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Somali pirate gets 12 life sentences

Muhammad Saaili Shibin received 12 life terms for his role in the 2010 and 2011 piracies of two yachts.

2013 murder trial set in piracy case

A 2013 trial date has been set for three Somali men charged with murdering four Americans aboard a yacht off the coast of Africa.

Jury selection in piracy case delayed

Jury selection in the case of a Somali man accused of being a pirate negotiator will go into a second day.

Piracy definition in dispute

A Somali man U.S. authorities consider the highest-ranking pirate they have ever captured will go on trial in Virginia under a cloud of uncertainty about what

2 Somali pirates sentenced to life

Two Somali men who pleaded guilty for their roles in the hijacking of a yacht that left all four Americans on board dead have been sentenced to life in prison

Accused pirate's statements can be used

Prosecutors in a piracy trial will be allowed to use a Somali man's statements that he had been asked to negotiate the release of four American hostages who

Somali accused of piracy to go to trial

A federal judge has refused to issue a blanket dismissal of all charges against a Somali man who prosecutors consider the highest-ranking pirate the U.S. has

Somali ambassador won't go to hearing

The Somali ambassador to the United Nations won't appear at a court hearing for a Somali man charged with piracy, despite being issued a subpoena to testify.

Judge recuses self from pirate case

A case involving the hijacking of a yacht that left four Americans dead will be transferred to another judge.

Sentencing postponed for Somali pirates

Sentencing hearings have been postponed for the last of 11 men who have pleaded guilty to piracy for hijacking an American yacht off the coast of Africa.

Pirate leader gets life in prison

A former Somali police officer has been sentenced to life in prison for his role as a leader in the hijacking of a yacht that left all four Americans on board

Somali's attorney wants charges dropped

 The attorney for a Somali man accused of being the highest-ranking pirate the U.S. has ever captured wants all charges against him dismissed.

Somali pirate leader sentenced to life

A U.S. judge has ordered a Somali pirate leader to spend life in prison for his role in the hijacking of a yacht that left all four Americans on board dead.

Somali pirate gets life in prison

A federal judge has sentenced a Somali man to life in prison for his role in the hijacking of a yacht that left all four Americans on board dead.

Man gets life in prison for hijacking

A federal judge has sentenced a Somali man to life in prison for his role in the hijacking of yacht that left all four Americans on board dead.

Accused pirate faces additional charges

A man accused of negotiating ransoms on behalf of Somali pirates in the hijacking of a yacht where four Americans were killed has been indicted for his alleged

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