In recent months, Somali pirate activity has been recorded off the Horn of Africa, with several hijackings reported. Posts ...

Property prices in Nairobi are soaring, and Somali pirates are getting the blame. The hike in real estate prices in the Kenyan capital has prompted a public outcry and a government investigation ...

Weather satellites and easily available sensors made it possible to create a real-time map of what areas off the Somali coast were hospitable to pirate operations and when. This enabled anti-piracy ...

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Two Somali pirates were sentenced to three decades in prison over the kidnapping of an American journalist held in captivity for nearly 1,000 days, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.

Somali authorities seized two aircraft carrying $3.6 million in ransom payments for pirates and detained six foreigners, government officials said.

Sheik Mohamed, the Hizbul Islam spokesman, admitted the link to the pirates’ disruption of the dhow routes when pressed about the group’s real reason for targeting Harardhere.

The pirates had imposed an "embargo" against Somalia and other countries by preventing trade and food deliveries, he said.

Some locals believed the Islamists had come to confront the pirates; others speculated that the Shabab may simply be seeking a share in the booty. The pirates didn’t wait around to find out ...

After a dramatic three-hour chase, seven Somali pirates stood on the deck of their mother ship transfixed by the helicopter circling in the darkness above them.

Somali elders sought to mediate on Saturday between the U.S. navy and pirates holding an American hostage in a high-seas standoff that presents President Barack Obama with a nasty new dilemma.