Somali Pirates Fire on U.S. Helicopter
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Somali pirates holding a hijacked ship off the coast of Somalia fired at a U.S. Navy helicopter as it made a surveillance flight over the vessel, the first such attack by pirates on an American military aircraft, the Navy said Thursday. More...

North Korean Ship Fights Off Somali Pirates
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- Somali pirates tried but failed to hijack a North Korean cargo ship when crew members fought back with molotov cocktails and sped away, a maritime official said Tuesday. More...

Russia Says Ship and Crew Are Safe
By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ The Arctic Sea, missing since last month, was 300 miles off Cape Verde, the Russia Defense Ministry said. More...