Somali pirates are suspected of hijacking a bulk carrier ship, the head of a maritime security company said on Saturday, in the latest in a string of attacks after years of calm. A security source working at the Puntland Marine Police Force said the vessel was Tuvalu-flagged and is known as OS35. Graeme Gibbon-Brooks, the… Read More Somali pirates suspected of hijacking Tuvalu-flagged carrier ship
Some 20 people died and about a dozen were missing on Friday after a wooden boat carrying about 60 wedding guests hit a cargo ship and sank in southwestern Myanmar, local officials said. This is the third big marine accident in the country in many years. The boat was unlit and hit a cargo ship… Read More Wedding guests dead as boat sink in southwestern Myanmar
Indian police said on Saturday they had arrested the alleged mastermind behind a call center scam that targeted thousands of Americans in the United States, netting more than $300 million. Sagar Thakkar, also known as Shaggy, was arrested at the Mumbai International airport, Mukund Hatote, a police officer on the case, said on Saturday. The… Read More Mastermind of U.S. tax scam arrested in India
Two female suicide bombers were on Saturday morning killed when Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) strapped on their bodies exploded near a targetted mosque in Juddumuri village of Polo General Area of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. Five people sustained various degree of injuries in the attack and were rushed to a hospital for treatment. The… Read More Female suicide bombers killed in failed attack in Borno State
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