Suspected Somali pirates have hijacked another Yemeni fishing boat off the Horn of Africa, the third such attack in recent weeks, authorities said Monday. In a statement, a European naval force known ...

Minutes later, 12 pirates came onboard, fired rounds, took control of the ship and held its crew hostage. After almost a decade of hibernation, Somali pirates have resurfaced. Their reemergence ...

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 ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (CNN)-- Pirates who hijacked a crude oil tanker off the coast of Kenya are approaching a Somali port, the U.S. Navy says. The Sirius Star -- a crude "super tanker" flagged in ...

In February the U.S. carried out airstrikes against Islamic terrorists in Puntland, which is in northern Somalia. Soldiers and militiamen killed over 120 Al Shabab attackers. Last year piracy returned ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Suspected Somali pirates have seized a Yemeni fishing boat off the Horn of Africa, authorities said late Monday. A European naval operation in the Mideast ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Suspected Somali pirates have seized another Yemeni fishing boat off the Horn of Africa, authorities said. In a statement late Tuesday, a European naval force ...