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Relatives hold a banner saying in Basque 'Freedom', as they ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:53:06 GMT

(AP) - Relatives hold a banner saying in Basque 'Freedom', as they mark fifteen minute silence in support of fishermen kidnapped on the trawler Alakrana off the coast of Somalia on Oct. 2 and calling for their freedom in the Basque port of Bermeo, northern Spain Saturday Nov. 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

Maria Angeles Jimenez, left, wife of Gaizka Iturbe, one of the ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:23:13 GMT

(AP) - Maria Angeles Jimenez, left, wife of Gaizka Iturbe, one of the fishermen kidnapped on the trawler Alakrana off the coast of Somalia on Oct. 2, is comforted as she looks at her wedding ring during fifteen minutes of silence in support of kidnapped fishermen off the coast of Somalia on Oct. 2 and calling for their freedom, in the Basque port of Bermeo, northern Spain Saturday Nov. 7, 2009. Pirates are holding a Spanish trawler and 33 crew members off the coast of Somalia. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

A man carries a cross and an umbrella while taking part in a ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:14:54 GMT

(Reuters) - A man carries a cross and an umbrella while taking part in a fifteen minute silence during a demonstration calling for the release of crew members of the Spanish tuna boat Alakrana, captured by Somalian pirates on October 2, in the Basque fishing town of Bermeo November 7, 2009. Three seamen taken from the boat and threatened with execution have been returned, according to Spanish exterior minister Miguel Angel Moratinos. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN POLITICS CRIME LAW)

Hundreds of people gather for a fifteen minute silence during ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:14:50 GMT

(Reuters) - Hundreds of people gather for a fifteen minute silence during a demonstration calling for the release of crew members of the Spanish tuna boat Alakrana, captured by Somalian pirates on October 2, in the Basque fishing town of Bermeo November 7, 2009. Three seamen taken from the boat and threatened with execution have been returned, according to Spanish exterior minister Miguel Angel Moratinos. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN POLITICS CRIME LAW IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Maria Angeles Jimenez, center, wife of Gaizka Iturbe, one fisherman ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:13:43 GMT

(AP) - Maria Angeles Jimenez, center, wife of Gaizka Iturbe, one fisherman kidnapped on the trawler Alakrana off the coast of Somalia on Oct. 2, is comforted as she cries in the rain during fifteen minutes of silence in support of fishermen kidnapped on the trawler Alakrana off the coast of Somalia on Oct. 2 and calling for their freedom, in the Basque port of Bermeo, northern Spain Saturday Nov. 7, 2009. Pirates are holding a Spanish trawler and 33 crew members off the coast of Somalia. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

People stand vigil in the rain during fifteen minutes of silence ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:11:14 GMT

(AP) - People stand vigil in the rain during fifteen minutes of silence in support of fishermen kidnapped on the trawler Alakrana off the coast of Somalia on Oct. 2 and calling for their freedom, in the Basque port of Bermeo, northern Spain Saturday Nov. 7, 2009. Pirates are holding a Spanish trawler and 33 crew members off the coast of Somalia.(AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

Maria Angeles Jimenez (L), wife of crew member Gaizka Iturbe, ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:59:39 GMT

(Reuters) - Maria Angeles Jimenez (L), wife of crew member Gaizka Iturbe, is comforted by an unidentified man during a demonstration calling for the release of crew members of the Spanish tuna boat Alakrana, captured by Somalian pirates on October 2, in the Basque fishing town of Bermeo November 7, 2009. . in the Basque fishing town of Bermeo November 7, 2009. Three seamen taken from the boat and threatened with execution have been returned, according to Spanish exterior minister Miguel Angel Moratinos. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN POLITICS CRIME LAW)

Friends and family of crew members carry a banner reading in ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:57:26 GMT

(Reuters) - Friends and family of crew members carry a banner reading in Basque language "Release" during a demonstration calling for the release of crew members of the Spanish tuna boat Alakrana, captured by Somalian pirates on October 2, in the Basque fishing town of Bermeo November 7, 2009. Three seamen taken from the boat and threatened with execution have been returned, according to Spanish exterior minister Miguel Angel Moratinos. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN POLITICS CRIME LAW)

Maria Angeles Jimenez (2nd L), wife of crew member Gaizka Iturbe, ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:40:23 GMT

