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A handout combination of photos released by the Kuala Lumpur-based ...

(AFP/International Maritime Bureau) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:09:08 GMT

(AFP/International Maritime Bureau) - A handout combination of photos released by the Kuala Lumpur-based International Maritime Bureau on August 13, shows two ships suspected to be mother ships for pirates off the coast of Somalia.(AFP/International Maritime Bureau)

Samia Yusuf Omar of Somalia reacts after a heat of the women's ...

(AP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:14:00 GMT

(AP) - Samia Yusuf Omar of Somalia reacts after a heat of the women's 200-meter during the athletics competitions in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Samia Yusuf Omar of Somalia reacts after a heat of the women's ...

(AP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:06:19 GMT

An Ethiopian Army truck drives through a road in Mogadishu, ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 14:52:49 GMT

(AFP/File) - An Ethiopian Army truck drives through a road in Mogadishu, 2007. At least 39 people have been killed in recent incidents involving Ethiopian troops in Somalia.(AFP/File/Ali Musa Abdi)

ATTENTION EDITORS-VISUAL COVERAGE OF SCENES OF DEATH AND INJURY The ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 14:29:44 GMT

(Reuters) - ATTENTION EDITORS-VISUAL COVERAGE OF SCENES OF DEATH AND INJURY The body of a child killed in fighting lies on the street on the outskirts of Mogadishu, August 15, 2008. Almost 50 people were killed in Somalia after separate roadside bombs targeting allied Ethiopian and government troops went off and led to retaliatory attacks, residents said on Friday. In one clash on Friday afternoon, Ethiopian troops opened fire on civilians on a road out of Mogadishu when an explosion occurred in the middle of their convoy. Picture taken August 15, 2008. REUTERS/Feisal Omar (SOMALIA)

The bodies of civilians lie on the street on the outskirts of ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 14:29:34 GMT

(Reuters) - The bodies of civilians lie on the street on the outskirts of Mogadishu, August 15, 2008. Almost 50 people were killed in Somalia after separate roadside bombs targeting allied Ethiopian and government troops went off and led to retaliatory attacks, residents said on Friday. In one clash on Friday afternoon, Ethiopian troops opened fire on civilians on a road out of Mogadishu when an explosion occurred in the middle of their convoy. Picture taken August 15, 2008. REUTERS/Feisal Omar (SOMALIA)

File picture shows Ethiopian soldiers in Mogadishu. Ethiopian ...

(AFP) — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:54:15 GMT

(AFP) - File picture shows Ethiopian soldiers in Mogadishu. Ethiopian forces accidently killed five Somali civilians and wounded seven others when they opened fire on a minibus south of Mogadishu, witnesses and elders told AFP Thursday.(AFP/Jose Cendon)

A Somali gunman walk past the wreckage of a plane, Wednesday, ...

(AP) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:41:21 GMT

(AP) - A Somali gunman walk past the wreckage of a plane, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008, after it crashed near an airstrip 50 kilometers south of the capital, Mogadishu. The small plane crashed outside the Somali capital Wednesday, killing three Kenyan crew members, witnesses and an aviation official said.(AP Photo/Mohamed Sheikh Nor)

A Somali gunman walk past the wreckage of a plane, Wednesday, ...

(AP) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:31:34 GMT

(AP) - A Somali gunman walk past the wreckage of a plane, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008, after it crashed at an airstrip 50 kilometers south of the capital, Mogadishu. A small plane crashed outside the Somali capital Wednesday, killing three Kenyan crew members, witnesses and an aviation official said.(AP Photo/Mohamed Sheikh Nor)

People gather at the wreckage of a cargo aircraft that crashed ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:53:42 GMT

(Reuters) - People gather at the wreckage of a cargo aircraft that crashed near the K50 airport, 50 kms (31 miles) southwest of Somalia's capital Mogadishu, August 13, 2008. REUTERS/Feisal Omar (SOMALIA)

People gather at the wreckage of a cargo aircraft that crashed ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:52:09 GMT

A Somali woman and her malnourished baby wait to be admitted ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:16:19 GMT

(AFP/File) - A Somali woman and her malnourished baby wait to be admitted at a therapeutic feeding centre in Wajid, in 2006. The UN food relief agency said Tuesday it had begun implementing a 214 million dollar (144 million euro) programme aimed at 16 "hunger hotspots" around the world in the face of soaring food prices.(AFP/File/Stephen Morrison)

Somalia's president Abdullahi Yusuf speaks during a news ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:43:20 GMT

(Reuters) - Somalia's president Abdullahi Yusuf speaks during a news conference inside his palace in Mogadishu August 12, 2008. REUTERS/Feisal Omar (SOMALIA)

A pregnant Somali would-be immigrant lies in an ambulance after ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:11:03 GMT

(Reuters) - A pregnant Somali would-be immigrant lies in an ambulance after arriving at the Armed Forces of Malta Maritime Squadron base at Haywharf in Valletta's Marsamxett Harbour August 11, 2008. The woman, who was in an advanced stage of labour, and another pregnant would-be immigrant, were rescued from a dinghy carrying several immigrants 170 miles (274 kilometres) south of Malta. The rest of the immigrants chose to carry on with their journey to reach European soil from Africa, authorities said. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi (MALTA). MALTA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN MALTA.

