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MOGADISHU (AFP) - Somali pirates said Tuesday they have released ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:40:00 GMT

(AFP) - MOGADISHU (AFP) - Somali pirates said Tuesday they have released a Panamanian-flagged ship and its mostly Indian crew of 26 after receiving a ransom of 3.1 million dollars.

This handout photo provided by the US Navy in 2009 shows Somali ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:40:00 GMT

(AFP) - This handout photo provided by the US Navy in 2009 shows Somali pirates off Somalia's coast. Somali pirates said Tuesday they have released a Panamanian-flagged ship and its mostly Indian crew of 26 after receiving a ransom of 3.1 million dollars. Photo:/AFP

MOGADISHU (AFP) - Hardline Islamist rebels on Tuesday warned ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:18:00 GMT

(AFP) - MOGADISHU (AFP) - Hardline Islamist rebels on Tuesday warned Somalia's transitional government against a planned offensive, saying it faced defeat.

A militant fighter mans a position in Mogadishu, June 2009. ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:18:00 GMT

(AFP) - A militant fighter mans a position in Mogadishu, June 2009. Hardline Islamist rebels on Tuesday warned Somalia's transitional government against a planned offensive, saying it faced defeat. Photo:Mustafa Abdi/AFP

A Somali girl and a boy walk in al-Basateen slum neighbourhood ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:15:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Somali girl and a boy walk in al-Basateen slum neighbourhood of the southern Yemeni port city of Aden February 6, 2010. Somalis fleeing war have long found refuge in Yemen, seen as a way station to Saudi Arabia, but fear of al Qaeda infiltration has cooled their welcome. Picture taken February 6, 2010. To match feature YEMEN-SOMALIS/ REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah (YEMEN - Tags: SOCIETY POLITICS)

Fishermen dock their boats at Seira Beach in the southern Yemeni ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:32:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Fishermen dock their boats at Seira Beach in the southern Yemeni port city of Aden February 8, 2010. Aden is the main city in the south of the Arab country where secessionist sentiment has been on the rise. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) - Somalis fleeing war have long found ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:32:00 GMT

(Reuters) - ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) - Somalis fleeing war have long found refuge in Yemen, seen as a way station to Saudi Arabia, but fear of al Qaeda infiltration has cooled their welcome.

The weak, transitional Somalia government may finally bring ...

(The Christian Science Monitor) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:07:26 GMT

(The Christian Science Monitor) - The weak, transitional Somalia government may finally bring President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed some badly needed legitimacy if newly trained forces can push back the militant Islamist group, Al Shabab.

Shebab militants on patrol in Mogadishu in 2009. Al-Qaeda in ...

(AFP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:23:00 GMT

(AFP) - Shebab militants on patrol in Mogadishu in 2009. Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula number two Said al-Shihri called for attacks against US interests 'everywhere,' in an audio message released on the Internet Photo:Mustafa Abdi/AFP

People surf the internet at a cyber cafe in Elasha Biyaha neighbourhood ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:45:00 GMT

(Reuters) - People surf the internet at a cyber cafe in Elasha Biyaha neighbourhood on the outskirts of Somalia's capital Mogadishu, February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Ismail Taxta (SOMALIA - Tags: SOCIETY SCI TECH)

People surf the Internet at a cyber cafe in Elasha Biyaha neighbourhood ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:42:00 GMT

(Reuters) - People surf the Internet at a cyber cafe in Elasha Biyaha neighbourhood on the outskirts of Somalia's capital Mogadishu February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Ismail Taxta (SOMALIA - Tags: SOCIETY SCI TECH)

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - An exchange of mortar shells between Somali ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:34:00 GMT

(Reuters) - MOGADISHU (Reuters) - An exchange of mortar shells between Somali government forces and rebels killed at least nine civilians and injured 14 others, a human rights group said on Monday.

A Somali prostitute looks on as she sits in a slum house in ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:19:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Somali prostitute looks on as she sits in a slum house in al-Basateen neighbourhood of the southern Yemeni port city of Aden February 7, 2010. Many of the Somali female migrants who come to Yemen seeking work end up as prostitutes in a desperate attempt to make a living, according to NGOs. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah (YEMEN - Tags: SOCIETY)

Somali prostitutes sit in a slum house in al-Basateen neighbourhood ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:08:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Somali prostitutes sit in a slum house in al-Basateen neighbourhood of the southern Yemeni port city of Aden February 7, 2010. Many of the Somali female migrants who come to Yemen seeking work end up as prostitutes in a desperate attempt to make a living, according to NGOs. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah (YEMEN - Tags: SOCIETY)

A Somali prostitute stands outside a room in a slum house in ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:04:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Somali prostitute stands outside a room in a slum house in al-Basateen neighbourhood of the southern Yemeni port city of Aden February 7, 2010. Many of the Somali female migrants who come to Yemen seeking work end up as prostitutes in a desperate attempt to make a living, according to NGOs. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah (YEMEN - Tags: SOCIETY)

