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3 hrs ago | The Globe and Mail

On paying ransoms, an agreement in principle

A chilling exploration of the Somali pirate phenomenon, STOLEN SEAS is the story of a Danish shipping vessels 13-man crew held at the mercy of pirates, a country responding to global capitalism in overdrive, young boys with nothing to lose and a translator who gets in over his head.

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3 hrs ago | News24

West Africa has world's worst piracy rate

Tanzanians who are most at risk of HIV face widespread police abuse and often can't get help when they are victims of crime.

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7 hrs ago | The Huffington Post

Geri Spieler: Waiting 90 Days for Imminent Death

Impossible Odds, The Kidnapping of Jessica Buchanan and Her Dramatic Rescue by SEAL Team Six By Jessica Buchanan, Erik Landemalm, Anthony Flacco Released: June 10, 2013 Publisher: Atria Books The imminent possibly of being executed by a terrorist, feeling the point of a rifle at the back of your head is an experience most can't possibly comprehend.

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Related Topix: Terrorism

11 hrs ago | The Village Voice

In A Hijacking, the Pirate Life Is Tense

Until 2005 or so, no one thought much about modern piracy of the high-seas variety.

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Related Topix: Movies, Entertainment

15 hrs ago | Reuters

French sailor freed after pirate attack, Nigeria says

A French sailor was freed on Tuesday after being captured by pirates last week from his ship off the coast of Togo and taken to Nigeria, a military commander said.

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20 hrs ago | Newsday

G8 'to stamp out ransom payments'

Leaders at the G8 summit have agreed to "stamp out" ransom payments to terrorist groups, UK Prime Minister David Cameron has announced.

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Related Topix: Terrorism

Mon Jun 17, 2013

BBC News

Piracy in West Africa tops Somalia's

Piracy off the coast of West Africa has now overtaken Somali piracy, a report by the International Maritime Bureau and other seafarers' groups says.

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State Department

Seychelles National Day

On behalf of the government and the people of the United States, I congratulate the government and people of Seychelles on your twentieth anniversary on June 18. As you celebrate this day, the United States looks back with you in pride on the long and productive relationship between our nations.

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Forbes.com

5 Ways to Hijack Your Negotiation

In addition to providing entertainment value, pop culture can often be very instructional.

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J.B. Spins

A Hijacking: The Human Cost of Piracy

The pirates might come from mean circumstances, but Lindholm never apologizes for their crimes.

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Shockya.com

A Hijacking Movie Review

If you like Santa Claus and Donald Duck and you want to keep believing that pirates look and act like Johnny Depp, don't see "A Hijacking," because everything in Tobias Lindholm's riveting film looks so real that you might think it's a high resolution videotape of a pirate hijacking.

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Related Topix: R, World News, Kenya, Prison

Sun Jun 16, 2013

AllAfrica.com

Somalia: European Union and IGAD Co-Operate to Fight Piracy

The European Union has granted the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development $50 million to launch the three-year regional Maritime Security Programme , the Djiboutian Information Agency reported Friday .

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Related Topix: Africa, World News

New York Magazine

Edelstein on Byzantium

The movie is gorgeous, mesmerizing, poetic; the lyricism actually heightened by harsh jets of gore.

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Related Topix: Saoirse Ronan, Horror Movies, Dracula: Prince of Darkness, Movies, Entertainment

Sat Jun 15, 2013

WVEC-TV Norfolk

USS Bainbridge departs for 7-month deployment

NORFOLK Guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge left Naval Station Norfolk Friday for a seven-month deployment in support of Maritime Security Operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet Area of Responsibilities.

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Fri Jun 14, 2013

Yahoo!

Tears of joy as sailors return

Minutes after walking down the gangplank of Australian warship HMAS Toowoomba with his crewmates, Able Seaman Josh Nevermann worked his way through the cheering crowds lining the water's edge and went down on one knee.

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Related Topix: Australia, Oceania, World News, Drugs

News24

Tanker missing off west Africa

A French-flagged tanker has gone missing in piracy-plagued waters off West Africa, the International Maritime Bureau said on Friday, warning other ships in the area to be on guard.

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Zap2it.com

'A Hijacking' review: Danish drama takes a sober look at Somali piracy and its victims

"A Hijacking" is every bit as straightforward as its title. This Danish drama depicts the seizure of a cargo ship by Somali pirates and the months-long negotiations for the release of ship and crew, and tells this story partly through the eyes of the crew that experiences it, and partly in the corporate offices where a CEO takes charge by playing ... (more)

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KITV-TV

Prank call leads to federal charges

He named a SPECIFIC passenger... But it just wasn't true! KITV4's Lara Yamada is back from court with why he did it - and what happens next.

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The Guardian

Edward Snowden story could be brought to the big screen

Hollywood is planning to bring movies centring on the story of data-snooping whistleblower Edward Snowden and the equally controversial US drones programme to the big screen, according to the Hollywood Reporter .

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Related Topix: University of Southern California, Zero Dark Thirty, The Hurt Locker, Oscars

Marine News

HMAS Toowoomba Returns From the Middle East

Minister for Defense Stephen Smith today welcomed HMAS Toowoomba home from a six-month deployment to the Middle East Area of Operations .

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Related Topix: Australia, US Military, US Navy, US News