A pregnant Somali would-be immigrant lies on a stretcher after ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:08:43 GMT

(Reuters) - A pregnant Somali would-be immigrant lies on a stretcher after arriving at the Armed Forces of Malta Maritime Squadron base at Haywharf in Valletta's Marsamxett Harbour August 11, 2008. The woman, who was in an advanced stage of labour, and another pregnant would-be immigrant, were rescued from a dinghy carrying several immigrants 170 miles (274 kilometres) south of Malta. The rest of the immigrants chose to carry on with their journey to reach European soil from Africa, authorities said. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi (MALTA). MALTA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN MALTA.

A pregnant Somali would-be immigrant is stretchered into an ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:03:01 GMT

(Reuters) - A pregnant Somali would-be immigrant is stretchered into an ambulance after arriving at the Armed Forces of Malta Maritime Squadron base at Haywharf in Valletta's Marsamxett Harbour August 11, 2008. The woman, who was in an advanced stage of labour, and another pregnant would-be immigrant, were rescued from a dinghy carrying several immigrants 170 miles (274 kilometres) south of Malta. The rest of the immigrants chose to carry on with their journey to reach European soil from Africa, authorities said. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi (MALTA). MALTA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN MALTA.

A pregnant Somali would-be immigrant is stretchered off a search ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:58:21 GMT

(Reuters) - A pregnant Somali would-be immigrant is stretchered off a search and rescue vessel after arriving at the Armed Forces of Malta Maritime Squadron base at Haywharf in Valletta's Marsamxett Harbour August 11, 2008. The woman, who was in an advanced stage of labour, and another pregnant would-be immigrant, were rescued from a dinghy carrying several immigrants, about 274 km (170 miles) south of Malta. The rest of the immigrants chose to carry on with their journey to reach European soil from Africa, authorities said. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi (MALTA). MALTA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN MALTA.

A general view shows the touristic bay of Yemen's southern ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 16:49:10 GMT

(AFP/File) - A general view shows the touristic bay of Yemen's southern port of Aden in 2006. Yemen on Saturday was probing reports that an unidentified yacht may have fallen into the hands of pirates in the Gulf of Aden, between Yemen and Somalia, the interior ministry said.(AFP/File/Khaled Fazaa)

Juergen K. (L) and Sabine M., two German tourists who were held ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 15:35:15 GMT

(Reuters) - Juergen K. (L) and Sabine M., two German tourists who were held hostage by Somalia pirates in Bosasso, in northern Somalia's breakaway Puntland region, leave Nairobi's Willison airport, August 9, 2008. The president of northern Somalia's breakaway Puntland region apologized on Saturday after the two Germans tourists were freed following two months being held hostage by pirates. The two Germans were hijacked off Yemen in June, while sailing to Thailand, by pirates who ransacked their yacht and then took them to northern Somalia by speedboat. REUTERS/Stringer (KENYA)

German nationals Jurgen K. (L), 63 and his wife Sabine M. (R), ...

(AFP) — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 15:30:01 GMT

(AFP) - German nationals Jurgen K. (L), 63 and his wife Sabine M. (R), 51 with Somalia ambassador to Kenya, Mohamed Ali Nur (2nd-R) and German ambassador to Kenya Walter Lindner (2nd-L) after arriving at Wilson airport in Kenya. The two Germans were kidnapped by pirates off Somalia more than six weeks ago before being released unharmed.(AFP/Stringer)

The coast of Puntland in northeast Somalia where pirates routinely ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 15:30:01 GMT

(AFP/File) - The coast of Puntland in northeast Somalia where pirates routinely kidnap foreign nationals. Two Germans kidnapped by pirates off Somalia more than six weeks ago have been released unharmed and are on their way home, officials have said.(AFP/File/Marco Longari)

The French luxury yacht "Le Ponant", which was captured ...

