pirates. Sudan hangs nine men for beheading journalistNAIROBI/KHARTOUM - Nine men from the restive Sudanese province of Darfur have been hanged for the beheading of a prominent newspaper editor, media reports said Tuesday. Somali pirates seize three boats following hostage dramaNAIROBI - Somali pirates have seized three ships - a Greek tanker and two Egyptian fishing boats - just days after US and French forces killed five pirates in two separate operations to free hostages. US captain’s rescue may mean trouble for other hostagesNAIROBI - Three shots from US Navy snipers, and the drama was over. Three Somali pirates lay dead and Richard Phillips, the American captain held hostage on a lifeboat in the Indian Ocean since Wednesday, was free. Mortar fired at US lawmaker’s plane in SomaliaWASHINGTON/NAIROBI - A mortar was fired Monday at the plane of a US congressman as he was taking off from Somalia’s capital, just one day after a US captain was rescued from the grip of pirates off the Somali coast. US ship crew call for anti-piracy actionNAIROBI - Crew members of the Maersk Alabama, whose captain Richard Phillips was freed from the clutches of Somali pirates in a dramatic US Navy operation, paid tribute to their captain Monday and called on President Barack Obama to tackle piracy off the coast of Somalia. Somali elders in fresh attempt to free US captainNAIROBI - Somali elders Sunday began a fresh attempt to secure the release of an American captain being held hostage by pirates on a lifeboat surrounded by US Navy warships, reports said. Alabama ship is in Mombasa; FBI sequesters crew, shipWASHINGTON/NAIROBI - The hijacked and liberated US-flagged ship Alabama arrived late Saturday in Mombasa in Kenya, where it has been declared a crime scene by US investigators, a top official from the ship’s company said. Second US vessel hijacked by Somali piratesNAIROBI - Pirates hijacked a US tugboat sailing under an Italian flag off the coast of Somalia four days after the failed attempt to capture the US commercial ship Maersk Alabama, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) reported Saturday. Somali pirates fail to reinforce embattled comradesNAIROBI/WASHINGTON - Somali pirates seeking to help their comrades, who are holding the captain of a US-flagged ship hostage on a lifeboat in the Indian Ocean, have had to turn back due to a US Navy presence, media reports said Saturday. Somali pirates rushing to help comrades in face-off with US NavyNAIROBI/WASHINGTON - Somali pirates were Saturday rushing to the aid of their comrades, who are holding the captain of a US-flagged ship hostage on a lifeboat surrounded by US Navy forces, media reports said. |
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