French Launch Offensive on Pirates Ahead of UN Flotilla

Finding Dulcinea 4 years ago Region: France

As an international standoff with pirates off the coast of Somalia enters its second month, French forces have begun an offensive ahead of a broader United Nations effort.   Offensive Precedes UN Flotilla ... more

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Unidentified Warship Captures Somali Pirates

Finding Dulcinea 4 years ago Region: Somalia

 Someone has taken a step toward ridding the Somalia coastline of pirates, though it was not immediately clear who. Reuters reports that an “unknown warship” captured 14 alleged pirates and destroyed ... more

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Manny Ramirez, Jason Bay, Andy LaRoche, Traded in 3-Team Deal

Ground Report 4 years ago Region: United States

Living up to its name, today's Major League Baseball trading deadline saw some big-name trades all across the board. The most recent involves the Boston Red Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates and Los Angeles Dodgers. The Red Sox acq... more

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Assessing Pirates And Africa's Shipping Industry

Can Tran 5 years ago Region: United States

Africa's shipping industry might take a major hurting as a result of piracy off the coast of Somalia. Within recent years since the Tsunami disaster, pirates along the coast of Africa have been hitting convoys more than ev... more

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