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French military fends off Somalia pirate attack

Last Updated on Monday, 26 October 2009 15:00

PARIS, France (CNN) -- The French military fended off a pirate attack on two fishing boats, hundreds of miles off the coast of east Africa, a French Defense Ministry spokesman said Tuesday.

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5 held as confused pirates attack French ship

Last Updated on Monday, 26 October 2009 15:02

A German-flagged warship taking part in the EU's anti-piracy mission is pictured in this April 2009 file photo.(CNN) -- Five people were detained off Somalia's coast Wednesday after pirates mistook a French ship involved in an anti-piracy operation for a commercial vessel, the French Defense Ministry said.

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Fighter jet missing 5 decades found off California coast

Last Updated on Monday, 26 October 2009 15:30

(CNN) -- Searchers in California say they have found and identified the wreck of a fighter jet that disappeared into the Pacific Ocean near Los Angeles International Airport nearly 54 years ago.

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Reports: North Korea releases South Korean fishing boat

Last Updated on Monday, 26 October 2009 15:32

South Korean fishing boats anchored at Geojin port, Goseong, South Korea, August 1.

SEOUL, South Korea (CNN) -- A South Korean fishing boat and its four crew members were heading home Saturday after being held for a month in North Korea, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported.

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Pirates hijack cargo ship near Seychelles

Last Updated on Monday, 26 October 2009 14:19

The International Maritime Bureau say attacks off the east coast of Africa have increased this year.(CNN) -- Pirates seized control of a cargo vessel near the Seychelles Thursday, one of two attacks that took place within minutes of each other off the coast of east Africa, according to the European Union Naval Force.

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