A Danish family including three children have been kidnapped by pirates who hijacked their sailing boat in the Indian Ocean. Read the full story
Posted on 02 March 2011.
A Danish family including three children have been kidnapped by pirates who hijacked their sailing boat in the Indian Ocean. Read the full story
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Posted on 14 February 2011.
Any pirates captured off the Somali coast by Finnish ships are likely to be released as no nation will accept them for trial. Read the full story
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Posted on 16 September 2010.
A Somali pirate has admitted hijacking a Danish ship in the Gulf of Aden, in what could be a major breakthrough in attempts to bring such cases to justice. The man, who is under indictment after illegally boarding the CEC Future in November 2008, will be the first to be sentenced following a hijacking. Read the full story
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Posted on 15 September 2010.
A Somali-born Norwegian has pleaded not guilty to sending more than NOK 200,000 (USD 30,000) to the leaders of an al-Qaida-linked Somali militant group. The trial is the first to be brought under Norway’s 2002 terror financing law. Read the full story
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Posted on 01 September 2010.
International maritime laws have prevented authorities from prosecuting a group of Somali pirates captured by a Danish warship in the Aden Gulf this weekend. Denmark’s defence minister said a lack of witnesses forced a decision to free the rogue sailors. Read the full story
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Posted on 11 March 2010.
The Norwegian-owned UBT Ocean oil-product tanker, along with its 21-member crew, has been captured by Somali pirates in the waters of the Indian Ocean. Read the full story
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Posted on 06 January 2010.
The chemical tanker Pramoni, which was seized on 1st January by Somali pirates, has been revealed to be owned by a Norwegian shipping group. Read the full story
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Posted on 19 November 2009.
Seven Finnish citizens had a narrow escape, as they only just avoided a suicide attack in Somaliland last week. Read the full story
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Posted on 27 August 2009.
As Denmark prepares to send a second warship to the Gulf of Aden to help patrol the pirate-infested waters off the Somali coast, it has sealed an important deal with Kenya to process any pirates the Danes catch in the area. The new bilateral agreement will greatly ease the lingering issue of what to do with the pirates after they are apprehended by Danish patrol boats. Read the full story
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Posted on 16 August 2009.
It is shaping up to be a record-breaking year in Norway for asylum seekers. Conflicts around the globe are forcing people to flee their own countries in search of safety and a better quality of life, and Norway is one of the more popular destinations. Read the full story
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