Pirates board containership off Benin, hold crew hostage 

  Pirates are reported to have attacked the containership Tommi Ritscher off Cotonou, Benin holding eight…

Niger Delta militants kill British hostage

  One of the four missionaries kidnapped in Delta State in October, Ian Squire, has been…

Briton killed while being held hostage in Nigeria, three others freed

One British hostage kidnapped in Nigeria has been killed, while three others have returned home safely,…

Somali pirates flee Indian vessel, take crew hostage

Somali security forces rescued a hijacked Indian cargo dhow on Monday, but pirates took the 11-member…

Robbers attack bulk carrier, beat up and take crew hostage

Two crew members from a bulk carrier were taken hostage and beaten when a group of armed robbers…