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      Monday 13 February RNW - NEWS, ANALYSIS AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION IN 10 LANGUAGES, WORLDWIDE 24/7 ON RADIO, TV AND ONLINE
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      An armed pirate keeps watch on the north Somali coast in 2010. Pirate attacks dropped slightly in 2011 for the first time in five years thanks to increased security, but the situation off Somalia is a growing concern, a maritime watchdog said Thursday.
      Bulletin: Pirate attacks drop but Somali threat remains high

      Bulletin: Pirate attacks drop but Somali threat remains high

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      This file photo, provided by the US Navy, shows Somali pirates speeding off of towards Somalia's coast. All 21 Indian crew members held hostage by Somali pirates on a chemical oil tanker since August have been released safely, officials in Mumbai said.
      Bulletin: Somali pirates free Indian crew of 21

      Bulletin: Somali pirates free Indian crew of 21

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      The silhouettes of armed men, some pirates and some homegrown security forces, appear on the horizon in the central Somalia town of Galkayo in 2010. Raids on Somalia's notorious pirate bases risk exacerbating the problem they are trying to solve as the coastal communities who host the bandits benefit little from ransom money, a report warned Thursday.
      Bulletin: Attacks on Somali pirate bases risk worsening crisis: report

      Bulletin: Attacks on Somali pirate bases risk worsening crisis: report

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      A pirate stands on a rocky outcrop on the coast in Hobyo, central Somalia, looking at at a hijacked vessel in 2010. Fifteen Georgian sailors held hostage by pirates for more than a year off the coast of lawless Somalia have been freed, officials from the ex-Soviet state said on Sunday.
      Bulletin: Somalia pirates free Georgian sailors

      Bulletin: Somalia pirates free Georgian sailors

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      File illustration photo shows the Evergreen Marine Corp headquarters in Taiwan. While awaiting the government's decision on a plan to place armed guards on board local ships that sail in pirate-infested waters, shipping firm Evergreen Marine Corp has already taken steps to protect their vessels.
      Bulletin: Taiwan mulls armed guards on ships against pirates

      Bulletin: Taiwan mulls armed guards on ships against pirates

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      A pirate stands on a rocky outcrop on the coast in Hobyo, central Somalia, looking at at a hijacked vessel. The European Union is weighing expanding its anti-piracy operation off the Horn of Africa to include targeting equipment stored on Somali beaches, Germany said Friday.
      Bulletin: EU mulls expanding anti-piracy mission to beaches: Germany

      Bulletin: EU mulls expanding anti-piracy mission to beaches: Germany

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      A picture taken in 2005 shows the Enrico Ievoli at Brest harbour, western France. Pirates hijacked the Italian chemical and oil tanker off the coast of Oman in an area where there are frequent attacks by Somali pirates, officials said.
      Bulletin: Pirates hijack Italian ship with 18 crew off Oman

      Bulletin: Pirates hijack Italian ship with 18 crew off Oman

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      A French court on November 30 jailed five of his compatriots for between four and eight years for taking a French couple hostage on their yacht off the coast of Somalia in 2008, but cleared Abdulahi Ahmed Guelleh of all charges.
      Bulletin: Somali fisherman alone in Paris after acquittal

      Bulletin: Somali fisherman alone in Paris after acquittal

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      A pirate stands on a rocky outcrop on the coast in Hobyo, central Somalia, looking at at a hijacked vessel in 2010. Somali pirates have freed an Italian oil tanker hijacked in February with five Italians and 17 Indians on board after nearly 11 months in captivity, the Italian government says.
      Bulletin: Somali pirates free Italian tanker hijacked in February

      Bulletin: Somali pirates free Italian tanker hijacked in February

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      A Somali pirate looks out to sea at a hijacked ship. Somali pirates are currently holding 200 people hostage as part of their ransom business, keeping them from their families during the festive season, the EU's anti-piracy mission says.
      Bulletin: Somali pirates 'holding 200 crew hostage'

      Bulletin: Somali pirates 'holding 200 crew hostage'

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