Somali Pirates, Ransom | featured news

Somali pirates who have been holding a hijacked ship for nearly two years killed a Syrian hostage crew member and wounded another to protest delayed ransom payment, a pirate leader said....

It is a happy ending to a very long and torturous saga. The British couple Paul and Rachel Chandler are enjoying their hard-won freedom at the residence Monday of the U.K. High Commissioner (or Ambassador) in Nairobi, Kenya.

Somali pirates freed a Greek- flagged tanker carrying 2 million barrels of oil on Monday and witnesses said four pirates were killed in a clash between rival groups over the ransom.

Somali pirates who are demanding $7 million in ransom for a British sailing couple say boats from other countries are plundering ...