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(Photo: AP  / Ben Curtis)Sudan summons Ethiopian, Kenyan envoys over arms -
Sudanese army soldiers ride in the back of a truck escorting another truck full of prisoners, not pictured, through the streets of central Khartoum in Sudan, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2004. Facing threatened international action over alleged genocide in Darfur, Sudan's leaders are using their enemies and weaknesses as strengths - saying the country could easily break apart under outside pressure, bringing tribal warfare and a resurgence of the fundamentalists who once let Osama bin Laden make Sudan his hom...Full Story

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Marine questioned over alleged assault
| A US marine has been questioned over an incident in the inner city over the weekend which may be connected to the alleged assault of a Sydney prostitute. | The US consulate yesterday confirmed that a marine from USS Peleliu, which docked in Sydney on Friday, was being...Full Story
Pirate raid fails as deadline looms
Somali forces have raided one of the many ships hijacked off the country's coast as a deadline loomed in a stand-off aboard another arms-laden vessel, officials said. | Troops in northern Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region tried unsuccessfully on Sunday to take b...Full Story
Marine charged with sex worker assault
| A US Marine has been arrested after a sex worker in Sydney reported being assaulted. | Police allege the 25-year-old man assaulted the woman at a Potts Point business just before 8pm (AEDT) on Sunday. | He was arrested yesterday afternoon and charged with assault with...Full Story
Suez: the supertanker super highway
| Camels may be known as "ships of the desert" but the vast tankers that pass daily through the Suez Canal are the real deal. | From a distance, the heavyweight vessels fill the horizon as they glide effortlessly through the flat dunes. The water that carries them betwe...Full Story
Somali pirates may extend deadline on ship's fate
| NAIROBI, Kenya -- | Somali pirates holding an arms-laden Ukrainian tanker off Somalia may extend the deadline on their threat to destroy the vessel, a spokesman said Monday. | In Kiev, angry relatives of the ship's crew members demanded that Ukraine's government stop ...Full Story
Russia tests long-range missile
| By Oleg Shchedrov | President Dmitry Medvedev oversaw the test firing of an intercontinental Topol missile on Sunday and vowed to commission new generation weapons for Russia's armed forces. | A Reuters reporter said the truck-mounted Topol was fired at 8:23 a.m. Brit...Full Story
Welcome home, sailors
By Justin Arnold Herald WriterThe Everett Herald | LOCAL NEWS - EVERETT -- It may have rained at their departure, but there was sunshine on the USS Lincoln Strike Group's return. | After a seven-month tour that included the Persian Gulf, the Lincoln Strike Group has com...Full Story
Somali troops fail in bid to free hijacked vessel
| Mogadishu: Somali forces on Sunday mounted a raid on one of the many ships hijacked off the country's coast as a deadline loomed in a standoff aboard another arms-laden vessel, officials said. | Troops in northern Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region tried unsucc...Full Story
From Vietnam Cell, McCain Mused On Future
Washington Post: In Hanoi Prison, McCain Had Resolved To Fulfill Ideals About Leadership And Character In Public Office | | Page 1 of 2 | Oct. 13, 2008 E-Mail Story | Print Story | Sphere | Share | Text Size: A A A VideosPhotos1 | 2 | Lt. Commander John S. McCain III, a...Full Story
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Marine charged with sex worker assault
Suez: the supertanker super highway
Somali pirates may extend deadline on ship's fate
Russia tests long-range missile
Welcome home, sailors
Somali troops fail in bid to free hijacked vessel
From Vietnam Cell, McCain Mused On Future
Somali pirates may extend deadline on threat to deatroy Ukrainian tanker
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Mon 13 Oct 2008
Somali pirates may extend deadline on threat to deatroy Ukrainian tanker
The Times of India | 13 Oct 2008, 2348 hrs IST,AP               Text: NAIROBI: Somali pirates holding an arms-laden Ukrainian tanker off Somalia may extend the deadline on their threat to destroy the vessel, a spokesman said Mond...
