Red Sea — A viral social media clip showing armed guards firing at what many online believed were pirates trying to board a cargo ship has turned out to be something much more dangerous — and far more ...

The Strait of Malacca and Singapore is one of the most important shipping routes on Earth, with around one-third of global trade passing through its narrow waters. But it also has a darker reputation ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A European Union naval force on Friday reached a Malta-flagged tanker earlier attacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia, finding all its 24 mariners safe after an ...

Pirates off the coast of Somalia have successfully hijacked a commercial vessel for the first time in 18 months, raising fears of a resurgence in armed attacks. The Malta-flagged Hellas Aphrodite, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fishermen stand on a beach in the former pirate village of Eyl, in Somalia's semiautonomous northeastern state of Puntland, on ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Attackers firing machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades boarded a tanker carrying gasoline off the coast of Somalia on Thursday, authorities said, likely the latest ...

If the hijackers' identity is confirmed, the attack would be the first by Somali pirates on a commercial ship since 2012. "Whether this is a pirate attack needs to be confirmed. For example, we do not ...