(Reuters) - Maria Angeles Jimenez (2nd L), wife of crew member Gaizka Iturbe, is comforted by an unidentified man during a demonstration calling for the release of crew members of the Spanish tuna boat Alakrana, captured by Somalian pirates on October 2, in the Basque fishing town of Bermeo November 7, 2009. Three seamen taken from the boat and threatened with execution have been returned, according to Spanish exterior minister Miguel Angel Moratinos. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN POLITICS CRIME LAW)

Thousands of people mark fifteen minutes of silence in support ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:30:01 GMT

(AP) - Thousands of people mark fifteen minutes of silence in support of fishermen taken hostage aboard the trawler Alakrana off the coast of Somalia on Oct. 2, in the Basque port of Bermeo, northern Spain, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Spain said Friday it would not free two captured pirates as demanded by their fellow hijackers who are holding a Spanish trawler and 33 crew members off the coast of Somalia. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

A Spanish Defense Ministry (SDM) handout photo taken on October ...

(AFP/SDM-HO/File) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:09:14 GMT

(AFP/SDM-HO/File) - A Spanish Defense Ministry (SDM) handout photo taken on October 12, shows the arrival of one of two arrested Somali pirates at the military airport of Tojerron, near Madrid. Families of the crew of a Spanish tuna trawler being held by Somali pirates appealed to Spain's government on Friday to negotiate with the kidnappers, who have threatened to kill the hostages.(AFP/SDM-HO/File)

This handout picture by the Spanish Defence Ministry (SDM) shows ...

(AFP/SDM-HO/File) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:09:14 GMT

(AFP/SDM-HO/File) - This handout picture by the Spanish Defence Ministry (SDM) shows the Spanish tuna trawler Alakrana on October 3, near the Somali coast. Families of the crew of a Spanish tuna trawler being held by Somali pirates appealed to Spain's government on Friday to negotiate with the kidnappers, who have threatened to kill the hostages.(AFP/SDM-HO/File)

An MQ-9 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The Seychelles and the ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:23:24 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - An MQ-9 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The Seychelles and the US Africa Command on Friday demonstrated drones to be used to detect Somali pirate boats that have wreaked havoc in maritime activities and traffic in the western Indian Ocean.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Ethan Miller)

Somali President Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed, foreground center, ...

(AP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:18:25 GMT

(AP) - Somali President Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed, foreground center, leads Friday prayers at a mosque in Mogadishu's presidential palace, Somalia, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. The former Mogadishu mayor handed over office to the new interim regional authority, after a decree by the presidential office dismissed all officials of the Banaadir regional administration. (AP Photo/Mohamed Sheikh Nor)

Marian Jimenez (front row 2nd R), wife of crew member Gaizka ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:42:42 GMT

(Reuters) - Marian Jimenez (front row 2nd R), wife of crew member Gaizka Iturbe, addresses a news conference flanked by crew members families in the Basque fishing town of Bermeo November 6, 2009. Somali pirates have threatened to kill three captive crew members from a Spanish fishing vessel if two suspected pirates being held in Spain are not freed, the captain of the vessel said on Friday. REUTERS/Stringer(SPAIN POLITICS CRIME LAW)

Marian Jimenez (7th R), wife of crew member Gaizka Iturbe, is ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:38:12 GMT

(Reuters) - Marian Jimenez (7th R), wife of crew member Gaizka Iturbe, is flanked by members of crew families on the town hall balcony in the Basque fishing town of Bermeo November 6, 2009. Somali pirates have threatened to kill three captive crew members from a Spanish fishing vessel if two suspected pirates being held in Spain are not freed, the captain of the vessel said on Friday. REUTERS/Stringer(SPAIN)

Marian Jimenez, wife of crew member Gaizka Iturbe, stands near ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:34:47 GMT

(Reuters) - Marian Jimenez, wife of crew member Gaizka Iturbe, stands near a sign showing the number of days her husband has been held captive, in the Basque fishing town of Bermeo November 6, 2009. Somali pirates have threatened to kill three captive crew members from a Spanish fishing vessel if two suspected pirates being held in Spain are not freed, the captain of the vessel said on Friday. REUTERS/Stringer (SPAIN POLITICS CRIME LAW)

Marian Jimenez, wife of crew member Gaizka Iturbe, addresses ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:32:31 GMT

(Reuters) - Marian Jimenez, wife of crew member Gaizka Iturbe, addresses a news conference flanked by crew members' relatives in the Basque fishing town of Bermeo November 6, 2009. Somali pirates have threatened to kill three captive crew members from a Spanish fishing vessel if two suspected pirates being held in Spain are not freed, the captain of the vessel said on Friday. REUTERS/Stringer (SPAIN POLITICS CRIME LAW)

