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Local residents observe as the Norwegian-flagged tanker "Torm Kristina" passes through the Suez canal in Ismailia, Egypt, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008. Major shipping companies said that they are considering other options including avoiding the passage through the Suez Canal to avoid having to go through the Gulf of Aden due to increasing piracy risks - meaning longer, costlier trips around the southern tip of Africa.
Insurance   Photos   Piracy   Shipping   Somalia
 The Times 
As Somalian pirates widen their horizons, the cost of ship insurance is soaring
The cost of insuring container ships to travel through high-risk trading routes off the coast of Somalia has soared in the past year thanks to pirate attacks. Marcus Baker, head of the marine practice... (photo: AP)
Luanda, Angola in 2005
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 Business Report 
Angola and Norway to strengthen business ties
Oslo - Angola is considering setting up a Norwegian-style sovereign wealth fund to manage its oil revenues, Norwegian daily Aftenposten reported on Friday. Angola has said it plans to have the new... (photo: Creative Commons / Waqcku)
One of Abuja's smaller shopping centers. Gwarimpa is the last district located in the Abuja Municipal Area Council. It contains the largest single housing estate in Nigeria, called the Gwarimpa Housing Estate.  This Day 
Nigeria’s Production Boost to Raise Africa’s Output to 11mbpd
Africa’s oil output will rise to 11 million barrels per day (mbpd) in the next two years if new projects start up as expected and tensions continue to ease in oil-rich Niger Delta. A Reuter’s survey... (photo: Creative Commons / Kehz)

Africa   Development   Nigeria   Photos   Production
This image provided by the U.S. Navy taken from video shows the container ship Maersk Alabama in the Indian Ocean on Thursday, April 9, 2009. The freighter's Capt. Richard Phillips was taken hostage Wednesday by pirates who tried to hijack the U.S.-flagged vessel  China Daily 
US ship thwarts second pirate attack
NAIROBI, Kenya: Somali pirates attacked the Maersk Alabama on Wednesday for the second time in seven months, though private guards on board the US-flagged ship repelled the attack with gunfire and a... (photo: AP / U.S. Navy)

Defence   Photos   Piracy   Somalia   US
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climate change - weather - nature The Guardian
Climate change: Looking south
The impact of climate change on the developing world is already so far advanced it can no longer be prevented, only mitigated. It can be seen in the increased frequency... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Africa   Bangladesh   Climate   Flooding   Photos
somali pirates Wall Street Journal
Somali Pirates Hijack Saudi Oil Tanker
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya -- Somali pirates seized a tanker carrying crude oil from Saudi Arabia to the U.S. in waters off East Africa, an official said Monday, in... (photo: Public Domain / Spencer)

Company   Economy   Energy   Photos   Production
In this picture released by U.S. Navy, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008, Somali pirates in small boats are seen alongside the hijacked "Faina". Armed pirates aboard fast-moving skiffs have increasingly turned the shipping lanes off Somalia into a lucrative hunting grounds: commandeering vessels large and small and leaving the world's maritime powers frustrated about how to stop the seafaring bandits. Now, however, momentum is growing for coordinated international action to back up the sharp response after the stunning seizure late last month of a Ukrainian cargo ship laden with tanks and heavy weaponry as the pirates quickly found themselves encircled by U.S. warships and receiving only silence to their demands for millions of dollars in ransom. Newsday
Somali pirates hijack Saudi oil tanker going to US
November 30, 2009  MALKHADIR M. MUHUMED (Associated Press Writer) Quick Summary EU: Somali pirates seize super tanker of crude oil heading from Saudi Arabia to the... (photo: AP / U.S. Navy)

Hijack   Maritime   Piracy   Photos   Somalia
Convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi listens to the verdict that his appeal of his conviction in the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 The Times
Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed alMegrahi linked to Libya's chemical weapons
THE man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing was implicated in the purchase and development of chemical weapons by Libya, according to documents produced by the American... (photo: AP / Via APTN))

Crimes   Government   Libya   Photos   Politics
The Guardian
50 ultimate travel experiences | sites
Mystical ruins, roads made of skeletons, desert art installations ... explorers, travel writers and tour operators remember their favourite travel moments... (photo: WN / Guillaume Poulet-Mathis)
Asia   Europe   Lifestyle   Photos   Travel
An activist holds a red ribbon, the symbol of AIDS awareness, during a march marking World AIDS Day in Saint Marc, Haiti, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008. The Independent
Anger as Commonwealth slashes funding for Aids fight
The leaders of Commonwealth countries meeting in Trinidad and Tobago were facing a scandal last night after it emerged that the organisation has withdrawn most of its... (photo: AP / Ramon Espinosa)

Commonwealth   Finance   HIV   Photos   Society
Zebras are not shy about expressing affection Hollywood
Madagascar (PG)
New York's Central Park Zoo's main attraction--Alex the Lion (voiced by Ben Stiller) and his best friends Marty the curious zebra (voiced by Chris Rock), Melman the... (photo: Creative Commons / The Lilac Breasted Roller)

Animals   Attraction   Madagascar   Photos   Zoo
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