NAIROBI, Kenya – Bracing themselves on a rolling warship in choppy seas, U.S. Navy snipers fired three flawless shots to kill a trio of Somali pirates and free the American sea captain being held at ...

He’s eternally anchored in gratitude. Nearly two decades after Capt. Rich Phillips endured a near-death ordeal at the hands of Somali Pirates off the East African coast, he is still constantly showing ...

MANILA, Philippines – Somali pirates freed a chemical tanker and its 23 Filipino crew members Tuesday after holding them hostage in the Gulf of Aden for more than five months, the ship owner and ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Navy Seal snipers on the fantail of a destroyer cut down three Somali pirates in a lifeboat and rescued an American sea captain on Easter Sunday. The surprise nighttime assault ...

Crew members of the Maersk Alabama talk about the day the pirates hijacked their ship and the response to the situation by their captain, Richard Phillips. One of the crew members says he really ...

* U.S. seeks to boost anti-piracy fight * French navy detains 11 Somali pirates * Greek-owned ship, crew freed * Clinton to send envoy to Somalia conference By Sophie Hardach PARIS, April 15 (Reuters) ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Suspected Somali pirates have seized another Yemeni fishing boat off the Horn of Africa, authorities said. In a statement late Tuesday, a European naval force known ...

NEW YORK, April 16, 2009 — -- The Somali pirate captured during the rescue of a U.S. cargo ship captain held hostage in the Indian Ocean is expected to stand trial in federal court in New York, ...

* Somali teenager appears in NY court on piracy charges * Judge rules he will be tried as an adult * Prosecutors say he was leader, defense says teen may have been kidnapped (Adds details throughout) ...