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Hijacking

                   

The Friday Follies 10-10-08

texasfred.net
yesterday
        

The Friday Follies It might seem uncommon for a passenger to be allowed on a plane after grenades are found in his luggage, but the Transportation Security Administration is standing by the procedure after reportedly doing just...

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voanews.com: In this photo provided by the US Navy, pirates leave the Ukrainian merchant vessel MV Faina for Somalia's shore, while under observation by a US Navy ship, 08 Oct 2008 voanews.com

NATO moves agianst Somali pirates

euronews.net
10-Oct-2008 27 related
        

NATO continues its Budapest summit today, but the alliance has already provided a swift response to a UN plea for help tackling Somali pirates. The World Food Programme’s aid supplies, on which it is estimated more than 40 per...

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Sailors in Gulf of Aden get double pay

inquirer.net
10-Oct-2008 3 related
        

By Veronica Uy INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines -- (UPDATE) Retroactive October 7, all Filipino seafarers on board ships passing by the piracy-prone Gulf of Aden will get double pay, Labor Secretary Marianito Roque said Friday....

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The World's Most Utterly Failed State

yale.edu
10-Oct-2008
        

Piracy is one of the oldest legacies of globalization; as goods are traded among increasingly connected peoples, others carve their place in the global economy by disrupting trade and stealing what they can on the high seas....

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World Headlines

wesleyanargus.com
10-Oct-2008 388 related
        

United States: A federal judge ordered the release Tuesday of 17 Guantanamo detainees. The men are all Chinese Muslims, known as Uighurs, who have been held at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba for nearly seven years. Bush administration...

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Somalia pirates release Iranian bulk carrier- IRNA

alertnet.org
10-Oct-2008
        

Source: Reuters TEHRAN, Oct 10 (Reuters) - An Iranian bulk carrier and its 29 crew was released by pirates on Friday, seven weeks after it was hijacked off the coast of Somalia in August, Iran's official IRNA news ...

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gizmag.com: Artist's impression of the Eclipse mega-yacht gizmag.com

Roman Abramovich building 550ft, pirate-proof mega-yacht

gizmag.com
10-Oct-2008
        

The recent incident involving a the seizure of a Ukranian ship carrying 33 tanks off the coast of Somalia has turned the spotlight on the problem of international piracy. Roman Abramovich is paying attention. The Chelsea soccer...

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10,000 Chinese kids still ailing

turkishdailynews.com.tr
10-Oct-2008
        

only available in modern browsers."); } } 10,000 Chinese kids still ailing 10,000 Chinese kids still ailing More than 10,000 children remain hospitalized after being sickened in China's tainted milk scandal, officials said, as...

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Nato sends ships to combat pirates

scotsman.com
09-Oct-2008
        

Published Date: 10 October 2008 NATO agreed yesterday to join anti-piracy operations off Somalia, and a Japanese tanker was released after a £930,000 ransom payment, officials said. As calls grew for firm action against Somali...

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Yes it is the dragon

iii.co.uk
09-Oct-2008
        

')" target="_new">http://www.stockgumshoe.com/2008/09/405-billion-windfall-from-a-dictators-death-crisis-trader.html The share price currently is ridiculous and I am going to do my best to pick the bottom on this one to top up...

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Carjacking , Modern Piracy , Skyjacking