Reuters: Somalia News

Dutch arrest Somali terrorism suspect on US request

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:54:50 +0000

AMSTERDAM, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Dutch police have arrested a Somali man, at the request of the United States, on suspicion of of involvement in terrorist activities by financing the purchase of weapons, the public prosecutor said on Tuesday.

ANALYSIS-Somali pirates demonstrate long-range menace

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:43:21 +0000

LONDON, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Anti-piracy measures off Somalia appear to be forcing pirates to extend their range to strike deep into the Indian Ocean, shifting the menace even further from the protection of international naval forces.

EU and Seychelles sign anti-piracy agreement

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:58:54 +0000

VICTORIA, Nov 10 (Reuters) - The Seychelles and the European Union signed an agreement on Tuesday that would allow the deployment of EU troops on the Indian Ocean islands to counter a maritime crime wave by Somali pirates.

Maersk ship shakes off pirates near Seychelles

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:48:33 +0000

COPENHAGEN, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Danish shipping and oil group A.P. Moller-Maersk's container ship Nele Maersk was attacked by pirates off the Somali coast on Tuesday but evaded them unharmed, a company official said.

RPT-Over 20 mln people need food aid in east Africa-UN

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:38:59 +0000

* War compounds food emergencies in Somalia, Sudan, Congo

U.N. warns of mass displacement without Somalia aid

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:25:45 +0000

* WHO sees outbreaks of diarrhoeal disease, cholera, measles

FACTBOX-Ships held by Somali pirates

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:41:02 +0000

Nov 9 (Reuters) - Somali pirates have seized a United Arab Emirates-flagged cargo ship loaded with weapons bound for the anarchic Horn of Africa nation in contravention of a U.N. arms embargo, maritime experts said on Monday.

UPDATE 1-Somali pirates seize weapons ship, attack tanker

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:32:50 +0000

MOGADISHU, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Somali pirates have seized a United Arab Emirates-flagged cargo ship loaded with weapons bound for the anarchic Horn of Africa nation in contravention of a U.N. arms embargo, maritime experts said on Monday.

Somali pirates seize weapons ship, attack tanker

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:36:07 +0000

UPDATE 1-Somali pirates seize weapons ship, attack another

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:51:19 +0000