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Somali pirates have seized an oil-laden supertanker en route from Saudi Arabia to the US in a move that has underlined the growing reach and ambition of their operations. The Maran Centaurus, one of the largest vessels ever hijacked and...

Hundreds of Somali refugees have fled to Kenya after rebels suspected of links to al-Qaeda seized a Somali town near the border, residents said. Al-Shabaab insurgents, who Washington says are a proxy for Osama bin Laden's group in Somalia, took...

A golden rule for journalists is to report the story, not become it...Kidnapped in Somalia, the Canadian journalist endured 15 months of captivity before her release this week. Snatched along with Australian photographer Nigel Brennan in August 2008, the pair...

As Amanda Lindhout received medical care in Nairobi yesterday, those close to the recently freed Alberta journalist were buzzing over her release and her imminent return home. "Everyone in town is talking about it. I'm sure there are people across...

Nightmarish" is the way the crew of the Al-Meezan cargo vessel recount their time in captivity at the hands of Somali pirates. One week after being freed, this Panama-flagged ship with 18 sailors on board, including 15 Indians and two...

Amanda Lindhout's 15 months of captivity ended with the flick of car lights on a road south of Mogadishu and the transfer of more than half a million dollars. Somalia's prime minister and senior government officials revealed details to the...

There are reports that up to a million was paid in ransom but this has not been confirmed. It is probable that at least some significant ransom was paid or the two would not have been released. Brennan tried to...

Alberta credits a reviving economy and higher oil revenues with reducing its anticipated deficit to $4.3 billion. Canadian freelance journalist Amanda Lindhout has arrived in Nairobi, Kenya, a day after being released in Somalia following 15 months of captivity. One...