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SBR Diverted To Support Storm-Ravaged Panama
U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command / U.S. Fourth Fleet | U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command and U.S. Fourth Fleet (NAVSO/4th FLT) diverted USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) from their counter illicit trafficking deployment in the Eastern Pacific Nov. 25 to provide aid and ...Full Story
Jacksonville honors First Coast military
The grand ballroom of the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront hotel was packed Nov. 20 with active duty military personnel and community movers and shakers who came together for a salute to America's military and their families. | Jacksonville Mayor John Peyton said, ...Full Story
Russian warship to visit Panama base
| MOSCOW: A Russian warship will visit a former US naval base in Panama, a navy spokesman said on Wednesday, continuing a show of might in the Caribbean widely seen as a challenge to the United States. | “From Dec 5 to 10 the large anti-submarine ship Admiral Chabanenko...Full Story
Pirates free Yemeni ship, but still hold Saudi supertanker
| AP | GAROWE, Somalia: Somali pirates have freed a Yemeni cargo ship they seized last week after successful talks between regional authorities, clan elders and the gunmen, a local official said yesterday. | A surge in attacks at sea this year in the busy Gulf of Aden a...Full Story
Russian navy in Panama Canal
| A Russian warship will sail through the Panama Canal this week for the first time since the second world war, a voyage seen as a symbolic projection of power in what has been considered an American zone of influence. | The destroyer Admiral Chabanenko arrives tomorrow...Full Story
Turks endangering Cyprus talks - Christofias
| By Agence France Presse (AFP) | Thursday, December 04, 2008 | - Powered by | NICOSIA: UN-led talks to reunify the Mediterranean island of Cyprus could be derailed by Turkey's obstruction of vessels searching for oil offshore, Cypriot President Demetris Christofias sai...Full Story
Somali pirates free Yemeni ship but hold on to Saudi tanker
| By Agence France Presse (AFP) | Thursday, December 04, 2008 | - Powered by | MOGADISHU: Somali pirates have freed a Yemeni ship, an official said Wednesday, a day after the leader of their country's Islamist insurgency called for the immediate release of a Saudi super...Full Story
Greatest Generation, Dec. 4
| Kenneth P. Torpin | Age: 85 | Town: Doniphan, Neb. | Service: U.S. Navy, Nov. 6, 1942, to Dec. 26, 1945. Attained the rank of pharmacist's mate, first class. | In the war: Basic training at Great Lakes Training Center in Illinois. Sent to Hospital Corps School for six...Full Story
Pirates free ship, but still hold Saudi supertanker
| Somali pirates have freed a Yemeni ship, an official said on Wednesday, a day after the leader of their country's Islamist insurgency called for the immediate release of a Saudi supertanker and other vessels. | No ransom was paid for the release of the MV Arena, which...Full Story
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Jacksonville honors First Coast military
Pirates free Yemeni ship, but still hold Saudi supertanker
Russian navy in Panama Canal
Turks endangering Cyprus talks - Christofias
Somali pirates free Yemeni ship but hold on to Saudi tanker
Greatest Generation, Dec. 4
Pirates free ship, but still hold Saudi supertanker
Somali leaders unable to fight piracy
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Somali leaders unable to fight piracy
TVNZ Dec 4, 2008 6:30 AM | The leader of Somalia's semi-autonomous northern region of Puntland says he lacks the capacity to combat rampant piracy from bases in the enclave, and denied any of his officials were involved. | "Puntland has a coastline of 1,6...
No call for SA Navy to chase pirates off Horn of Africa 
Business Day THERE has been no formal request to involve the South African Navy in patrols off the Horn of Africa to help bring the rampant piracy there under control, and stability back to the one of the busiest shipping routes in the world, the defence ministry...
Russian warship set to cross Panama Canal
The Times of India | 4 Dec 2008, 0159 hrs IST, AP               Text: MOSCOW: A Russian warship will sail through the Panama Canal this week for the first time since World War II, the navy announced on Wednesday, pushing ahe...
Pirates free ship, hold supertanker
The Australian | SOMALI pirates have freed a Yemeni ship, an official said today, a day after the leader of their country's Islamist insurgency called for the immediate release of a Saudi supertanker and other vessels. | No ransom was paid for the release of the MV...
Pirates free Yemeni ship
Inquirer | Most Read Global Nation Stranded Pinay relished 1st-class treat Pirates free Yemeni ship Gordon also denies 'immature' comment First int'l flight leaves Bangkok Thailand protests RP criticism vs crisis Palace exec denies 'immature' comment No 'Merr...
Wed 3 Dec 2008
Passengers: Speed thwarted pirates
Seattle Post-Intelligence | MUSCAT, Oman -- Ordered to get inside and stay down, Oregon tourist Clyde Thornburg heard the pirates' rifle shots hit the side of the luxury cruise liner -- "Pop! Pop! Pop!" -- then felt the ship speed up to escape. | At this port north of the pir...
Passengers: Speed thwarted pirates
Seattle Post Ship's crew had fire hoses at ready | MUSCAT, Oman -- Ordered to get inside and stay down, Oregon tourist Clyde Thornburg heard the pirates' rifle shots hit the side of the luxury cruise liner -- "Pop! Pop! Pop!" -- then felt the ship speed up to esc...
Bombs found in Mumbai train station a week later
The Examiner Comments MUMBAI, India (Map, News) - Police searching a mound of baggage abandoned amid the carnage of the attack on Mumbai's main train station found two bombs Wednesday - nearly a week after they were left there by gunmen - in a stunning new exampl...
Bombs found in Mumbai train station a week later
The News Tribune MUMBAI, India -- Police searching a mound of baggage abandoned amid the carnage of the attack on Mumbai's main train station found two bombs Wednesday - nearly a week after they were left there by gunmen - in a stunning new example of the botched sec...
Bombs found in Mumbai train station a week later
The News & Observer MUMBAI, India - Police searching a mound of baggage abandoned amid the carnage of the attack on Mumbai's main train station found two bombs Wednesday - nearly a week after they were left there by gunmen - in a stunning new example of the botched secu...
Pirates free Yemeni cargo ship
International Herald Tribune | By Abdiqani Hassan | Somali pirates have freed a Yemeni cargo ship they seized last week after successful talks between regional authorities, clan elders and the gunmen, a local official said on Wednesday. | A surge in attacks at sea this...
Bombs found in Mumbai train station a week later
The Associated Press MUMBAI, India (AP) -- Police searching a mound of baggage abandoned amid the carnage of the attack on Mumbai's main train station found two bombs Wednesday - nearly a week after they were left there by gunmen - in a stunning new example of the botche...
Somalia Headlines Dec. 3, 2008
Gareowe Online | AU soldier killed in Somali fighting | MOGADISHU (AFP) — A soldier serving with African Union forces in Somalia was killed in fighting with Islamist insurgents in the war-torn capital Mogadishu, a military spokesman said Wednesday. | The Burundi ...
Tourist safety and comfort is top priority for Thailand
TravelDailyNews Hundreds of people across the entire spectrum of the Thai travel and tourism industry are working round-the-clock to help the thousands of tourists seeking to be reunited with their friends and families in the wake of the closure of Bangkok's two air...
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