Few of the current security and safety threats respect political borders. Organised crime, industrial or environmental accidents, terrorism, piracy, illegal immigration, illegal fishing, pollution and the consequences of long-term climate change affect us all and often have their origin and effects in more than one state.
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What neither the Greek owner nor the Greek or Ukrainian governments managed to achieve for MV ARIANA and her crew - and which is a shameful chapter by itself - was arranged now between her captain and the captain of the newly captured MV KOTA WAJAR at the pirate lair of Hobyo in Central Somalia.
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Hindus have asked entertainer Madonna to “wholeheartedly” undertake Roma cause and do substantially more than just donating a used pair of shoes for the Roma charity.
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Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Paavo Väyrynen has granted EUR 14 million for victims of conflicts and natural catastrophes from the appropriations earmarked for humanitarian assistance for the last months of the year.
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French marines deployed on the French tuna fleet off the Seychelles fired again at suspected Somali pirates on Tuesday as well as on Thursday, the second and third such clash in the space of a few days as France protects its highly lucrative tuna industry.
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Over 600 other delegates from Kenya, Uganda, South Africa, Ghana, Mozambique, Somalia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Egypt, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana and Tanzania among other countries will also attend the summit.
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The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) sounded the alarm on the worsening humanitarian situation in the Horn of Africa today, noting that nearly five million children under the age of five in the region are now hungry.
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Four ships that provided air support for U.S. ground forces in Afghanistan and assisted with counter-piracy operations off Somalia and the Horn of Africa will return to San Diego next week, Navy officials announced Thursday.
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Around 2000 hopeful applicants have requested a place among the 160 aboard the HMS Carlskrona when Sweden shoulders responsibility for the EU pirate patrols off the Somali coast.
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Somali pirates had captured another ship today as the piracy attacks recently increase again, maritime officials say.
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