An Italian cruise ship carrying 1,200 passengers and crew fended off a pirate attack near the Seychelles, company officials said Sunday. The ship was attacked on Saturday evening by armed pirates ...

Pirates eyed these prospects of enormous wealth—gold, silver, and gems were much more profitable than the Caribbean’s timber, rum, and cloth—and flocked east in droves.

The consequences of the unprecedented strike by the US Air Force with super-powerful GBU-57 bunker-busting bombs on three ...

The waters surrounding the Horn of Africa and the Western Indian Ocean are a vital confluence of global and local interests, serving as essential conduits for international trade, energy security, and ...

We’re still waiting on the follow-up to the film.Our TV movie pick for tonight (Sunday, June 15) is Sicario: The Day of ...

The USS Zumwalt, one of the most advanced and expensive warships in the U.S. Navy’s fleet, was patrolling the waters off the ...

The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, tonight hoisted the Somali national flag at Villa Somalia, in commemoration of the 65th anniversary of the country's ...

The University will be providing $451.4 million to a band of Somali pirates to pay for weapons, training and other miscellaneous supplies. Additionally, the University will offer a freshman seminar ...

Somali pirates freed the Liberian-flagged container ship MV PANAMA seized last December after receiving a $7 million ransom on Tuesday, pirates holding the ship told Reuters.

But should old acquaintance be forgot, keep your eye on the grand old flag.” George M. Cohan’s famous verse reminds us that a flag can call a nation back to ...

Two centuries after his downfall, Napoleon remains both revered and controversial in France — but above all, unavoidable.

The U.S. Supreme Court has issued decisions on the final six cases that were left on its docket for the summer, including ...