Pursuit of Pirates on Somali Territory Sought at UN
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By Bill Varner
Dec. 10 (Bloomberg) — Pirates could be chased onto Somali territory under a proposal the U.S. wants the United Nations Security Council to endorse, diplomats said.
A draft resolution to authorize such action has been given to some member governments on the panel, and a vote may be sought as early as next week, [...]
Legal Hurdles in West Slow Pursuit of Pirates
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Somali pirates firing automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades hijacked yet another ship in the Gulf of Aden on Friday, this time seizing a chemical tanker. A German military helicopter from a nearby warship arrived in time to pull three security guards out of the water, but not soon enough to prevent the hijacking of the [...]
Pirates of Somalia
The sanction given to the Indian Navy to operate with a free hand in Somalia’s territorial waters, following the sinking of a pirate vessel by a Navy frigate, is important in the context of making the Gulf of Aden safer for ships. However, more will have to be done if insurance charges are not to [...]
Saudi says pirate “terrorism” will spark crackdown
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ATHENS (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said on Tuesday the hijacking of a Saudi supertanker with $100 million of oil onboard would trigger an international crackdown on piracy, which he compared to terrorism.
Prince Saud al-Faisal said Saudi Arabia would throw its weight behind a European-led initiative to step up security in the busy shipping [...]
