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      Thursday 23 May  
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      A naval security operative patrols the creeks of the Niger Delta in a military gun boat, 2008. Pirates attacked an Italian ship off Nigeria and kidnapped four sailors, including three Italians, in the latest such incident off the country's oil-producing southern coast.
      Bulletin: Pirates attack vessel off Nigeria, kidnap four sailors

      Bulletin: Pirates attack vessel off Nigeria, kidnap four sailors

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      Marine forces in Puntland receive two coffins containing the remains of slain Somali pirates on April 30, 2009 at the northern port town of Bosasso. Troops from the Somali region of Puntland on Sunday rescued 22 hostages held by pirates for almost three years after their ship was seized off the Yemeni coast, the authorities said, adding that the men bore signs of torture.
      Bulletin: Somali troops rescue 22 hostages from pirates

      Bulletin: Somali troops rescue 22 hostages from pirates

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      A naval security operative patrols the creeks of the Niger Delta in a military gun boat, 2008. Well armed pirates who stormed and ransacked an oil tanker off Nigeria have kidnapped five Indian crew members, said a statement Wednesday from the operators of the ship.
      Bulletin: Pirates storm oil tanker off Nigeria, kidnap five Indians

      Bulletin: Pirates storm oil tanker off Nigeria, kidnap five Indians

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      Armed Somali pirates carry out preparations to a skiff in northeastern Somalia, ahead of new attacks on ships in 2010. Four South Korean sailors held hostage by Somali pirates for nearly 19 months have been freed, Seoul's foreign ministry said after a ransom was reportedly paid for their release.
      Bulletin: Somali pirates free S. Korea sailors 'for ransom'

      Bulletin: Somali pirates free S. Korea sailors 'for ransom'

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      An armed Somali pirate along the coastline while the Greek cargo ship, MV Filitsa, is seen anchored offshore. An Italian court on Friday sentenced eight Somali pirates to between 16 and 19 years in prison for attempting to hijack an Italian-flagged cargo ship in 2011 after one of Europe's biggest piracy trials.
      Bulletin: Italy court sentences eight Somali pirates: report

      Bulletin: Italy court sentences eight Somali pirates: report

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      Books have become cheaper for cash-strapped but education-hungry Zimbabweans, yet publishers and writers are seeing their earnings evaporate due to burgeoning book piracy.
      Bulletin: Book piracy leaves Zimbabwe publishers in red

      Bulletin: Book piracy leaves Zimbabwe publishers in red

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      A pirate boss stands on dunes just outside the central Somali coastal town of Hobyo as he watches the outline of a hijacked ship anchored off the coast in 2010. Somali pirates have released a cargo ship they hijacked almost two years ago, with the crew "very relieved" to see their NATO rescuers, the military alliance said Tuesday.
      Bulletin: Somali pirates free ship after nearly two years: NATO

      Bulletin: Somali pirates free ship after nearly two years: NATO

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      A pirate folds his arms over his high-caliber weapon near two boys standing next to plastic drums filled with gasoline on a beach in the central Somali town of Hobyo in 2010. Sea piracy has fallen to its lowest level since 2008 as robust international action deters attacks from Somali pirates, but Somalia's waters remain extremely high-risk, a maritime watchdog said Monday.
      Bulletin: World piracy down as Somali attacks fall: report

      Bulletin: World piracy down as Somali attacks fall: report

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      Defendants and their lawyers sit in a court in Hamburg, northern Germany, during a piracy trial on October 19, 2012. The court on Friday sentenced 10 Somalis to between two and seven years in prison for hijacking a German-flagged ship off the Horn of Africa in Germany's first piracy trial in four centuries. The faces of the defendants have been pixelated at the request of the court.
      Bulletin: Somalis convicted in German piracy trial

      Bulletin: Somalis convicted in German piracy trial

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      A Malaysian police officer escorts away an accused Somali pirate at the hospital in Klang on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, 2011. Malaysian prosecutors have offered seven suspected Somali pirates charged with offences that carry the death penalty the chance to admit lesser crimes and escape execution.
      Bulletin: Malaysia offers pirate suspects no execution plea bargain

      Bulletin: Malaysia offers pirate suspects no execution plea bargain

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