File photo shows a Chinese navy warship on patrol in the Gulf ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:06:29 GMT

(AFP/File) - File photo shows a Chinese navy warship on patrol in the Gulf of Aden. China on Friday opened a two-day international conference on efforts to protect shipping in the Gulf of Aden from Somali pirates, the defence ministry said.(AFP/File/Stephane de Sakutin)

Marian Jimenez (L), wife of crew member Gaizka Iturbe, talks ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:12:29 GMT

(Reuters) - Marian Jimenez (L), wife of crew member Gaizka Iturbe, talks with friends and family members in her home in the Basque town of Sestao November 5, 2009. Somali pirates seized a Greek-owned vessel full of wheat in the Indian Ocean on Thursday and threatened to hand three Spanish captives to the families of two suspected gunmen being held in Spain. The Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier MV Delvina was hijacked with seven Ukrainians and 14 Filipinos on board, the EU anti-piracy naval force said. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN POLITICS CRIME LAW CONFLICT)

Marian Jimenez (L), wife of crew member Gaizka Iturbe, talks ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:05:45 GMT

Marian Jimenez, wife of crew member Gaizka Iturbe, holds a picture ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:21:04 GMT

(Reuters) - Marian Jimenez, wife of crew member Gaizka Iturbe, holds a picture of the Alkrana tuna fishing boat in her home in the Basque town of Sestao November 5, 2009. Pirates holding thirty-six crew members of the Bermeo registered Alakrana off the Somalian coast have taken three crew members off the boat, according to Spanish Interior Ministry sources. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN CRIME LAW)

Marian Jimenez, wife of crew member Gaizka Iturbe, holds pictures ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:18:52 GMT

(Reuters) - Marian Jimenez, wife of crew member Gaizka Iturbe, holds pictures of her husband and the Alkrana tuna fishing boat in her home in the Basque town of Sestao November 5, 2009. Pirates holding thirty-six crew members of the Bermeo registered Alakrana off the Somalian coast have taken three crew members off the boat, according to Spanish Interior Ministry sources. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN POLITICS CRIME LAW)

Marian Jimenez (L), wife of crew member Gaizka Iturbe, talks ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:17:41 GMT

(Reuters) - Marian Jimenez (L), wife of crew member Gaizka Iturbe, talks with friends and family members in her home in the Basque town of Sestao November 5, 2009. Pirates holding thirty-six crew members of the Bermeo registered tuna fishing boat Alakrana off the Somalian coast have taken three crew members off the boat, according to Spanish Interior Ministry sources. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN CRIME LAW)

This picture released by the Spanish Defence Ministry (SDM) ...

(AFP/SDM-HO/File) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:38:12 GMT

(AFP/SDM-HO/File) - This picture released by the Spanish Defence Ministry (SDM) shows the Spanish tuna trawler Alakrana on October 3, near the Somali coast, after it was seized by pirates on October 2. Pirates holding a Spanish tuna trawler off the Somali coast took three of its crew members to Somalia on Thursday, Spain's Defence Minister Carme Chacon said.(AFP/SDM-HO/File)

Pirates holding a Spanish tuna trawler off the Somali coast ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:38:12 GMT

(AFP/File) - Pirates holding a Spanish tuna trawler off the Somali coast took three of its crew members to Somalia on Thursday, Spain's Defence Minister Carme Chacon, pictured in October 2009, said.(AFP/File/Samuel Kubani)

Spain's Defence Minister Carme Chacon gestures during a ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:44:12 GMT

(Reuters) - Spain's Defence Minister Carme Chacon gestures during a news conference at Moncloa Palace in Madrid November 5, 2009. Somali pirates said on Thursday they had taken three hostages from a Spanish fishing vessel ashore and may hand them to the families of two suspected pirates being held by Spain. REUTERS/Stringer (SPAIN CRIME LAW CONFLICT MILITARY POLITICS)

Spain's Defence Minister Carme Chacon gestures during a ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:41:58 GMT

Spain's Defence Minister Carme Chacon gestures during a ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:40:52 GMT

A man looks out to sea next to the sculpture "Badatoz" ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:58:50 GMT

