Last Updated: Saturday, April 7, 2012, 13:31
The cargo ship, Xianghuamen, was hijacked by Somali pirates Friday morning in the Sea of Oman near Iran`s southern port of Chabahar.
Last Updated: Friday, March 30, 2012, 16:15
China has dispatched eleven batches of 28 warships for undertaking escort missions for 4,543 vessels in 431 batches by March 2012.
Last Updated: Thursday, March 29, 2012, 21:32
Seychelles transferred 17 convicted Somali pirates to a jail in Somaliland because of overcrowding in its prisons.
Last Updated: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 20:31
India pledged to help Somalia in its economic development as New Delhi underlined the need for stability in the war-torn nation.
Last Updated: Friday, February 10, 2012, 13:55
The Gujarat govt is waiting for Centre`s instruction over the release of 14 Somali pirates,still in jail despite being freed by a court in Junagadh.
Last Updated: Thursday, February 2, 2012, 09:14
Fisheries Minister Rajitha Senaratne said the Somali government has not been able to secure the fishermen`s release.
Last Updated: Sunday, January 29, 2012, 14:44
Pirates operating from the Somali coast have raked in hundreds of millions of dollars in ransoms from hijacking ships.
Last Updated: Thursday, January 19, 2012, 15:43
Number of attacks dipped to 439 last year from 445 cases in 2010, International Maritime Bureau`s piracy reporting centre said.
Last Updated: Monday, January 16, 2012, 14:21
Somali pirates have freed the 18-man crew of a Maltese-flagged chemical tanker after the payment of a USD 4 million ransom.
Last Updated: Saturday, January 14, 2012, 09:14
The British Royal Navy has captured 13 Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean, Defence Ministry said.
Last Updated: Tuesday, January 10, 2012, 09:45
Seventeen Indian sailors, after spending nearly 11 months in captivity, have finally returned home.
Last Updated: Monday, January 9, 2012, 21:06
The NATO operation came days after the US navy saved 13 Iranian fishermen who were held hostage by pirates for weeks in the Arabian Sea.
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