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Pirates move Saudi supertanker farther from coast
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- Somali pirates have taken their greatest prize - a Saudi supertanker with $100 million of crude oil - farther offshore in what appears to be a rare defensive move following threats by Islamic insurgents....
AP – Nov 25, 2008 6:23 PM [GMT] – comment?
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MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- Somali pirates have taken their greatest prize - a Saudi supertanker with $100 million of crude oil - farther offshore in what appears to be a rare defensive move following threats by Islamic insurgents....
AP – Nov 25, 2008 6:23 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Kate Peyton, the BBC journalist shot dead in Somalia, was in high-risk area, says corporation safety head
BBC producer Kate Peyton was near the 'limit of acceptable risk' when she was shot and killed in Somalia, the corporation's head of safety has told an inquest into her death. By Ben Dowell
The Guardian – Nov 25, 2008 5:37 PM [GMT] – comment?
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BBC producer Kate Peyton was near the 'limit of acceptable risk' when she was shot and killed in Somalia, the corporation's head of safety has told an inquest into her death. By Ben Dowell
The Guardian – Nov 25, 2008 5:37 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Pirates Move Saudi Supertanker Further Out To SeaMOGADISHU, Somalia -- Pirates have moved a Saudi supertanker loaded with crude oil farther out to sea after an extremist Islamic group vowed to fight the bandits because they seized a Muslim-owned vessel, witnesses said Tuesday. Somali pirates...
New York Post – Nov 25, 2008 5:24 PM [GMT] – comment?
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BBC defends itself over shooting of journalist Kate Peyton in Somalia
The BBC today defended the preparations it made to cover an assignment in Somalia on which journalist Kate Peyton was shot dead. Peyton, a 39-year-old BBC producer, died in February 2005 after being shot in the back outside a hotel in Mogadishu by a suspected Islamist gunman.A BBC lawyer told the in ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 25, 2008 4:07 PM [GMT] – comment?
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The BBC today defended the preparations it made to cover an assignment in Somalia on which journalist Kate Peyton was shot dead. Peyton, a 39-year-old BBC producer, died in February 2005 after being shot in the back outside a hotel in Mogadishu by a suspected Islamist gunman.A BBC lawyer told the in ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 25, 2008 4:07 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Blockade Somalia?
That's what the shipping companies want: The pirate-infested waters off of east Africa are huge -- more than 1.1 million square miles. So rather than trying to patrol that whole, enormous area, tanker owners' association president Peter Swift suggests "putting...
Andrew Sullivan – Nov 25, 2008 3:22 PM [GMT] – comment?
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That's what the shipping companies want: The pirate-infested waters off of east Africa are huge -- more than 1.1 million square miles. So rather than trying to patrol that whole, enormous area, tanker owners' association president Peter Swift suggests "putting...
Andrew Sullivan – Nov 25, 2008 3:22 PM [GMT] – comment?
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BBC 'knew' about Somalia dangersA risk assessment was carried out into the assignment during which a BBC producer was killed, an inquest hears.
BBC News – Nov 25, 2008 2:28 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Pirates seize Yemeni ship
MOGADISHU, Somalia, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Pirates off the Somali coast in Africa have seized a Yemeni freighter, a Kenyan maritime official said Tuesday.
United Press International – Nov 25, 2008 1:02 PM [GMT] – comment?
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MOGADISHU, Somalia, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Pirates off the Somali coast in Africa have seized a Yemeni freighter, a Kenyan maritime official said Tuesday.
United Press International – Nov 25, 2008 1:02 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Pirates move supertanker out to sea
MOGADISHU, Somalia---- Pirates have moved a Saudi supertanker loaded with crude oil farther out to sea after an extremist Islamic group vowed to fight the bandits because they seized a Muslim-owned vessel, witnesses said Tuesday.
Chicago Sun Times – Nov 25, 2008 10:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
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MOGADISHU, Somalia---- Pirates have moved a Saudi supertanker loaded with crude oil farther out to sea after an extremist Islamic group vowed to fight the bandits because they seized a Muslim-owned vessel, witnesses said Tuesday.
Chicago Sun Times – Nov 25, 2008 10:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Sirius Star hostages are well looked after, say pirates
Somali pirates holding to ransom Saudi oil tanker Sirius Star and her 25 crew said yesterday their hostages were being well looked after."They are fine," said a pirate calling himself Daybad, speaking by phone from the ship in the Gulf of Aden. "They are allowed to contact their famil ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 25, 2008 09:36 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Somali pirates holding to ransom Saudi oil tanker Sirius Star and her 25 crew said yesterday their hostages were being well looked after."They are fine," said a pirate calling himself Daybad, speaking by phone from the ship in the Gulf of Aden. "They are allowed to contact their famil ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 25, 2008 09:36 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Shippers urge blockade of Somali coast
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Shipping officials from around the world called Monday for a military blockade along Somalia's coast to intercept pirate vessels heading out to sea. Yemen's government said Somali pirates have seized another ship.
GoErie.com – Nov 25, 2008 08:55 AM [GMT] – comment?
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Shipping officials from around the world called Monday for a military blockade along Somalia's coast to intercept pirate vessels heading out to sea. Yemen's government said Somali pirates have seized another ship.
GoErie.com – Nov 25, 2008 08:55 AM [GMT] – comment?
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