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INDIAN OCEAN (Sept. 28, 2008) Somali pirates in small boats were able to hijack the MV Faina, a Belize-flagged cargo ship owned and operated by 'Kaalbye Shipping Ukraine."
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 TVNZ 
Pirates hijack oil supertanker
Nov 18, 2008 5:07 AM | Pirates have seized a Saudi-owned supertanker fully laden with oil off east Africa, capturing the biggest vessel yet in a shipping zone where Somali pirates strike almost daily,... (photo: US Navy)
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Oil   Photos   Pirates   Saudi   Somali  
 Houston Chronicle 
Somali pirates hijack Saudi tanker loaded with oil
| DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - In a dramatic escalation of high seas crime, Somali pirates hijacked a Saudi supertanker loaded with crude hundreds of miles off the coast of East Africa - defeating th... (photo: Public Domain / U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jason R. Zalasky)
A Container tanker ship   on the Atlantic Ocean on the West coast of Sierra Leone.  Chicago Sun-Times 
Pirates seize supertanker loaded with crude
| DUBAI, United Arab Emirates---- Somali pirates hijacked a supertanker off the Kenyan coast, seizing the Saudi-owned ship loaded with crude and its 25-member crew, the U.S. Navy said Monday. | Lt. Na... (photo: WN / John Sahid)
Africa   Photos   Piracy   Saudi   Security   Somalia  
U.S. Navy, the pirated merchant ship MV Faina is seen from a U.S. Navy guided-missile cruiser in the Indian Ocean.  Canada Dot Com 
Pirates hijack oil supertanker off east Africa
| DUBAI - Pirates have seized a Saudi-owned supertanker fully laden with oil off east Africa, capturing the biggest vessel yet in a shipping zone where Somali pirates strike almost daily, the U.S. nav... (photo: AP / Navy Visual News Service, Petty Officer Jason Zalasky)
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The guided missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) (left) patrols the waters surrounding the Al Basrah oil terminal as two Iraqi tug boats guide a super oil tanker into place on Oct. 28, 2004. International Herald Tribune
Somali pirates hijack Saudi oil tanker, U.S. Navy says
| : Somali pirates have hijacked a Saudi-owned oil tanker off the Kenyan coast, the U.S. Navy said Monday. | The hijacking was the latest in a surge in Somali pirate... (photo: US Navy / PO1 David C. Lloyd)
Crime   Photos   Politics   Saudi   Somalia  
On the rod in side the US army hummer in Ramadya in Iraq IRINnews
IRAQ: NGOs concerned about detainees' rights
web | Photo: DVIC BAGHDAD, 17 November 2008 (IRIN) - Local NGOs are concerned about the rights of detainees in US military custody due to be transferred to the Iraqi auth... (photo: WN / Jamal Penjweny)
Detainees   Human Rights   Iraq   Judiciary   Parliament   Photos  
 Grains of Jasmine rice-Food (sk1) IRINnews
SYRIA: Rice import snag leaves some Iraqi refugees short
web | Photo: Julian Weinberg/IRIN DAMASCUS, 17 November 2008 (IRIN) - The World Food Programme (WFP) has said it is "hopeful" of resolving a Syrian ban on imported rice t... (photo: creative commons)
Food   Iraq   Photos   Syria   Trade  
 One of Saddam´s palaces, which is currently occupied by the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Headquarters, can be seen from the roof of the Ninevah Hotel in Mosul, Iraq, on May 22. The hotel has been converted into the 101st Airborne Division IRINnews
IRAQ: Nuclear contamination in northern province of Ninevah?
web | Photo: IRIN BAGHDAD, 16 November 2008 (IRIN) - Fears are growing in the northern province of Ninevah, about 400km north of Baghdad, of a possible radiation leak and... (photo: U.S. Army )
Baghdad   Health   Iraq   News   Photos  
President Bush Visits Barclay Training Center in Liberia News24
'Millionaires' held in Liberia
| Monrovia - Police in Liberia have arrested two students aged 19 and 20 with 2.8 million US dollars in counterfeit bills, the commander of the Liberian National Police i... (photo: White House / Shealah Craighead )
Africa   Crimes   Currency   Liberia   Monrovia   Photos  
Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-790 N625AS Business Journal
Alaska Airlines, Delta announce alliance on Monday
> Alaska, Horizon fly fewer passengers in October Passenger count rises at Dayton airport Delta-Northwest merger complete Delta to offer Pittsburgh-to-Paris flight Fewer ... (photo: Creative Commons / File Upload Bot)
Airline   Photos   Transport   US   World  
A 25 tonne truck carrying food aid for displaced people in southeastern Chad, has mechanical problems. IRINnews
GLOBAL: Tight belts, tough choices for charities
web | Photo: Heba Aly/IRIN NEW YORK, 13 November 2008 (IRIN) - Humanitarian organisations face tough choices if the global financial crisis affects their income, as some ... (photo: IRIN News / Heba Aly)
Crisis   Development   Global   Humanitarian   Photos   Washington  
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The guided missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) (left) patrols the waters surrounding the Al Basrah oil terminal as two Iraqi tug boats guide a super oil tanker into place on Oct. 28, 2004.
Somali pirates hijack Saudi oil tanker, U.S. Navy says
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The guided missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) (left) patrols the waters surrounding the Al Basrah oil terminal as two Iraqi tug boats guide a super oil tanker into place on Oct. 28, 2004.
Somali pirates hijack Saudi oil tanker, U.S. Navy says
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Grand coalition to deliver a new constitution, President says
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Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday Aug. 16, 2008. Botswana President Seretse Ian Khama refused to attend the summit to protest Mugabe being welcomed as head of state. President Levy Mwanawasa of Zambia, another SADC member, also has been sharply critical of Mugabe.
'Major failure of leadership'
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Several bridges and highways were destroyed by floods that hit Hadramaut in October.
YEMEN: Appeal for US$11.5 million to help flood victims
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- Pirates hijack oil supertanker off east Africa
- Pirates hijack oil supertanker
- World oil prices pushed up
- Somali pirates hijack Saudi tanker loaded with oil
- Somali pirates hijack Saudi tanker loaded with oil
- Somali pirates hijack Saudi tanker loaded with oil
INDIAN OCEAN (Sept. 28, 2008) Somali pirates in small boats were able to hijack the MV Faina, a Belize-flagged cargo ship owned and operated by 'Kaalbye Shipping Ukraine."
Pirates hijack oil supertanker
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