Somali pirates have attacked a tanker loaded with weapons 1,000 nautical miles away from Mogadishu. The cargo was circumventing the UN arms embargo around Somalia.
Families of Spanish sailors held hostage off Somalia have appealed to their government to negotiate with the pirates, who have threatened to kill three crew members.
Somali pirates holding a British couple kidnapped from their yacht are asking for a ransom of seven million dollars (4.7 million euros) to set them free, Britain's Foreign Office has said.
A European counter-piracy force have arrested seven suspected pirates after they opened fire on a French fishing vessel 650 km east of the Somalian coast. The attackers are being detained on board a German warship.
A French naval vessel, acting as a command ship for all French forces in the Indian Ocean, has repelled a night assault by Somali pirates and captured several of the attackers after a chase on the high seas, the military said.
France's parliament on Tuesday adopted a new Internet anti-piracy law, known as "Hadopi 2", allowing authorities to cut off repeat illegal downloaders' Internet access. The opposition swiftly announced that it would appeal the decision in court.
In this edition: Germany's Bundestag could be seized by a new breed of pirates; in Ireland, the "no to Lisbon" camp is lobbying hard ahead of a crucial referendum; more about Serbia's EU ambitions.
After a summer of acrimonious debate, French lawmakers have approved an amended version of a controversial anti-piracy bill, known as 'Hadopi'. The legislation is intended to crack down on illegal downloading of copyrighted material.
After a summer of acrimonious debate, French parliamentarians are set to vote on an amended version of a controversial anti-piracy bill that cracks down on the illegal downloading of copyrighted material.
