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Somali pirates have hijacked a Chinese fishing boat and taken its 18 crew members hostage, demanding a ransom for their release, local officials reported on Saturday. The pirates, who had ...

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Idil Abdullahi Goley's journey seeking a better life in Europe started in Somalia with a $6,500 payment ... The deaths of 25 migrants last month in boats off the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar ...

Two Somali fishermen wearing ... To this day they accuse these fishing boats of stealing their living - often violently.

Negotiations are in progress after Somali pirates raised their ransom demand ... confirmed the presence of armed individuals on the boat but reported no harm to the crew. Since the vessel remains ...

Two Somali fishermen ... fishing boats of stealing their living - often violently. "Ships came and took all our equipment and belongings," Farah, one of the fisherman-turned-pirates looking ...

A Chinese fishing vessel with up to 18 crew members has been seized by suspected pirates off the coast of Somalia, reports CNN, citing a European Union Naval Force Operation Atalanta said from Dec. 5.