When Somali pirates hijacked the Maersk Alabama in 2009, they thought they’d struck gold. What they didn’t expect? The full force of the U.S. Navy. This is the true story of Captain Richard ...

(CNN)-- Pirates hijacked three ships off the coast of Somalia on Thursday in the "worst number of attacks" in one day in many years, an international maritime watchdog said. "Four attacks in two ...

First, countermeasures are slipping. After avoiding dangerous routes at the height of the crisis, ships have started going closer to shore. They're also going slower and spending less money on ...

Russia and Iran like to tout themselves as America's largest and most determined enemies, but everyone in the international community knows few geopolitical beefs run deeper than the United States ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Suspected Somali pirates have hijacked another Yemeni fishing boat off the Horn of Africa, the third such attack in recent weeks, authorities said Monday.

(CNN)-- NATO defense ministers agreed Thursday to send ships to waters near Somalia's coast to deter and combat piracy there, a spokesman said. "There will soon be NATO military vessels off the ...

GAROWE, Somalia (Reuters) - Suspected Somali pirates have hijacked a Yemeni-flagged fishing boat off the semi-autonomous Puntland region in northeast Somalia, the European Union's anti-piracy ...