Thu, Feb 09 2012
Marines from the Spanish frigate, Blas de Lezo, approach a suspected pirate skiff in the Gulf of Aden
The current situation shows that a solely sea-based approach has its limits, a senior UN official says.
Greek super tanker Maran Centauros, carrying more than one million barrels of oil, was released by Somali pirates on January 18.
Bulgarian sailors aboard the Asian Glory and St James Park are reportedly alive and well. Negotiations for their release are pending
Somali pirates were responsible for 174 attacks on vessels in the Gulf of Aden and the east coast of Somalia in the first 10 months of 2009.
The remaining eight sailors will travel to Singapore first and then return to Bulgaria
PM Donald Tusk invited authors, NGOs, experts and bloggers to a debate on the ACTA copyright agreement, but several key organisations, including the Helsinki Foundation, rejected the invitation claiming that the talks will likely offer no opportunity to discuss concrete issues.
'Dirty Jews' and 'Dirty Nazis' were the most popular chants when two groups clashed in front of Új Színház (New Theatre)
The poll, conducted last week among a random sample of 1000 adults, shows half of those surveyed approve of the president's job performance and believe he deserves a second term.
The next caucuses take place on February 7 in the states of Colorado and Minnesota. The front-runner so far, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, appears poised in Colorado for a repeat of his solid victory in nearby Nevada.
Tusk said that his government had made insufficient consultations before signing the agreement in late January, and it was necessary to ensure it was entirely safe for Polish citizens.
ya right these pirate attacks are sooooo scary just dont go to africa smart ones!!!
The EU and US navy, should flatten
the land bases on the somali coast
like Haradere.
why not use the Predator AUV to detect the somali pirate vessel,and blow them out of the water? all navies in the world should all work together in destroying this VIRUS
i am sure you wil see or hear more pirate attacks with in next view years,unless there is staple gov in somalia.