MOGADISHU, Somalia — Disagreements between Somali pirates holding a ship laden with tanks and heavy weapons escalated into a shootout and three pirates are believed dead, a U.S. defense official said ...

Military vessels from 10 nations converging to make Gulf of Aden safe for shippers. NAIROBI, Kenya — As U.S. warships watched a hijacked vessel laden with tanks and other gunboats patrolled the ...

NAIROBI, Kenya -- U.S. warships watched a hijacked vessel laden with tanks while other gunboats patrolled the dangerous waters off Somalia, but pirates still seized another freighter this week -- and ...

The U.S. is considering new options to fight piracy, including adding Navy gunships along the Somali coastline and launching a campaign to disable pirate "mother ships." The four pirates who attacked ...

For weeks, an unpleasant dream haunted Md (short for Mohammed) Atik Ullah Khan. In his sleep, he heard machine guns and saw himself stuck in a fierce fight between a group of pirates and navy ...

BEIJING, Dec. 18 -- As international forces rescued a hijacked Chinese ship from Somali pirates Wednesday, state news media reports said China planned to send a naval fleet to fight pirates in the ...

GALKAYO, Somalia Sept 25, 2014 (Garowe Online)-At least five people were reported killed after deadly shoot out raged between two groups of pirates in southern part of Galkayo in central Somalia on ...

Chief mate faked radio conversation with U.S. Navy to scare pirates off ship. April 6, 2010— -- When pirates attacked Capt. Richard Phillips' ship last April, he tried to fend them off by firing ...

UNITED NATIONS -- The U.N. Security Council unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday calling on all countries with a stake in maritime safety off Somalia to send naval ships and military aircraft to ...

NAIROBI, Kenya — As U.S. warships watched a hijacked vessel laden with tanks and other gunboats patrolled the dangerous waters off Somalia, pirates seized another cargo vessel this week — ...