Latest news about Piracy
UN adopts new Somalia piracy resolution (Middle East Online)
Security Council’s resolution calls on states with naval vessels, military aircraft to battle piracy off Somali coast.
7 Oct 2008, 9:22 am | click here for more
UN urges nations to fight piracy off Somalia (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News)
The UN Security Council passed a second resolution Tuesday urging countries with naval vessels deployed around the Horn of Africa to take whatever steps necessary to stamp out piracy off the coast of Somalia.
7 Oct 2008, 7:52 am | click here for more
U.N. council calls for action against Somalia piracy (San Diego Union-Tribune)
The U.N. Security Council Tuesday urged countries with naval ships deployed around the Horn of Africa to stamp out piracy off the coast of Somalia.
7 Oct 2008, 7:07 pm | click here for more
ITF Lauds UN Resolution On Piracy In Gulf Of Aden (Scoop.co.nz)
Responding to the UN Security Council's agreement today on a new resolution on piracy in the Gulf of Aden, ITF General Secretary David Cockroft said: "We're delighted the Security Council has responded to our, the shipping industry and the IMO's direct appeal for this action.
7 Oct 2008, 3:16 pm | click here for more
Somalia: Security Council Asks Nations With Military Capacity In Area To 'Actively Fight Piracy' On High Seas (AllAfrica.com)
Condemning and deploring every acts of piracy and armed robbery off the coast of Somalia, the Security Council today called upon States interested in the security of maritime activities to deploy naval vessels and military aircraft to actively battle piracy on the high seas off the coast of Somalia.
7 Oct 2008, 2:40 pm | click here for more
New Somalia piracy resolution adopted at UN (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The UN Security Council on Tuesday urged states to commit naval and air assets to the battle against rampant piracy off lawless Somalia, with France saying this meant that force can be used against the pirates.
7 Oct 2008, 1:38 pm | click here for more
Somali piracy monitor may be freed pending trial (San Diego Union-Tribune)
A court ordered the release on Tuesday of a Kenyan who monitors piracy off Somalia pending his trial on charges of giving “alarming” information about the destination of tanks seized on a Ukrainian boat.
7 Oct 2008, 1:07 pm | click here for more
Security Council adopts resolution to use force to tackle piracy off Somalia (Nasdaq)
(RTTNews) - The UN Security Council on Tuesday unanimously adopted a resolution that allows the use of force to cease piracy against ships off the coast of Somalia.
7 Oct 2008, 10:45 am | click here for more
Security Council adopts new Somalia piracy resolution (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The UN Security Council on Tuesday unanimously adopted a resolution urging states to deploy naval vessels and military aircraft to actively join the battle against rampant piracy off the coast of lawless Somalia.
7 Oct 2008, 10:40 am | click here for more
US aircraft carrier in SAfrica amid piracy fears (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt was docked Monday in Cape Town, on a visit to South Africa aimed at building ties to battle piracy and other maritime problems.
6 Oct 2008, 9:10 am | click here for more
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