Commanders from the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility gathered May 20 for a three-day conference to discuss regional security issues and approaches to these challenges.
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Dutch foreign minister Verhagen wants Somali pirates to be tried by a regional UN tribunal to keep them from applying for asylum in Europe. Dutch foreign minister Maxime Verhagen has voiced concern with the comfort alleged Somali pirates find in Dutch prison cells.
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Canada, looking to make a shift from current policy, is in negotiations to have Kenyan authorities prosecute pirates apprehended by the Canadian navy, Defence Minister Peter MacKay said Thursday.
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Alleged pirates seized by the Russian Navy will be transferred to a third party, the first deputy defense minister said on Tuesday. "In accordance with existing law, pirates seized by Russian naval forces during patrols will be transferred to a third party," Col. Gen. Alexander Kolmakov said, without specifying which country might accept the pirates.
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Somalia's neighbours have called on the United Nations to set up an air, sea and land blockade on the Horn of Africa nation and also impose sanctions on Eritrea for arming Islamist insurgents pushing to topple the Somali government.
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A new University of British Columbia study finds that job applicants with English names have a greater chance of getting interviews than those with Chinese, Indian or Pakistani names.
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EU nations on Tuesday agreed to greatly extend their anti-piracy naval operations against Somali pirates as far as the Seychelles, European diplomats said.
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The German-owned cargo ship MV PATRIOT with 17 mostly Ukrainian crew members including a Polish captain.has been released, Germany's Foreign Ministry finally confirmed only Tuesday.
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Ethiopia rejected on Monday a U.S. government human rights report published in February that accused security forces in the Horn of Africa nation of politically motivated killings.
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Drought and continuing violence are driving Somalia’s humanitarian needs upward, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said, adding that only one-third of the nearly $1 billion in funds sought for the country have been received so far.
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