Somali pirates holding South Korean hostages demanded on Friday that the South Korean government release pirate prisoners and pay compensation for a commando raid that killed several pirates earlier ...

CFR’s Bronwyn Bruton says the United States will not be able to end piracy in Somalia by using force and should take a modest approach that avoids grand schemes to reconstruct the government. This ...

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi announced on Saturday that one of the Iranian sailors taken hostage by Somali pirates has been released. Mohammad Sharif Panahandeh, ...