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 Somalia, January 2009
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| Feb.5 |
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Pirates free arms ship
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| Apr.8 |
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 US crew seized by Somali pirates The pirates have hijacked Maersk Alabama with at least 20 crew on board, after what maritime officials described as a sustained night-time attack
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Drama as US crew recapture vessel
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U.S. warship nears boat carrying pirates
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| Apr.9 |
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U.S. negotiators try to free captain
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| Apr.10 |
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Captain tried to escape pirates
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Hostage dies as French attack pirates
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| Apr.11 |
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Pirates hijack US-Italian vessel
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Pirates fire on approaching U.S. sailors
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| Apr.12 |
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Captain rescued, snipers kill 3 pirates| U.S. Navy snipers fatally shot pirates holding Richard Phillips hostage after seeing one of the pirates 'had an AK-47 leveled at the captain's back'. The ship was stormed by pirates 350 miles off Somalia. The captain of Maersk Alabama, Amer... | |
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| Apr.18 |
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Dutch navy captures pirates after attack
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| Apr.26 |
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Italian cruise ship thwarts pirate attack
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| May.19 |
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Ethiopian forces back in Somalia  Ethiopian forces returned to Somalia, some equipped with heavy artillery, seizing control of a Somali border town
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| May.22 |
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Fierce battle in Somali capital
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| Jul.16 |
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Somali PM speaks with French hostage
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| Aug.5 |
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Clinton to hold key Somalia talks
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| Aug.26 |
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Somalia hostage tells of escape
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| Sep.14 |
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Al-Qaeda Somalia suspect 'killed' US forces have 'likely killed' Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan, a top al-Qaeda suspect, during a US military raid
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| Oct.7 |
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Pirates attack navy ship 'in error'
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| Oct.29 |
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Couple tell of Somalia kidnapping Paul Chandler, 59, being held by Somali pirates has spoken to TV from aboard a container ship where they are being held hostage
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| Nov.18 |
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U.S. ship thwarts second pirate attack
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| Nov.20 |
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British hostages say pirates will kill them
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| Dec.3 |
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Blast kills 19 at graduation ceremony
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| Jan.4 |
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Two kidnapped journalists reported freed |
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| Jan.9 |
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'Ransom paid' for hijacked supertanker
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| Jan.10 |
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Saudi tanker crew 'safe and well'
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| Jan.13 |
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Pirates release two ships off East Africa |
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| Jan.15 |
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'Terror group' joins capital takeover |
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| Jan.24 |
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'Cowardly' suicide bombing kills 15 |
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| Feb.5 |
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Pirates free arms ship Pirates who hijacked a Ukrainian ship MV Faina loaded with weapons have received a ransom and have left the vessel
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| Feb.7 |
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New president returns from exile |
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| Feb.11 |
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U.S. Navy arrests pirate suspects in Gulf |
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| Feb.13 |
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Russian warship apprehends pirates |
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| Feb.22 |
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Peacekeepers attacked |
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| Feb.27 |
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Displaced Somalis return to Mogadishu |
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| Feb.28 |
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President bends to demand for sharia law |
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| Mar.2 |
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Navy releases 9 suspected pirates |
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| Mar.5 |
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British cruise ship in 'pirate attack' scare |
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| Mar.12 |
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Japan to fight piracy off Africa |
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| Mar.14 |
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Destroyers set sail on anti-piracy mission
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| Mar.21 |
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U.S. Navy releases six suspected pirates |
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| Apr.7 |
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Dangers off Somali coast increasing
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| Apr.8 |
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US crew seized by Somali pirates| The pirates have hijacked Maersk Alabama with at least 20 crew on board, after what maritime officials described as a sustained night-time attack | |
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Drama as US crew recapture vessel Pirates hold ship's skipper. The destroyer USS Bainbridge has arrived on the scene where a U.S. freighter was hijacked off the Horn Africa
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U.S. warship nears boat carrying pirates 
Guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge arrived before dawn near a 28-foot lifeboat holding four pirates and the kidnapped captain
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| Apr.9 |
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US to boost Africa pirate forces
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U.S. negotiators try to free captain Negotiators aboard a U.S. Navy warship are trying to secure the release of Richard Phillips who is being held by pirates on a lifeboat
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| Apr.10 |
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Captain tried to escape pirates Richard Phillips was believed to be trying to swim to the USS Bainbridge. The pirates jumped into the water, recaptured him
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Hostage dies as French attack pirates A French hostage and two pirates died Friday in a rescue operation. Four hostages, including a child, were freed from the hijacked yacht
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More pirates searching for lifeboat
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| Apr.11 |
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Pirates hijack US-Italian vessel Somali pirates have hijacked a US-owned tugboat in the Gulf of Aden with 16 crew members on board - 10 of them Italians
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Pirates fire on approaching U.S. sailors Pirates fired on U.S. sailors as they tried to reach the lifeboat where an American captain is being held. Sailors did not return fire
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US 'in talks' with pirates |
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| Apr.12 |
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Captain rescued, snipers kill 3 pirates U.S. Navy snipers fatally shot pirates holding Richard Phillips hostage after seeing one of the pirates 'had an AK-47 leveled at the captain's back'
| The ship was stormed by pirates 350 miles off Somalia. The captain of Maersk Alabama, American cargo-ship, who'd been held in a lifeboat in the Indian Ocean, was rescued uninjured.
