Seychelles

British hostages warn Somali pirates losing patience

LONDON (Reuters) - A British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean said in film broadcast on Friday their captors were losing patience and that they feared they would be killed within a week.

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50% off Seychelles holiday

ITC Classics (01244 355 527) is offering 50% off accommodation at the Sainte Anne Resort & Spa in the Seychelles, and 50% off flights with Air Seychelles, so that 7 nights at Sainte Anne in a Garden Villa starts from £1,699pp -...

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Freed Spanish sailors talk of death threats

VICTORIA (Reuters) - The crew of a Spanish fishing boat freed by Somali pirates this week said they had been threatened with being shot during their near two month captivity. "They had all kinds of guns, from pistols to...

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EU NAVFOR Neutralize Pirate Attack

On Tuesday November 17th 2009 an EU NAVFOR Maritime Patrol Aircraft stationed at the Seychelles detected three suspected pirate skiffs approximately 300 nautical miles north of Seychelles and another two suspected pirate skiffs...

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War against Somali pirates heats up

MOGADISHU, Somalia, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- China has sent a new navy flotilla to join an international fleet in the Gulf of Aden combating increasingly bold Somali pirates who are pushing deeper into the Indian Ocean as merchant...

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Somalia: Piracy Off Coast Not Only Criminal, But Very Successful, Security Council Hears

Piracy off the coast of Somalia was not only a criminal activity, but it was, first of all, a very successful business, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia and Head of the United Nations Political Office...

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Botswana: Medupe to Officiate At Cosafa Under-20 Tourney

Gaborone — Assistant referee, Meshack Medupe is the only Botswana match official chosen to handle this year's COSAFA Under-20 tournament in Bloemfontein, South Africa from December 6-15. Medupe is among eight assistant referees...

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Nigeria: The 12th Man Does it For The Nation

An hour before the much anticipated watershed encounter between Kenya's Harambee Stars and Nigeria's Super Eagles kicked off, I engaged a Nigerian journalist, David Meshioye of Complete Sports newspaper at the Kasarani touchline.

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Pirates: Hijacked ship's captain dead

MOGADISHU, Somalia, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- The North Korean captain of a tanker commandeered by Somali pirates off the Seychelles has died of a gunshot wound, the ship's captors said Wednesday. "The captain of the chemical tanker...

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Ed Hardy Livens Things Up For Beckhams' 10th Anniversary

Ed Hardy Livens Things Up For Beckhams' 10th Anniversary · 11/18/2009 David and Victoria Beckham had been married for 10 years. GHD straighteners In order to celebrate this important moment, this star couple has come to the...

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