Somali pirates risk all for riches and women
Somali pirates, amid famine and political crisis, increasingly hijack ships off East Africa for multi-million-dollar ransoms. Leaders in Eyl report hundreds of pirates earning fortunes, buying luxuries and attracting women, while international forces clamp down and consider land pursuit under U.N. authorization.
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Yalda Night Celebrated Across Iran Amid Ancient Traditions
Iranians marked Yalda the longest night with poetry, fruit, and nuts in Tehran and across the country. Elites and ordinary citizens spoke of Zoroastrian roots, the triumph of light over darkness, and family gatherings despite Islam’s rise and modern political issues.
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Australian ex-Guantanamo inmate declared fully free
David Hicks, 33, who spent over five years in U.S. custody at Guantanamo Bay, is released from all post detention restrictions after completing a nine month sentence for providing support for terrorism. He remains subject to no police reporting or curfews now.
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Sarkozy to sign arms deal during Brazil visit
France’s Nicolas Sarkozy, then EU council president, is to sign an arms deal in Rio de Janeiro during a Brazil EU summit. The agreement would transfer French technology for Brazil to build four conventional submarines and provide the hull for Latin America’s first nuclear submarine.
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