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Pirates Attack Maersk Alabama, Again
...the attack." An EU patrol aircraft from the Horn of Africa nation Djibouti was called in to investigate, and the closest EU Naval Force vessel...
Al Qaeda Urges Somalis To Attack Ships
...in the pirate-infested Gulf of Aden, and on land in neighboring Djibouti, which hosts France's largest military base in Africa. "To our steadfast...
Indian Navy Sinks Suspected Pirate 'Mother Ship'
Somalia's increasingly brazen pirates are building sprawling stone houses, cruising in luxury cars, marrying beautiful women - even hiring caterers to prepare Western-style food for their hostages.And in an impoverished...
Airstrike Kills Al Qaeda's Top Somalia Operative
...talks between insurgents and the government that are due to begin in Djibouti on May 10. Analysts say the strike is likely to harden extremists...
30 French Hostages Freed By Pirates
...six Filipino crew members, were taken to a French military base in Djibouti and will be flown to Paris in "two to three days," according...
Pirates Seize Control Of French Ship Off Somalia
...France has considerable military resources in the region, including a base in Djibouti and a naval flotilla circulating in the Indian Ocean.The ship was...
Bush Vetoes Torture Bill, Cites National Security
...said the program had helped stop plots against a Marine camp in Djibouti and the U.S. consulate in Karachi, Pakistan, and plans to fly...
British Adventurer Finishes 13-Year Expedition
...From Mumbai, India, he pedaled his boat across the Indian Ocean to Djibouti and made his way north by bicycle through Sudan and Egypt. Accidents...
U.N. Receives First Pledges For Darfur Peace Force
...ground transport units.The list of potential troop contributors includes Burkina Faso, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Egypt, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Bangladesh, Jordan, Malaysia, Nepal and Thailand...
Today In History - June 27, 2007
...from advertising their fees for routine services. In 1977, the Republic of Djibouti became independent of France. In 1986, the International Court of Justice at...