A convoy of African Union Peacekeepers in the Somalia capital has on Monday morning came under attack on the industrial street in the north of Mogadishu, local radio reported.
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A Chinese bulk carrier was hijacked in the Indian Ocean on Monday, the EU's anti-piracy naval mission in the region reported, immediately launching an investigation into the incident.
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Cross-border portfolio investment resulted in sizeable inflows of funds to Canada in August. Non-residents invested further in Canadian securities...
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A ship carrying 76 suspected illegal migrants has been seized off Canada's Pacific coast, officials say.
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The headline to the UN's own report on the Security Council meeting on Somali last week said it all: “Many challenges still needing international attention”.
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Few of the current security and safety threats respect political borders. Organised crime, industrial or environmental accidents, terrorism, piracy, illegal immigration, illegal fishing, pollution and the consequences of long-term climate change affect us all and often have their origin and effects in more than one state.
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What neither the Greek owner nor the Greek or Ukrainian governments managed to achieve for MV ARIANA and her crew - and which is a shameful chapter by itself - was arranged now between her captain and the captain of the newly captured MV KOTA WAJAR at the pirate lair of Hobyo in Central Somalia.
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Hindus have asked entertainer Madonna to “wholeheartedly” undertake Roma cause and do substantially more than just donating a used pair of shoes for the Roma charity.
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Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Paavo Väyrynen has granted EUR 14 million for victims of conflicts and natural catastrophes from the appropriations earmarked for humanitarian assistance for the last months of the year.
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French marines deployed on the French tuna fleet off the Seychelles fired again at suspected Somali pirates on Tuesday as well as on Thursday, the second and third such clash in the space of a few days as France protects its highly lucrative tuna industry.
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