The captain of an Italian cruise ship foiled an attack by pirates off the coast of Somalia on Saturday by ordering his security crew to fire back, Italy’s ANSA news agency reported.
Italian cruise ship thwarts pirate attack
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Kim reappointed head of N. Korean military
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il was reappointed Thursday as chairman of the National Defense Commission, which oversees the country’s military, according to the state-run news agency KCNA.
Boeing 737 lands safely after emergency landing in Moscow
A Boeing 737 with 69 people aboard landed safely Saturday after making an emergency landing at Moscow’s Vnukovo airport, an airport spokeswoman and Russia’s Interfax news agency said.
Man blows himself up over $660 unpaid wages
A man seeking about $660 in unpaid wages walked into an office building in the northwestern Chinese city of Urumqi on Thursday and detonated a bomb, killing himself and injuring two employees, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
Russia to build 6 nuclear subs with cruise missiles
Russia will build at least six nuclear-powered submarines with long-range cruise missiles for its navy, a source in the Russian Defense Ministry told the Itar-Tass news agency.
Report: N. Korea confirms detention of Americans
North Korea’s state news agency said Saturday the country detained two Americans this week for illegally entering the country, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported.
Russian strategic bombers could use Cuba airfields
Russia expressed interest in using Cuban airfields during patrol missions of its strategic bombers, Russia’s Interfax news agency reported
Report: Freighter in collision near Japan may have sunk
A freighter with 16 crew members aboard may have sunk after colliding with a second freighter in the Pacific Ocean off Izu Oshima Island, Japan’s Kyodo news agency reported Tuesday.