Bruno Pelizzari and Debbie Calitz who have been held by Somali pirates for almost a year now have been allowed to phone home. The call was purposely made by the pirates in a ploy to help raise funds to pay …
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French Hostage Dies in Somalia and Pirates seek a ransom for her remains.
Marie Dedieu kidnapped earlier this month has died in captivity. Somali pirates kidnapped the retired journalist from her home in Manda Island, Kenya. She proved an easy target due to the fact she was very sick and also wheelchair bound. …
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Will security be boosted for Formula 1 Drivers at this year Brazilian Grand Prix after the potential kidnap attempt of Jenson Button last year.
It has been 11 months since McLaren-Mercedes F1 driver Jenson Button fell victim of an apparent armed kidnap attempt during a car journey from the Interlagos circuit in Sao Paulo, where he had earlier finished Saturdays qualifying session for the …
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Cybercrime out of control as Sony hackers strike again. How safe is your personal information?
Sony prevented another data hacking attempt last week aimed at its Play Station users. Suspicious activity was detected on the network after a high number of unauthorised sign-in attempts were made. Cybercrime is one of the fastest-growing criminal activities worldwide. …
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Marshall Islands Flagged Tanker Captured by Pirates Off Nigeria
The Marshall islands-flagged vessel MT Cape Bird was hijacked around 90 nautical miles from Lagos on Saturday 8 October. The tanker belongs to United Product Tankers GmbH & Co. KG from Hamburg, Germany. There are believed to be 20 crewmembers …
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