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Melting Arctic sea ice - Winter sea ice in the Arctic has failed to reform fully for the third year in a row. Scientists said yesterday that the area of ocean covered by Arctic ice at the end of the winter months was lower only in March 2006. global war
Arctic   Japan   Photos   Resources   Shipping   		 Daily Yomiuri 
Japan seeks role in Arctic Council
| The government has applied to join the Arctic Council as an observer, hoping to keep abreast of growing global efforts to exploit the Arctic Circle for various purposes, it has been learned. | The A... (photo: NOAA)
French soldiers from ' le Floral' , of the military French frigate in the Gulf of Aden, as they question a Yemenite fishermen's boat on January, 2009, for inspection as part of a patrol mission. The EU mission Atalante, a coalition that groups eight EU countries, began operations off the coast of Somalia on December 8 to try to stem the growing piracy in what is the first naval mission in the history of the bloc.
Military   Pentagon   Photos   Piracy   Somalia   		 The Australian 
Pentagon debates action on pirates
| SENIOR Pentagon planners are debating an aggressive shift in US military strategy to crack down on piracy off Somalia. | Longstanding rules of engagement followed by the US and other nations usually... (photo: EC / EC)
FILIPINO SEAMEN UNLOADS THE ANCHOR OF THE SUPERFERRY SHIPPING LINE ON A RAINY WEATHER IN CEBU PORT AREA , CEBU CITY , PHILIPPINES. PHOTO TAKEN : NOVEMBER 7, 2008  The Daily Tribune 
RP gov’t bans seamen from serving near Somalia
| By Michaela P. del Callar | 04/20/2009 | Malacañang has moved to ban Filipino seamen from serving on ships that enter pirate-infested sea lanes near Somalia. | “President Arroyo issued a series of d... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
Arroyo   Filipinos   Photos   Seamen   Somalia  
A Palestinian man gestures, as smokes is seen from a burning building after an Israeli missile strike in the Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2008. Israeli warplanes pressing one of Israel's deadliest assaults ever on Palestinian militants dropped bombs and missiles on a top security installation and dozens of other targets across Hamas-ruled Gaza on Sunday. Israel's Cabinet authorized a callup of at least 6,500 reserve soldiers, suggesting plans to expand an offensive against Gaza rocket squads that has already killed some 280 Palestinians, most of them Hamas poli  The Times 
Israelis warn of Eritrea flashpoint

| Security sources say Israel and Iran are conducting rival intelligence operations in Eritrea, the poor African state on the Red Sea. | The Israelis fear Eritrea could be a flashpoint if Iranian Revo... (photo: AP / Hatem Omar)
Hamas   Iran   Israel   Photos   Weapons  
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This is a photo made available by NATO CC-MAR HQ Northwood, England, taken from the Dutch vessel, HNLMS De Zeven Provincien off the Somali coast on Saturday, April 18, 2009, which they claim shows 20 fishermen that they freed from the Yemeni flagged dhow which had been seized by Somali pirates earlier in the week. The Dutch frigate was responding to an earlier distress call from a Marshall Islands flagged tanker, it followed the pirates who were on a small white skiff which proceeded to the dhow it was believed to be using as a "mother ship". The pirates boarded the dhow and Dutch marine commandos followed soon after, freeing 20 fishermen whose nationalities were not known. There was no exchange of fire and Dutch forces seized seven Kalashnikov rifles and one rocket-propelled grenade launcher. Seven Somali pirates were detained, but were eventually released. The seven could not be arrested or held because they were seized by Dutch nationals and neither the pirates, the victims nor the ship were Dutch. The Star
NATO frees pirate hostages, Belgian ship seized

| MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Dutch commandos freed 20 Yemeni hostages on Saturday and briefly detained seven pirates who had forced the Yemenis to sail a "mother ship" attacki... (photo: AP / NATO/OTAN)
NATO   Photos   Piracy   Shipping   Somalia  
" MOL ADVENTURE " CARGO SEA VESSEL IN MANILA PORT AREA , PHILIPPINES. PHOTO TAKEN : NOVEMBER 6 , 2008 Journal Online
RP sailors barred from Somalia waters

PRESIDENT Macapagal-Arroyo yesterday ordered a ban on the deployment of Filipino seamen on commercial ships that travel in pirate-infested waters in the Gulf of Aden... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
Philippines   Photos   Piracy   Shipping   Somalia  
Arrivo di clandestini nel mare di Lampedusa CBS News
Italy, Malta Argue About Stranded Migrants
Italy, Malta Argue About Who Should Accept 140 Migrants Rescued By Turkish Ship At Sea | ROME, Apr. 18, 2009 E-Mail Story | Print Story | Sphere | Share | Text Size: A A ... (photo: Public Domain)
Italy   Migration   Photos   Rescue   Shipping  
Several of the 19 captured Somali pirates, are guarded by Puntland soldiers in Bassaso Puntland, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009. Chicago Sun-Times
Pirates seize Belgian ship; NATO frees 20 hostages

| NAIROBI, Kenya -- Somali pirates attacked two ships off the Horn of Africa on Saturday, capturing a Belgian dredger and its 10-man crew. NATO forces intervened in the o... (photo: AP)
Belgium   Government   Nato   Photos   Somalia  
In this undated photo provided by the Belgian government, the Belgian ship Pompei, owned by De Nul, is shown in unidentified waters. On Saturday, April 18, 2009 the Belgian government reported that a Belgian ship may have been attacked by pirates of the east African coast. It said the ship, the Pompei, gave two warnings early this morning that it was under attack off the east African coast on its way to the Seychelle Houston Chronicle
Pirates seize Belgian ship with 10 foreign crew

| NAIROBI, Kenya - Somali pirates attacked two ships off the Horn of Africa on Saturday, seizing one Belgian vessel carrying 10 crew. NATO forces intervened in the other ... (photo: AP / Belgian Government)
Belgium   Photos   Piracy   Shipping   Somalia  
The MV Sirius Star is observed at anchor, in this U.S. Navy photo, Friday, Jan 9, 2009, following an apparent payment via a parachuted container to pirates holding the ship. Somali pirates released the oil-laden Saudi supertanker after receiving a $3 million ransom, a negotiator for the bandits said Friday. The ship owner did not confirm it. The MV Sirius Star, a brand new tanker with a 25-member crew, was seized in the Indian Ocean Nov. 15 in a dramatic escalation of high seas crime. Star Tribune
Somali pirates attack tanker; NATO frees 20 Yemeni fishermen being held hostage
| NAIROBI, Kenya - Pirates attacked a tanker in the Gulf of Aden on Saturday, and NATO forces called to the rescue detained seven Somalis behind the assault and freed 20 ... (photo: AP / U.S. Navy,Air Crewman 2nd Class David B. Hudson)
Attack   Maritime   Photos   Pirates   Somalia  
A boarding team from dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41) provides food and stores to merchant vessel Golden Nori after pirates released the Japanese chemical tanker Dec. 12. off the coast of Somalia Houston Chronicle
Pirates attack tanker; NATO frees 20 fishermen
| NAIROBI, Kenya - A NATO spokesman says pirates attacked a tanker in the Gulf of Aden. NATO forces then detained seven Somalis behind the assault and freed 20 Yemenese f... (photo: US Navy file / Cmdr. Michael Junge)
Alliance   Attack   Maritime   Photos   Piracy   Somalia  


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