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| Apr.13 |
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US politician targeted |
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| Apr.14 |
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Pirates attack U.S. cargo ship but fail
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| Apr.15 |
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Parliament member killed |
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| Apr.18 |
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Dutch navy captures pirates after attack Dutch naval forces captured seven pirates and freed 20 captive fishermen after tracking the pirates to their 'mother ship' in the Gulf of Aden
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| Apr.19 |
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Pirate attack thwarted in Gulf of Aden |
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| Apr.22 |
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UN head against new Somalia force |
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| Apr.23 |
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PM: Anti-pirate patrols not working |
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| Apr.24 |
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$213M pledged to beat Somali pirates |
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| Apr.26 |
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Italian cruise ship thwarts pirate attack The captain foiled an attack by pirates off the coast of Somalia by ordering his security crew to fire back
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| Apr.28 |
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Russia captures Somalia pirates |
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| May.14 |
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U.S., Korean warships stop pirate attack |
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| May.15 |
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US alarmed at Eritrea 'arms link' |
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| May.17 |
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Militants capture key town |
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| May.19 |
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Ethiopian forces back in Somalia Map of Kalabeyr Somalia| Ethiopian forces returned to Somalia, some equipped with heavy artillery, seizing control of a Somali border town | |
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| May.22 |
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Fierce battle in Somali capital Map of Mogadishu Somalia Pro-government forces have launched a major attack against Islamist militants controlling parts of the capital. At least 36 people were killed
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| May.23 |
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Civilians caught in fighting, dozens dead |
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| May.24 |
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Blast kills seven
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| May.26 |
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More Somalis flee heavy fighting in capital
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| Jun.6 |
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Pirates release tugboat held 10 months
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| Jun.18 |
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Security minister killed
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| Jun.22 |
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Kenya rejects call for Somalia military help
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| Jun.28 |
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Somali pirates release Belgian ship, crew
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| Jul.12 |
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Fresh fighting erupts
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| Jul.14 |
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Foreigners seized from Mogadishu hotel
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| Jul.16 |
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Somali PM speaks with French hostage Interim prime minister said that he has spoken to one of two French hostages seized earlier this week by gunmen who stormed their hotel in M...
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| Aug.1 |
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Global warning as militants flex muscles
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| Aug.5 |
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Clinton to hold key Somalia talks US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is due to hold talks with Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed in Nairobi
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| Aug.10 |
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Pirates free Italian ship after 4 months
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| Aug.14 |
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34 fishermen free months after hijacking
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| Aug.26 |
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Somalia hostage tells of escape A French security adviser seized by Islamist militants has told how he escaped from his captors without a struggle while they slept
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| Sep.14 |
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Al-Qaeda Somalia suspect 'killed'| US forces have 'likely killed' Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan, a top al-Qaeda suspect, during a US military raid | |
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| Sep.20 |
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Islamists 'ban' UN books
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| Oct.2 |
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UN: U.S. delaying millions in aid to Somalia
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| Oct.3 |
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Aid workers released
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| Oct.7 |
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Pirates attack navy ship 'in error' The pirates mistook a French ship involved in an anti-piracy operation for a commercial vessel
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| Oct.12 |
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Pirates urge Spain to free pair
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| Oct.25 |
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Somalis 'made to view executions'
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| Oct.29 |
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Couple tell of Somalia kidnapping| Paul Chandler, 59, being held by Somali pirates has spoken to TV from aboard a container ship where they are being held hostage | |
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| Oct.30 |
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Ransom demanded for yacht couple
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| Nov.6 |
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Adulterer stoned to death
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| Nov.9 |
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Mid-ocean pirate attack on tanker
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| Nov.18 |
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U.S. ship thwarts second pirate attack Maersk Alabama that played a central role in a bloody hijacking drama last spring was attacked again
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| Nov.20 |
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British hostages say pirates will kill them A British couple kidnapped from their yacht pleaded for their life in a video broadcast on Britain's Channel 4 Friday
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| Nov.25 |
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Two journalists released
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| Dec.3 |
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Blast kills 19 at graduation ceremony A male suicide bomber dressed in women's clothing killed 3 members of interim government and 16 others at a medical school graduation ceremo...
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