NAIROBI, Kenya — In the first killing of its kind, private security contractors shot dead a Somali pirate in a clash that left two skiffs riddled with bullet holes, officials said Wednesday. The ...

In recent months, Somali pirate activity has been recorded off the Horn of Africa, with several hijackings reported. Posts recently shared on social media purport to show Somali pirates under fire ...

DUBAI (Reuters) - The hijack success rate for Somali pirates has dropped sharply in recent months, a NATO official said on Monday, due in part to more merchant ships turning to armed security guards, ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Private security firm says European Union vessel reaches ship raided by pirates off Somalia, all 24 crew on board safe.

MOGADISHU, March 24 (Reuters) - A suspected Somali pirate was killed during shooting between pirates and armed guards on board a Panamanian-flagged ship, a maritime official and EU anti-piracy ...

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