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As captured supertanker anchors off Somalia, pirates strike again
Somali pirates seized a Hong Kong-registered cargo ship carrying 36,000 tonnes of wheat to Iran in the Gulf of Aden yesterday in the latest of the near-daily attacks threatening one of the world's busiest shipping routes. The MC Delight, with 25 crew members on board, was captured off Yemen ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 19, 2008 12:37 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Somali pirates seized a Hong Kong-registered cargo ship carrying 36,000 tonnes of wheat to Iran in the Gulf of Aden yesterday in the latest of the near-daily attacks threatening one of the world's busiest shipping routes. The MC Delight, with 25 crew members on board, was captured off Yemen ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 19, 2008 12:37 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Hong Kong cargo ship hijacked off Yemen coastAFP - A Hong Kong-registered cargo ship was hijacked on Tuesday by pirates off the coast of Yemen and was believed to be heading for Somalia, government and military officials said.
Yahoo! – Nov 18, 2008 6:31 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Pirates hijack Hong Kong cargo ship
A Hong Kong cargo ship has been hijacked by pirates in the Gulf of Aden near the Yemen coast as Somali pirates continue to hold hostage a hijacked Saudi supertanker.
Telegraph.co.uk – Nov 18, 2008 3:59 PM [GMT] – comment?
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A Hong Kong cargo ship has been hijacked by pirates in the Gulf of Aden near the Yemen coast as Somali pirates continue to hold hostage a hijacked Saudi supertanker.
Telegraph.co.uk – Nov 18, 2008 3:59 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Terror plot: Yemen makes movie to fight jihad
McClatchy Newspapers - SANAA, Yemen — Deep in Yemen's restive desert, terrorists target a family of European tourists. While the country mourns the deadly attack, an elite government force storms the killers' mountain hideout and brings them down in a hail of artillery.
Yahoo! – Nov 17, 2008 9:09 PM [GMT] – comment?
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McClatchy Newspapers - SANAA, Yemen — Deep in Yemen's restive desert, terrorists target a family of European tourists. While the country mourns the deadly attack, an elite government force storms the killers' mountain hideout and brings them down in a hail of artillery.
Yahoo! – Nov 17, 2008 9:09 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Simon Tisdall: Pirates are just one of Somalia's many problems
President Abdullahi Yusuf's admission that Somalia's transitional government is close to collapse puts the international community, and principally permanent UN security council members like Britain, on the spot. Decades of diplomatic neglect, ill-advised interventions, and half-hearted pe ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 17, 2008 9:07 PM [GMT] – comment?
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President Abdullahi Yusuf's admission that Somalia's transitional government is close to collapse puts the international community, and principally permanent UN security council members like Britain, on the spot. Decades of diplomatic neglect, ill-advised interventions, and half-hearted pe ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 17, 2008 9:07 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Yemeni teenager killed in clashes
Associated Press - November 15, 2008 9:23 AM ET SAN'A, Yemen (AP) - A Yemeni lawmaker says police shot dead a teenager during clashes between police and protesters in the south of Yemen.
KHQ Right Now – Nov 15, 2008 2:23 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Associated Press - November 15, 2008 9:23 AM ET SAN'A, Yemen (AP) - A Yemeni lawmaker says police shot dead a teenager during clashes between police and protesters in the south of Yemen.
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Yemen sentences Iranian drug smuggler to death
SANAA (Reuters) - A Yemeni court Saturday sentenced to death the head of a group of Iranian sailors held with a cargo of about 1.5 tonnes of hashish.
Reuters – Nov 15, 2008 09:40 AM [GMT] – comment?
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SANAA (Reuters) - A Yemeni court Saturday sentenced to death the head of a group of Iranian sailors held with a cargo of about 1.5 tonnes of hashish.
Reuters – Nov 15, 2008 09:40 AM [GMT] – comment?
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World Briefing | Middle East: Yemen: Claim Made on Embassy Blast
The Yemeni branch of Al Qaeda has released a statement claiming responsibility for a suicide bombing outside the American Embassy compound in Sana in September.
New York Times – Nov 15, 2008 03:38 AM [GMT] – comment?
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The Yemeni branch of Al Qaeda has released a statement claiming responsibility for a suicide bombing outside the American Embassy compound in Sana in September.
New York Times – Nov 15, 2008 03:38 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Al-Qaida in Yemen claims US Embassy attack
Associated Press - November 14, 2008 2:35 PM ET CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - A group that monitors extremist Web sites says al-Qaida's branch in Yemen has claimed responsibility for a deadly suicide...
WCAX-TV – Nov 14, 2008 7:35 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Associated Press - November 14, 2008 2:35 PM ET CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - A group that monitors extremist Web sites says al-Qaida's branch in Yemen has claimed responsibility for a deadly suicide...
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CIA warns of increase in 'western' terrorists
Growing numbers of westerners are travelling to the tribal areas of north-west Pakistan to receive terrorist training, the head of the CIA warned yesterday. In a rare meeting with journalists at the Atlantic Council, a Washington think-tank, General Michael Hayden also said that al-Qaida is growing ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 14, 2008 02:36 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Growing numbers of westerners are travelling to the tribal areas of north-west Pakistan to receive terrorist training, the head of the CIA warned yesterday. In a rare meeting with journalists at the Atlantic Council, a Washington think-tank, General Michael Hayden also said that al-Qaida is growing ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 14, 2008 02:36 AM [GMT] – comment?
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