(Reuters) - A man looks out to sea next to the sculpture "Badatoz" (Here They Come) in the Basque fishing town of Bermeo November 5, 2009. Pirates holding thirty-six crew of the Bermeo registered tuna fishing boat Alakrana off the Somalian coast have taken three crew members off the boat, according to Spanish Interior Ministry sources. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN POLITICS CRIME LAW)

A sign indicating the number of days that pirates have held ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:57:44 GMT

(Reuters) - A sign indicating the number of days that pirates have held thirty-six crew members of the Bermeo-registered tuna fishing boat Alakrana off the Somalian coast, is displayed at the town hall in Bermeo November 5, 2009. Pirates have taken three crew members off the boat, according to Spanish Interior Ministry sources. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN POLITICS CRIME LAW)

Fishing boats are moored in front of the Basque town of Bermeo ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:54:16 GMT

(Reuters) - Fishing boats are moored in front of the Basque town of Bermeo November 5, 2009. Pirates holding thirty-six crew members of the Bermeo registered tuna fishing boat Alakrana off the Somalian coast have taken three crew members off the boat, according to Spanish Interior Ministry sources. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN POLITICS CRIME LAW)

Fishing boats are moored in front of the Basque town of Bermeo ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:53:04 GMT

A man walks past the sculpture "Badatoz" (Here They ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:50:44 GMT

(Reuters) - A man walks past the sculpture "Badatoz" (Here They Come) in the Basque fishing town of Bermeo November 5, 2009. Pirates holding thirty-six crew members of the Bermeo registered tuna fishing boat Alakrana off the Somalian coast have taken three crew members off the boat, according to Spanish Interior Ministry sources. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN POLITICS CRIME LAW)

A Somali woman refugee walks in Dadaab refugee camp, eastern ...

(AP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:31:59 GMT

(AP) - A Somali woman refugee walks in Dadaab refugee camp, eastern Kenya, on Thursday Nov. 5, 2009. Aid agencies fear the onset of the rainy season will flood many of the makeshift dwellings, but the camp is already so crowded it is hard to find places to put them. (AP Photo/Riccardo Gangale)

Somali refugees transport food with donkeys in Dadaab refugee ...

(AP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:31:31 GMT

(AP) - Somali refugees transport food with donkeys in Dadaab refugee camp, eastern Kenya, on Thursday Nov. 5, 2009. Aid agencies fear the onset of the rainy season will flood many of the makeshift dwellings, but the camp is already so crowded it is hard to find places to put them. (AP Photo/Riccardo Gangale)

A Somali woman refugee sits in front of her stall selling general ...

(AP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:31:13 GMT

(AP) - A Somali woman refugee sits in front of her stall selling general goods in Dadaab refugee camp, eastern Kenya, on Thursday Nov. 5, 2009. Aid agencies fear the onset of the rainy season will flood many of the makeshift dwellings, but the camp is already so crowded it is hard to find places to put them. (AP Photo/Riccardo Gangale)

Somali refugees transport food with donkeys on flooded roads ...

(AP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:30:48 GMT

(AP) - Somali refugees transport food with donkeys on flooded roads in Dadaab refugee camp, eastern Kenya, on Thursday Nov. 5, 2009. Aid agencies fear the onset of the rainy season will flood many of the makeshift dwellings, but the camp is already so crowded it is hard to find places to put them. (AP Photo/Riccardo Gangale)

Somali children refugees walk on flooded roads in Dadaab refugee ...

(AP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:30:25 GMT

(AP) - Somali children refugees walk on flooded roads in Dadaab refugee camp, eastern Kenya, on Thursday Nov. 5, 2009. Aid agencies fear the onset of the rainy season will flood many of the makeshift dwellings, but the camp is already so crowded it is hard to find places to put them. (AP Photo/Riccardo Gangale)

A Somali child refugee walks on flooded roads in Dadaab refugee ...

