Six Indian sailors held captive by Somali pirates for 10 long months are finally free, thanks to a respected Pakistani rights activist, officials said on Tuesday. The families of the Indians offered t

Prompt action by the Indian Navy staved off a pirate attack on a Chinese cargo vessel far out in the Arabian Sea, forcing the brigands to flee and earning kudos from the authorities in Beijing, a seni

With seven Indian sailors still being held hostage by pirates despite payment of ransom, the navy has placed one of its warships on high alert and sent it from anti-piracy patrol duties in the Gulf of

With Somali pirates still holding seven Indian hostages even after the ransom was paid, ship owners on Sunday said that they have not heard anything from the pirates after the last agreement and were

The owners of MV Asphalt Venture Sunday appealed to Somali pirates to keep to their word and release the vessel's remaining seven Indian sailors. Eight Indian crew members were freed by the pirates a

Somali pirates have released a Panama-flagged ship with a 15-member Indian crew after months in captivity, Xinhua reported on Saturday.

Andrew Mwangura, maritime editor of the Somalia Report, said th

Somali pirates who took a multi-million dollar ransom for hijacked Indian freighter MT Asphalt Venture, have refused to release seven of the 15 Indian crew members held as hostages, in the first such

Pirates hijacked a German-owned cargo ship carrying a crew of six Filipinos and four Ukrainians off the coast of Oman on Friday, the European Union's naval force said on Friday.

Somali pirates have come very close to Indian territorial waters off the Lakshadweep island, a top Indian Admiral has said, calling for a joint and sustained efforts to contain and eliminate them.

United Nations: While the fate of six Indian sailors being held by Somali pirates hangs in the balance, India today told the UN Security Council that the shipowners needed to do more to secure the rel