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Somalian pirates made $150 million over past year
There is a lot of money to be made in piracy, specifically when it comes to the hijacking of containers ships, oil ships and other vessels. According to an article published by Associated Press and its South African counterpart SAPA, Somali pirates have collected over $100... Somalia Piracy, What to do? Does Anyone Care?
Barry Artiste Op/Ed Some critics say, "Nuke their Country back to the Stone Age" to which I counter, "they are already in the Stone Age". Though I bet their country would look pretty from space as a big chunk of... Somali pirates collect $150M in ransoms
Johnny Depp isn't the only "pirate" making millions. Kenya's foreign minister reported today that in 2008 Somali pirates collected more than $150 million in ransoms. Piracy of the real world kind is... Somalia Will Become Pirate Magnet According to Leaders Meeting
After the recent spate of ships taken hostage off the coast of Somalia, regional leaders met to discuss what they see as a growing problem. Senior officials from Somalia, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and others met in Egypt today to see what could be done to reduce Somalia as a...19 views | 0 comments | 0 recommendations
UN backs Indian Navy’s efforts to fight sea piracy
After Indian Navy's heroic act against Somalian Pirates, It has received praise from the UN for destroying a “mother vessel” engaged in piracy in the Gulf of Aden a day after pirates forced a hijacked oil...67 views | 0 comments | 0 recommendations
India: Pirate 'mother ship' left in flames
India is reporting that one of its vessels has taken down a chief pirate ship off the coast of Africa. India says the battle took place late last night, and the ship is currenty on fire."An Indian warship has exchanged fire with a pirate "mother vessel" off the... 297 views | 2 comments | 19 recommendations
Somali pirates strike again, Indian Navy sinks a pirate vessel off Somali coast
Even as discussions are on about the fate of world's largest supertanker the Saudi Sirius Star, Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden had seized a Hong Kong-registered cargo ship carrying 36,000 tonnes of wheat to...141 views | 0 comments | 0 recommendations
Pirates seize Japanese cargo ship off Somalia
"SEOUL, South Korea - A South Korean foreign Ministry official says gunmen have hijacked a Japanese cargo ship carrying 23 crew, including five South Koreans, off the coast of Somalia.The condition and safety of the...Voice against open Piracy and intellectual copyright abusement
Hi,I watch India News regularly and it is my favorite news channel. I want to report piracy on high rise in Varanasi city. The major cable operator Siti Cable broadcasts at least 5 local channels which primarily...Bit Torrent Reversed 'Stranglehold' on Distribution - Former BT President
Ashwin Navin, the former yahoo employee who co-founded BitTorrent Inc., left the company after four years. He's staying on the Board, but is moving onto a new project with Youtube's Steve Chen, amongst others. While...MySpace and MTV Bring Ads to Piracy
Why go after the pirates directly when you can advertise on their copyright infringements?Instead of asking users to take down copyrighted content that's been posted to MySpace, MTV is proposing to overlay ads on...24 views | 1 comment | 2 recommendations
Sex, drugs, money, Somali pirates living the "high life"
Why young Somalis are lured by pirate lifestyle Somali pirates living the high life of luxury The arrogant communication style repeats: "The lady of the house speaking "...."No information today. No comment,"... India 'to guard Somalia waters'
"India 'to guard Somalia waters' Piracy is a lucrative business with huge ransoms demanded India says it will send warships to the Gulf of Aden... Web-Loving Landlubbers Embrace Talk Like a Pirate Day
In an age when Internet fads come and go, one Web-based fad has lasted longer than Blackbeard's reign of terror on the high seas: International Talk Like a Pirate Day.The holiday, which encourages people to talk like... 969 views | 23 comments | 12 recommendations
Moscow joins war on piracy: Mogadishu, Somalia Update Oct 06-08
Update: Oct 06-08Barry Artiste Op/Ed The Pirates of Somalia, stating to the Superpowers that they will fight to the last man to hold off attacks from the Ukrainian ship they boarded, may not understand that if... 
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