(AP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:28:59 GMT

(AP) - A Somali child refugee walks on flooded roads in Dadaab refugee camp, eastern Kenya, on Thursday Nov. 5, 2009. Aid agencies fear the onset of the rainy season will flood many of the makeshift dwellings, but the camp is already so crowded it is hard to find places to put them. (AP Photo/Riccardo Gangale)

A Somali resident purchases a cell-phone handset at a shopping ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:56:45 GMT

(Reuters) - A Somali resident purchases a cell-phone handset at a shopping centre in Mogadishu, November 4, 2009. Somalia's mobile phone business is booming despite the almost daily artillery fire that flies over expensive satellite dishes and the violence that has brought misery to the population of the Horn of Africa nation. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

Luley, a 7 years old Somali refugee, seen near his shelter in ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:13:40 GMT

(AP) - Luley, a 7 years old Somali refugee, seen near his shelter in in Dadaab refugee camp, eastern Kenya, Wednesday Nov. 4, 2009. An international aid agency says hundreds of thousands of Somali refugees are jammed into camps that are 'barely fit for humans,' with poor sanitation and little access to water and medicine. The Dadaab complex in Kenya, the largest refugee camp in the world is home to more than 280,000 people in an area meant to hold 90,000. (AP Photo/Riccardo Gangale)

Somali children refugees walk in Dadaab refugee camp, eastern ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:11:59 GMT

(AP) - Somali children refugees walk in Dadaab refugee camp, eastern Kenya, on Wednesday Nov. 4, 2009. An international aid agency says hundreds of thousands of Somali refugees are jammed into camps that are 'barely fit for humans,' with poor sanitation and little access to water and medicine. The Dadaab complex in Kenya — the largest refugee camp in the world — is home to more than 280,000 people in an area meant to hold 90,000. (AP Photo/Riccardo Gangale)

A Somali refugee woman walk with her cows on a flooded road ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:51:10 GMT

(AP) - A Somali refugee woman walk with her cows on a flooded road towards the Dadaab refugee camp, eastern Kenya, on Wednesday Nov. 4, 2009. An international aid agency says hundreds of thousands of Somali refugees are jammed into camps that are 'barely fit for humans,' with poor sanitation and little access to water and medicine. The Dadaab complex in Kenya — the largest refugee camp in the world — is home to more than 280,000 people in an area meant to hold 90,000. (AP Photo/Riccardo Gangale)

A Somali resident purchases a cell-phone handset at a shopping ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:45:18 GMT

A Somali woman talks to her cell-phone outside her house in ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:39:55 GMT

(Reuters) - A Somali woman talks to her cell-phone outside her house in Mogadishu, November 4, 2009. Somalia's mobile phone business is booming despite the almost daily artillery fire that flies over expensive satellite dishes and the violence that has brought misery to the population of the Horn of Africa nation. REUTERS/Feisal Omar (SOMALIA BUSINESS CONFLICT SOCIETY)

Residents shop for mobile phone handsets at a shopping center ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:35:27 GMT

(Reuters) - Residents shop for mobile phone handsets at a shopping center in Mogadishu November 4, 2009. Somalia's mobile phone business is booming despite the almost daily artillery fire that flies over expensive satellite dishes and the violence that has brought misery to the population of the Horn of Africa nation. REUTERS/Feisal Omar (SOMALIA CONFLICT SOCIETY BUSINESS)

Somali refugees walk on a flooded road in Dadaab refugee camp, ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:24:37 GMT

(AP) - Somali refugees walk on a flooded road in Dadaab refugee camp, eastern Kenya, on Wednesday Nov. 4, 2009. An international aid agency says hundreds of thousands of Somali refugees are jammed into camps that are 'barely fit for humans,' with poor sanitation and little access to water and medicine. The Dadaab complex in Kenya — the largest refugee camp in the world — is home to more than 280,000 people in an area meant to hold 90,000. (AP Photo/Riccardo Gangale)

Somali refugees walk on flooded roads in Dadaab refugee camp, ...

(AP) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:18:12 GMT

(AP) - Somali refugees walk on flooded roads in Dadaab refugee camp, eastern Kenya, on Tuesday Nov. 3, 2009. An international aid agency says hundreds of thousands of Somali refugees are jammed into camps that are 'barely fit for humans,' with poor sanitation and little access to water and medicine. The Dadaab complex in Kenya — the largest refugee camp in the world — is home to more than 280,000 people in an area meant to hold 90,000. (AP Photo/Riccardo Gangale)

Somali refugees carry sacks of food on a flooded road in Dadaab ...

(AP) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:16:00 GMT

(AP) - Somali refugees carry sacks of food on a flooded road in Dadaab refugee camp, eastern Kenya, on Tuesday Nov. 3, 2009. An international aid agency says hundreds of thousands of Somali refugees are jammed into camps that are 'barely fit for humans,' with poor sanitation and little access to water and medicine. The Dadaab complex in Kenya — the largest refugee camp in the world — is home to more than 280,000 people in an area meant to hold 90,000. (AP Photo/Riccardo Gangale)