(AFP/Marine Nationale/File) — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 15:30:01 GMT

(AFP/Marine Nationale/File) - The French luxury yacht "Le Ponant", which was captured by Somalian pirates in early April. Two Germans kidnapped by pirates off Somalia more than six weeks ago have been released unharmed and are on their way home, officials have said.(AFP/Marine Nationale/File)

Juergen K. (L) and Sabine M., two German tourists who were held ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 13:20:43 GMT

(Reuters) - Juergen K. (L) and Sabine M., two German tourists who were held hostage by pirates, leave a media conference after their release in Bosasso, northern Somalia's breakaway Puntland region, August 9, 2008. The president of northern Somalia's breakaway Puntland region apologised on Saturday after the two Germans tourists were freed following two months being held hostage by pirates. The two Germans were hijacked off Yemen in June, while sailing to Thailand, by pirates who ransacked their yacht and then took them to northern Somalia by speedboat. REUTERS/Abdiqani Hassan (SOMALIA)

Sabine M., one of two German tourists who were held hostage ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 13:18:54 GMT

(Reuters) - Sabine M., one of two German tourists who were held hostage by pirates, board a plane after their release in Bosasso, northern Somalia's breakaway Puntland region, August 9, 2008. The president of northern Somalia's breakaway Puntland region apologised on Saturday after the two Germans tourists were freed following two months being held hostage by pirates. The two Germans were hijacked off Yemen in June, while sailing to Thailand, by pirates who ransacked their yacht and then took them to northern Somalia by speedboat. REUTERS/Abdiqani Hassan (SOMALIA)

Juergen K. (L) and Sabine M., two German tourists who were held ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 13:14:31 GMT

(Reuters) - Juergen K. (L) and Sabine M., two German tourists who were held hostage by pirates, board a plane after their release in Bosasso, northern Somalia's breakaway Puntland region, August 9, 2008. The president of northern Somalia's breakaway Puntland region apologised on Saturday after the two Germans tourists were freed following two months being held hostage by pirates. The two Germans were hijacked off Yemen in June, while sailing to Thailand, by pirates who ransacked their yacht and then took them to northern Somalia by speedboat. REUTERS/Abdiqani Hassan (SOMALIA)

Juergen K., one of the two German tourists who were held hostage ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 13:09:04 GMT

(Reuters) - Juergen K., one of the two German tourists who were held hostage by pirates, prepares to board a plane after his release in Bosasso, northern Somalia's breakaway Puntland region, August 9, 2008. The president of northern Somalia's breakaway Puntland region apologised on Saturday after the two Germans tourists were freed following two months being held hostage by pirates. The two Germans were hijacked off Yemen in June, while sailing to Thailand, by pirates who ransacked their yacht and then took them to northern Somalia by speedboat. REUTERS/Abdiqani Hassan (SOMALIA)

Juergen K. (R) and Sabine M., two German tourists who were held ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 13:06:31 GMT

(Reuters) - Juergen K. (R) and Sabine M., two German tourists who were held hostage by pirates, leave a media conference after their release in Bosasso, in northern Somalia's breakaway Puntland region, August 9, 2008. The president of northern Somalia's breakaway Puntland region apologised on Saturday after the two Germans tourists were freed following two months being held hostage by pirates. The two Germans were hijacked off Yemen in June, while sailing to Thailand, by pirates who ransacked their yacht and then took them to northern Somalia by speedboat. REUTERS/Abdiqani Hassan (SOMALIA)

Two German tourists, who were named by German news magazine ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 12:27:58 GMT

(Reuters) - Two German tourists, who were named by German news magazine Der Spiegel as Juergen K. (L) and Sabine M., held hostage by pirates, sit during a news conference after their release in Bosasso in northern Somalia's breakaway Puntland region August 9, 2008. The president of northern Somalia's breakaway Puntland Adee Muse region apologised on Saturday after two Germans tourists were freed following two months being held hostage by pirates. The two Germans were hijacked off Yemen in June while sailing to Thailand. The pirates ransacked their yacht and then took them to northern Somalia by speedboat. REUTERS/Abdiqani Hassan (SOMALIA)

German hostages only identified as Juergen and Sabine after ...

(AP) — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 10:42:38 GMT

(AP) - German hostages only identified as Juergen and Sabine after they were released at Bosaso airport, in Somalia, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008. Suspected pirates have freed two German hostages kidnapped in June from a yacht off the Gulf of Aden, a local governor said Saturday. The hostages were released Friday night from a hideout in a mountainous area near Puntland, a semiautonomous region of northern Somalia, said Muse Geele Yusuf, the governor of Bari region. (AP Photo )

A German hostage, identified only as Sabine, greets Puntland ...

(AP) — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 10:41:37 GMT

(AP) - A German hostage, identified only as Sabine, greets Puntland security Minister Abdullahi Said Samatar, right, at Bosaso airport, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008. Suspected pirates have freed two German hostages kidnapped in June from a yacht off the Gulf of Aden, a local governor said Saturday. The hostages were released Friday night from a hideout in a mountainous area near Puntland, a semiautonomous region of northern Somalia, said Muse Geele Yusuf, the governor of Bari region. (AP Photo )

The French luxury yacht "Le Ponant", which was captured ...

(AFP/Marine Nationale/File) — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 09:09:14 GMT

(AFP/Marine Nationale/File) - The French luxury yacht "Le Ponant", which was captured by Somalian pirates in early April, as news that two Germans kidnapped from their yacht at the end of June in the same region have been freed(AFP/Marine Nationale/File)