Attacks by Somali pirates have risen more in the past three months than at any other time during the past six years, ...

While the United States isn't specifically required to help North Korea, an important part of the U.S. Navy's ongoing mission ...

Somali Pirates executed four Americans on a Yacht hijacked off the coast of Oman. U.S. special forces immediately stormed the Yacht killing two pirates and detaining 13.

A video shows the moments after an explosion ripped a hole in the side of a Daallo Airlines plane. The aircraft made a successful emergency landing at Mogadishu International Airport in Somalia.

Initial reports says the explosion took place in Waberi District. Huge blast was heard inside the Somali capital of Mogadishu, local media reported on Wednesday. Multiple videos of the blast were ...

On December 14, 2023, Somali Pirates hijacked the Ruen at a location about 380 nautical miles east of Socotra Island, in the Arabian Sea. They took 17 crew members hostage and sailed the vessel ...

Foreign ships arrived — as did Somali pirates who targeted them. By the early 2010s, Somali piracy had declined. A main reason for this was the entry of international navies sent into Somali ...

Back in 2010 the Somalis accounted for nearly all the hijackings. There are still pirates out there, but they are more into robbery than kidnapping.

A man named by the UN as a pirate kingpin has said he is renouncing crime, a community leader in Somalia has confirmed to the BBC. Mohamed Abdi Hassan, nicknamed "Afweyneh" meaning Big Mouth in ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Some of the one hundred convicted Somali pirates serving jail terms at the Shimo La Tewa ...

This behaviour is in stark contrast to the bravado of the pirates who used to strut around this charming, ancient port nestled between arid mountains on Somalia’s Indian Ocean coast. It has ...