BOSSASO, Somalia (Reuters) - French navy officers handed over 22 suspected Somali pirates to semi-autonomous Puntland's authorities and they will be arraigned in local courts, officials said on Saturday. Foreign navies have been deployed off the Gulf of Aden since the start of 2009, operating convoys, establishing safer corridors through the most dangerous waters and arresting pirates and seizing their ...

Suspected Somali pirates have hijacked a Kenyan-flagged fishing boat with 16 crew which may be used as a "mother ship" to launch more attacks in the Indian Ocean, maritime sources said Tuesday. Andrew Mwangura, the head of the East African Seafarers Assistance Programme said that the MV Sakoba had a Spanish captain and 15 other crew members from Kenya ...

Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed said Tuesday that a British couple held hostage by pirates in his country were "not in danger" and insisted progress was being made on securing their release. Asked during a visit to London about when Paul and Rachel Chandler would be freed, the president said: "We have made progress and we're hopeful." "We understand ...

Somali pirates have seized a Kenyan-flagged fishing vessel, the European Union Naval Force said Tuesday. Cmdr. John Harbour said Tuesday the Sakoba was taken last week, but many details remain unclear. The owner has not been in touch and the ship was not registered ...