CHICAGO, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Retired Marine Gen. James Jones emerged as a leading contender for White House national security adviser as President-elect Barack Obama worked on Thursday to assemble his foreign policy team. ... > full story
DUBAI, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — The U.S. Navy and operators of a Saudi oil supertanker hijacked by Somali pirates could not confirm on Friday reports that the hijackers had demanded a $25 million ransom. ... > full story
CHICAGO, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. President-elect Barack Obama is leaning toward selecting retired Gen. James Jones as White House national security adviser, ABC News reported on Thursday. ... > full story
MOGADISHU, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Rampant piracy off Somalia is forcing shipping companies to avoid the Suez Canal and send cargoes of oil and other goods on a longer journey around southern Africa, industry officials said on Thursday. ... > full story
MOSCOW, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's visits to Venezuela and Cuba during a week-long trip to Latin America look set to irk Washington, highlighting a foreign policy challenge facing President-elect Barack Obama. ... > full story
ISLAMABAD, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Pakistan summoned U.S. ambassador Anne Patterson on Thursday to protest over missile strikes launched by pilotless drone aircraft against militant targets in Pakistan. ... > full story
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Nov. 19, 2008 (Reuters) — A suspected U.S. drone aircraft fired two missiles at a house in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing five suspected militants, possibly including an Arab al Qaeda operative, intelligence officials said. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18, 2008 (Reuters) — The top commander of NATO and U.S. forces in Afghanistan on Tuesday recommended a plan to stem growing violence by empowering local Afghan leaders, including former Taliban members. ... > full story
BOSASSO, Somalia, Nov. 18, 2008 (Reuters) — A Saudi supertanker seized by pirates with a $100 million oil cargo in the world's biggest ship hijacking reached Somalia on Tuesday, and another ship was captured in the perilous waters off the lawless state. ... > full story
TBILISI, Nov. 18, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. President-elect Barack Obama has called Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili to assure Moscow's outspoken foe of Washington's continued support, the Georgian leader's press service said Tuesday. ... > full story
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Piracy Still Thriving In The Gulf Of Aden Nov. 18, 2008 (NPR) — The seizure Monday of a supertanker carrying $100 million of crude oil off the coast of Somalia is one of many ship hijackings by pirates of late ...
Pirates pass open water test Nov. 18, 2008 (BBC News) — The hijacking of the Saudi-owned MV Sirius Star is unprecedented. . It is the biggest ship to have been taken by Somali pirates so far. . The ...
East African Bloc Condemns Escalating Acts Of Piracy Nov. 18, 2008 (Morningstar) — An East African bloc Tuesday condemned escalating acts of piracy off the east African coastline after Somali pirates seized a Saudi supertanker ...
Pirates seize supertanker of oil Nov. 18, 2008 (Press Democrat, Santa Rosa, CA) — Somali pirates hijacked a supertanker hundreds of miles off the Horn of Africa, seizing the Saudi-owned ship loaded with crude and its 25-member ...
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