A Somali prostitute smokes a cigarette in a slum house in al-Basateen ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:01:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Somali prostitute smokes a cigarette in a slum house in al-Basateen neighbourhood of the southern Yemeni port city of Aden February 7, 2010. Many of the Somali female migrants who come to Yemen seeking work end up as prostitutes in a desperate attempt to make a living, according to NGOs. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah (YEMEN - Tags: SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Somali prostitutes gather in a slum house in al-Basateen neighbourhood ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:58:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Somali prostitutes gather in a slum house in al-Basateen neighbourhood of the southern Yemeni port city of Aden February 7, 2010. Many of the Somali female migrants who come to Yemen seeking work end up as prostitutes in a desperate attempt to make a living, according to NGOs. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah (YEMEN - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY)

A Somali boat loaded with hopeful immigrants in the Gulf of ...

(AFP) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:14:00 GMT

(AFP) - A Somali boat loaded with hopeful immigrants in the Gulf of Aden, 2002. At least 10 migrants died and 30 went missing when the boat smuggling them from Somalia to Yemen suffered an engine failure in the Gulf of Aden. Photo:null/AFP

HARGEYSA, Somaliland (AFP) - At least 10 migrants died and ...

(AFP) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:14:00 GMT

(AFP) - HARGEYSA, Somaliland (AFP) - At least 10 migrants died and 30 went missing when the boat smuggling them from Somalia to Yemen suffered an engine failure in the Gulf of Aden, officials said Sunday.

VICTORIA (AFP) - The Seychelles will try suspected Somali pirates ...

(AFP) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:14:00 GMT

(AFP) - VICTORIA (AFP) - The Seychelles will try suspected Somali pirates after European guarantees they would be sent home to serve their sentences, a minister announced Saturday.

A Somali refugee stands at the door of her house in the al-Basateen ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:46:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Somali refugee stands at the door of her house in the al-Basateen slum neighbourhoud of the southern Yemeni port city of Aden February 6, 2010. The United Nations food agency said on Friday a lack of funds had forced it to cut back rations for around one million people in Yemen, despite growing chronic hunger. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah (YEMEN - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY)

Somali women refugees are seen near their house in the al-Basateen ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:14:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Somali women refugees are seen near their house in the al-Basateen slum neighbourhoud of the southern Yemeni port city of Aden February 6, 2010. The United Nations food agency said on Friday a lack of funds had forced it to cut back rations for around one million people in Yemen, despite growing chronic hunger. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah (YEMEN - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY)

Somali women refugees carry their children as they walk in the ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:13:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Somali women refugees carry their children as they walk in the al-Basateen slum neighbourhoud of the southern Yemeni port city of Aden February 6, 2010. The United Nations food agency said on Friday a lack of funds had forced it to cut back rations for around one million people in Yemen, despite growing chronic hunger. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah (YEMEN - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY)

Somali children are seen near their house in the al-Basateen ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:10:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Somali children are seen near their house in the al-Basateen slum neighbourhoud of the southern Yemeni port city of Aden February 6, 2010. The United Nations food agency said on Friday a lack of funds had forced it to cut back rations for around one million people in Yemen, despite growing chronic hunger. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah (YEMEN - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY)

Somali children sit near their house in the al-Basateen slum ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:08:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Somali children sit near their house in the al-Basateen slum neighbourhoud of the southern Yemeni port city of Aden February 6, 2010. The United Nations food agency said on Friday a lack of funds had forced it to cut back rations for around one million people in Yemen, despite growing chronic hunger. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah (YEMEN - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY)

Somali children fill jerry cans with water in the al-Basateen ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:03:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Somali children fill jerry cans with water in the al-Basateen slum neighbourhoud of the southern Yemeni port city of Aden February 6, 2010. The United Nations food agency said on Friday a lack of funds had forced it to cut back rations for around one million people in Yemen, despite growing chronic hunger. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah (YEMEN - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY)

A Somali refugee looks on as she walks in the al-Basateen slum ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:02:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Somali refugee looks on as she walks in the al-Basateen slum neighbourhood of the southern Yemeni port city of Aden February 6, 2010. The United Nations food agency said on Friday a lack of funds had forced it to cut back rations for around one million people in Yemen, despite growing chronic hunger. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah (YEMEN - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Somali refugees walk in the al-Basateen slum neighbourhood of ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:39:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Somali refugees walk in the al-Basateen slum neighbourhood of the southern Yemeni port city of Aden February 6, 2010. The United Nations food agency said on Friday a lack of funds had forced it to cut back rations for around one million people in Yemen, despite growing chronic hunger. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah (YEMEN - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY)

