At their peak in 2011, Somali pirates launched 237 attacks and held hundreds of hostages, the International Maritime Bureau reported. That year, ...

A U.S. judge ordered a Somali pirate leader on Tuesday to spend life in prison for his role in the hijacking of a yacht off the coast of Africa that left all four Americans on board dead.

Piracy off coast of Somalia is no longer as lucrative as it once was, says Anyimadu The retirement of the pirate leader Mohamed Abdi Hassan, also known as “Afweyne,” has generated much media ...

After almost a decade of hibernation, Somali pirates have resurfaced. Their reemergence follows the Yemeni Houthi movement’s campaign to target Red Sea shipping in support of Hamas in its war ...

In 2011, pirates carried out 212 attacks in a vast area spanning Somali waters, the Indian Ocean, the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, actions that the World Bank said cost the world economy US$18 ...

To wit, pirate attacks on ships sailing along the Somali coast have spiked, with more than 20 attempted hijackings since November driving up prices for insurance coverage and armed security guards.

Suspected Somali pirates have hijacked another Yemeni fishing boat off the Horn of Africa, the third such attack in recent weeks, authorities said Monday. In a statement, a European naval force ...

Somali piracy rose in prominence in the early 2000s, as gangs across the coast extracted $339 million to $413 million in stolen goods and ransom between 2005 and 2012, the BBC estimated.

Six suspected pirates were captured after shooting at an oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden along the coastline of Somalia, according to officials, raising concerns about a rising number of piracy atta… ...

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 as EUNAVFOR Atalanta said the ...

Somali piracy rose in prominence in the early 2000s, as gangs across the coast extracted $339 million to $413 million in stolen goods and ransom between 2005 and 2012, the BBC estimated.