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New York Post, 06.01.09 11:45 UTC

FRENCH NAVY WINS! (REALLY. STOP LAUGHING)

Last updated: 2:35 am January 6, 2009 Posted: 2:29 am January 6, 2009 Incroyable ! The French navy finally notched a victory. The fleet from a country known more for its lightning-quick surrenders ...

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Telegraph, 05.01.09 12:32 UTC

Colin Freeman celebrates freedom

It came in a crystal glass with a frothy, overflowing head. "And, believe me, a beer has never tasted so good," Colin Freeman, the Sunday Telegraph's Chief Foreign Correspondent, said as he sipped an ice-cold lager in the gardens of the Spanish High Commission in Nairobi.

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Seattle Times, 05.01.09 10:31 UTC

N.Y. house fire kills 8

The Nation N.Y. house fire kills 8: A house fire killed eight people, including children, early Sunday morning in upstate New York. Oswego County Sheriff Reuel Todd said one person escaped the fire ...

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Daily Mail, 04.01.09 20:01 UTC

Kidnapped British journalist is released after 40 days of captivity in Somali caves

A British journalist kidnapped by Somalian gunmen has been released after 40 days in captivity. Colin Freeman, 39, the Sunday Telegraph's chief foreign correspondent, was snatched by bodyguards ...

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USA Today, 04.01.09 19:33 UTC

French Navy saves shippers from pirates

PARIS (AP) — A French navy vessel has thwarted two attacks by heavily armed Somali pirates in the dangerous Gulf of Aden, just three days after a similar save by the French.

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Telegraph, 04.01.09 19:32 UTC

Telegraph journalists Colin Freeman and José Cendon freed by kidnappers in Somalia

Colin Freeman and José Cendon, who were freed yesterday, spent 40 days in a lawless wilderness of arid mountains and dusty caves, four hours' bumpy drive south-west of Somalia's port city of Boosaasoo.

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Telegraph, 04.01.09 15:01 UTC

Telegraph journalists Colin Freeman and Jose Cendon freed in Somalia

Two Telegraph journalists were freed today after 40 days of captivity in Somalia.

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New York Post, 03.01.09 11:40 UTC

TANKER CREW HOSES PIRATES

Posted: 4:09 am January 3, 2009 ATHENS, Greece - The crew of a Greek oil tanker yesterday fought off pirates with high-pressure water jets as the armed thugs tried to board the ship in the Gulf of ...

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Houston Chronicle - World, 03.01.09 07:03 UTC

Crew uses fire hoses to foil pirate attack

EU aircraft also help Greek sailors fight off bandits

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 02.01.09 19:02 UTC

Crew fights off Somali pirates with water jets

ATHENS, Greece -- Crewmen fired high-pressure water jets today to fight off heavily armed Somali pirates trying to board a Greek oil tanker in the dangerous Gulf of Aden, officials said. It was the ...