Crew's kin urges pirates' ransom to be paid
MSNBC Relatives accuse government of inaction in hijacking of arms shipEfrem Lukatsky / APOlena Prysukha, wife an aide to the captain of the Ukrainian MV Faina captured by pirates off the coast of Somalia, holds up a letter to Ukrainian President Viktor Yu...
Sudan summons Ethiopian, Kenyan envoys over arms -
Yahoo Daily News | 49 minutes ago | KHARTOUM (AFP) - Sudan's foreign ministry on Monday summoned the ambassadors of Kenya and Ethiopia over concerns their countries had shipped arms to the semi-autonomous South Sudan government, a ministry official said. | The summon...
Somali pirates may extend deadline on ship's fate
San Diego NAIROBI, Kenya - Somali pirates holding an arms-laden Ukrainian tanker off Somalia may extend the deadline on their threat to destroy the vessel, a spokesman said Monday. | In Kiev, angry relatives of the ship's crew members demanded that Ukraine's g...
Relatives urge Ukraine to ransom arms ship crew
San Diego KIEV, Ukraine - Angry relatives of crew members on a hijacked Ukrainian arms ship demanded Monday that Ukrainian government stop delaying and just pay a multimillion-dollar ransom to the Somali pirates holding the ship. | The relatives accused the au...
Businesses glad to have aircraft carrier home
Seattle Times EVERETT, Wash. - | The thousands of crew members who returned home this weekend aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and its support ships were eagerly welcomed by loved ones - and by businesses eager for some Navy paychecks. | An estimate...
Somali pirates may extend deadline to destroy ship
CNN | NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Somali pirates holding an arms-laden Ukrainian tanker off Somalia may extend the deadline on their threat to destroy the vessel, a spokesman said Monday. | In Kiev, angry relatives of the ship's crew members demanded that Ukr...
Somali pirates may extend deadline on ship's fate
Houston Chronicle | NAIROBI, Kenya - Somali pirates holding an arms-laden Ukrainian tanker off Somalia may extend the deadline on their threat to destroy the vessel, a spokesman said Monday. | In Kiev, angry relatives of the ship's crew members demanded that Ukraine's...
Somali pirates may extend deadline on ship's fate
USA Today Posted  | Comment  | Recommend | | |   U.S. Navy via AFP/Getty Images Somali pirates who have hijacked the MV Faina, a Ukrianian cargo ship, in the Indian Ocean have extended the deadline of when they say they will destroy th...
Somali pirates may extend deadline on ship's fate
Philadelphia Daily News | MALKHADIR M. MUHUMED | The Associated Press | NAIROBI, Kenya - Somali pirates holding an arms-laden Ukrainian tanker off Somalia may extend the deadline on their threat to destroy the vessel, a spokesman said Monday. | In Kiev, angry relatives of t...
Somalia Headlines Oct. 13, 2008
Gareowe Online | Insurgents attack African Union troops in Mogadishu | MOGADISHU (AFP) — Islamist insurgents attacked African Union peacekeepers in the Somali capital, triggering fierce clashes that killed a civilian and wounded five others, witnesses said on Mon...
Somali pirates may extend deadline on ship's fate
The News & Observer NAIROBI, Kenya - Somali pirates holding an arms-laden Ukrainian tanker off Somalia may extend the deadline on their threat to destroy the vessel, a spokesman said Monday. | In Kiev, angry relatives of the ship's crew members demanded that Ukraine's g...
Marine assaulted during Sydney shore leave
MSNBC Aus police seek witnesses after corporal suffers serious head injuriesThe Associated Press | SYDNEY, Australia - Police say a U.S. Marine is being treated for a fractured skull and other head injuries after being assaulted while on shore leave in Syd...
Relatives urge Ukraine to ransom arms ship crew
Boston Herald | KIEV, Ukraine - Angry relatives of crew members on a hijacked Ukrainian arms ship demanded today that Ukrainian government stop delaying and just pay a multimillion-dollar ransom to the Somali pirates holding the ship. | The relatives accused the a...
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