Somali children look at camera in the al-Basateen slum neighbourhood ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:38:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Somali children look at camera in the al-Basateen slum neighbourhood of the southern Yemeni port city of Aden February 6, 2010. The United Nations food agency said on Friday a lack of funds had forced it to cut back rations for around one million people in Yemen, despite growing chronic hunger. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah (YEMEN - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY HEADSHOT)

A Somali refugee carries her daughter as she walks in the al-Basateen ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:37:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Somali refugee carries her daughter as she walks in the al-Basateen slum neighbourhood of the southern Yemeni port city of Aden February 6, 2010. The United Nations food agency said on Friday a lack of funds had forced it to cut back rations for around one million people in Yemen, despite growing chronic hunger. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah (YEMEN - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY)

NAIROBI, Kenya - Danish special forces disrupted the takeover ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:13:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - NAIROBI, Kenya - Danish special forces disrupted the takeover by pirates of a cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden on Friday, in a manoeuvr rarely undertaken by NATO warships, a naval spokesman said.

Traders sample khat, a narcotic leaf, at an open market in the ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:14:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Traders sample khat, a narcotic leaf, at an open market in the south of Somalia's capital Mogadishu, February 5, 2010. Khat leaves have been used as a stimulant and a social tonic. REUTERS/Omar Faruk (SOMALIA - Tags: SOCIETY)

A boy arranges khat, a narcotic leaf, at an open market in the ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:04:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A boy arranges khat, a narcotic leaf, at an open market in the south of Somalia's capital Mogadishu, February 5, 2010. Khat leaves have been used as a stimulant and a social tonic. REUTERS/Omar Faruk (SOMALIA - Tags: SOCIETY)

This handout photo provided by the US Navy in 2009 shows Somali ...

(AFP) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:56:00 GMT

(AFP) - This handout photo provided by the US Navy in 2009 shows Somali pirates off Somalia's coast. NATO special forces stormed a Slovenian cargo ship which had been captured by pirates in the Gulf of Aden, freeing the 25 crew members, a spokesman for the EU naval force said. Photo:/AFP

BRUSSELS (AFP) - Danish special forces on Friday stormed a ...

(AFP) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:56:00 GMT

(AFP) - BRUSSELS (AFP) - Danish special forces on Friday stormed a Slovenian cargo ship which had been captured by pirates in the Gulf of Aden, freeing the 25 crew members, a spokesman for the EU'a anti-piracy naval force said.

BRUSSELS (AFP) - NATO special forces stormed a Slovenian cargo ...

(AFP) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:56:00 GMT

(AFP) - BRUSSELS (AFP) - NATO special forces stormed a Slovenian cargo ship captured by pirates in the Gulf of Aden Friday, freeing the crew of 25 in an unprecedented operation, a spokesman for the EU's naval force said.

Danish special forces stormed an Antigua and Barbuda-flagged ...

(CBC) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:49:25 GMT

(CBC) - Danish special forces stormed an Antigua and Barbuda-flagged cargo ship after reports it had been seized by Somali pirates early Friday and freed the 25 crew members.

Danish special forces have recaptured an Antigua and Barbuda-flagged ...

(CBC) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:51:54 GMT

(CBC) - Danish special forces have recaptured an Antigua and Barbuda-flagged vessel that was seized by Somali pirates and freed the 25 crew members, an EU naval spokesperson says.

NAIROBI (AFP) - Aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres on Friday ...

(AFP) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:19:00 GMT

(AFP) - NAIROBI (AFP) - Aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres on Friday blamed rival forces in Somalia for indiscriminate shelling which has mainly killed and wounded civilians.

Somali soldiers ride on a vehicle in Mogadishu. Aid group Medecins ...

(AFP) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:19:00 GMT

(AFP) - Somali soldiers ride on a vehicle in Mogadishu. Aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres has blamed rival forces in Somalia for indiscriminate shelling which has mainly killed and wounded civilians. Photo:Jose Cendon/AFP

MOMBASA, Kenya (AFP) - Somalia's fearsome pirates don't have ...

(AFP) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:38:00 GMT

(AFP) - MOMBASA, Kenya (AFP) - Somalia's fearsome pirates don't have many friends among the Indian Ocean's seafaring community. But Kenya's fleet of modest Swahili fishermen think the region's most-wanted are a godsend.

Fishermen in Kenya are enjoying bumper catches -- and they've ...

(AFP) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:38:00 GMT

(AFP) - Fishermen in Kenya are enjoying bumper catches -- and they've got the Somali pirates who terrorise the Indian Ocean to thank. Fear of attack by armed raiders is keeping many foreign trawlers away, helping the local fish populations to rise. Photo:Tony Karumba/AFP

Fishermen in Kenya are enjoying bumper catches -- and they've ...

(AFP) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:38:00 GMT

BRUSSELS (AFP) - A North Korean-flagged and Libyan-owned cargo ...