Horst Köhler, a onetime head of the International Monetary Fund who became a popular German president before stunning the ...

Once little-known among his fellow Germans, Mr Kohler became a popular head of state, often positioning himself as an outsider to the ...

Based on Richard Phillips’ recount of his experience off the coast of Somalia, Captain Phillips ... by Abduwali Muse’s (Barkhad Abdi) group of pirates. Captain Phillips has earned widespread ...

January 23, 2025: The Somali pirates are back in action. It’s been eleven years since the last outbreak of piracy in the Red Sea. Violence against commercial shipping in the Red Sea region began in ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

How has dysfunctional Somalia managed to develop such an outstanding telecoms network? The answer lies in the state’s very weakness. Three decades of chaos and conflict have forced hundreds of ...