Gunmen kill Yemeni military officer

Last Updated: Saturday, June 1, 2013, 19:10

Unidentified gunmen shot dead a Yemeni air force officer in the southeastern Hadramout province Saturday, a security officer told Xinhua.

Would-be suicide bomber killed in Yemen`s Aden

Last Updated: Sunday, May 12, 2013, 16:39

Troops of the Yemeni anti- terrorism forces foiled a terror attack and shot dead a would-be suicide bomber on Sunday morning in the southern port city of Aden, a government official told Xinhua.

Somali piracy to return if no solution on land: Report

Last Updated: Thursday, April 11, 2013, 19:13

Navy patrols and armed guards on ships have helped quash once rampant Somali piracy, but without political solutions onshore attacks will likely return, the World Bank warned on Thursday.

Indian sailors in Somalian pirates’ custody: Government

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 11, 2012, 00:47

An unspecified number of Indian sailors are being held by Somalian pirates and their families have sought help from the government to free them, parliament was told Monday.

Russia sends anti-piracy force to Gulf of Aden

Last Updated: Saturday, November 3, 2012, 10:37

A task force from Russia`s Pacific Fleet has departed on a new anti-piracy mission off the Somali coast, according to Captain Roman Martov.

Car bombing kills 14 soldiers in Yemen

Last Updated: Saturday, August 18, 2012, 18:21

The powerful blast was followed by heavy gunfire from unidentified attackers suspected to be al Qaeda militants.

Maritime unions ask UN to tackle piracy

Last Updated: Monday, June 18, 2012, 16:42

Leaders of international maritime trade unions have written a letter to the UN, urging the organisation to take action against increasing attacks by pirates on civilian vessels.