Key developments in the search for the ship Arctic Sea

Key developments in the voyage of the freighter Arctic Sea.

Arctic Sea crew, hijackers arrive in Moscow by Russian air force planes: reports

MOSCOW — The crew and the suspected hijackers of the Arctic Sea arrived in Moscow on Thursday, news agencies reported, days after the freighter was found by Russian naval forces off West Africa.

Russia says missing Arctic Sea freighter found near Cape Verde, crew alive and healthy

MOSCOW — The high seas mystery over the freighter Arctic Sea was far from solved Monday after the Russian navy found the ship off West Africa, far from the Algerian port where it was supposed to dock two weeks ago.

Finnish investigators say ransom demand made for vanished freighter

MOSCOW — A ransom demand has been received for the return of a Russian-manned freighter that went missing last month in the Atlantic, Finnish investigators said Saturday.

Mystery of vanished ship’s whereabouts deepens amid contradictory reports

MOSCOW — A Russian maritime Web site said the tracking system for a freighter missing since last month was broadcasting signals on Saturday from the Bay of Biscay, but French Marines said the signals were coming from Russian warships.

Russian-manned cargo ship found near Cape Verde after vanishing last month in Atlantic

MOSCOW — A Russian-manned cargo ship that vanished last month in the Atlantic was found Friday near Cape Verde off the coast of West Africa, according to French and Russian officials. There was no immediate information about the condition of the crew or whether there was anyone else onboard.

France: Russian-manned cargo ship found near Cape Verde after vanishing last month in Atlantic

PARIS — The French Defense Ministry says a Russian-manned cargo that vanished in the Atlantic last month has been found near Cape Verde.

Unconfirmed reports put missing cargo ship and its Russian crew near Cape Verde

MOSCOW — The search for a Russian-manned cargo ship that vanished last month in the Atlantic reached far south along the West African coast Friday with unconfirmed reports of sightings near Cape Verde.

Clinton wraps up Africa tour, voices optimism and lauds ‘tough love’ shown by Washington

SANTA MARIA, Cape Verde — Winding up an 11-day African tour, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday she’s optimistic about its future and voiced no regrets about “tough love” messages she gave to government leaders there.

Clinton wraps up Africa tour with praise for Cape Verde

SANTA MARIA, Cape Verde — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is wrapping up an 11-day tour of Africa in Cape Verde, praising the island nation for democratic reforms and sound financial policy.

Traveling through 7 African nations, Clinton always in shadow cast by US presidents

SANTA MARIA, Cape Verde — They followed her every step of the way. From Kenya to Cape Verde, the personalities and policies of the last three American presidents — Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama — dogged Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton through an 11-day tour of Africa.

French president: Prospect of finding survivors from missing Air France plane ‘very small’

PARIS — French President Nicolas Sarkozy says the prospects of finding any survivors from an Air France jet that disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean carrying 228 people are “very small.”