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Dutch court sentences 5 Somali pirates
The District Court of Rotterdam sentenced five Somali men on Friday to prison terms ranging from four to seven years for acts of maritime piracy . All five of the sentenced pirates were discovered in a navy supply ship off the coast of Somalia ear (More) |
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Accused Somali pirates plead not guilty in hijacking that killed 4 Americans
Three accused Somali pirates pleaded not guilty Wednesday to hijacking a US vessel that resulted in the deaths of four US citizens. Their charges included murder, piracy, hostage taking and violence against maritime navigation resulting in death, (More) |
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5 Somalis go on trial for piracy in Dutch court
Five Somali men went on trial Tuesday in a Dutch court on charges of maritime piracy related to hijacking a South African yacht and kidnapping its crew. The Netherlands Public Prosecution Service spokesman, Wim De Bruin, said the Somalis were b (More) |
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Three Somali pirates charged in highjacking that killed 4 Americans
The US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on Friday charged three Somali pirates with 26 counts for acts of piracy in the hijacking of a US vessel that resulted in the deaths of four US citizens. If convicted, the men could face de (More) |
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Yemen pirate pleads guilty to hijacking that killed 4 Americans
A Yemeni man pleaded guilty Thursday to acts of piracy for a hijacking of a US vessel that resulted in the deaths of four US citizens. Mounir Ali pleaded guilty in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia to being involved in the (More) |
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South Korea court sentences 4 Somali pirates
A South Korean court sentenced a Somali pirate to life in prison, and three others to varying long-term sentences on Friday, for hijacking a South Korean ship. A fifth pirate pleaded guilty and was tried separately. The five men were charged with hi (More) |
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Four accused Somali pirates go on trial in South Korea
Four alleged Somali pirates captured from a hijacked ship are being put on trial in South Korea, but lawyers for the pirates argue the court does not have jurisdiction to try them. South Korean forces captured five alleged pirates in a raid on a hi (More) |
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Somali pirate pleads guilty in US court
A Somali man pleaded guilty to charges of piracy and hostage taking on Friday in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia for overtaking a yacht containing four American citizens. The Americans, taken as hostages, were later kill (More) |
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Accused Somali pirate pleads not guilty to hijacking charges
A Somali man pleaded not guilty on Wednesday in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia to piracy, kidnapping and weapons charges related to a yacht hijacking in February that left four Americans dead. Mohammad Saaili Shibin is b (More) |
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Maritime piracy at all-time high, Somalia waters driving explosion: report
International maritime piracy reached an all-time high in the first quarter of 2011, says a report released Thursday by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Maritime Bureau (IMB) . The ICC's piracy reporting center, which has (More) |
Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in Memphis
Civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis on April 4, 1968.
Pay a virtual visit to The King Center in Atlanta.
