World Trade Centre’s wreckage warship sets sail

October 13th, 2009 Warship built with WTC steel is headed to New YorkAVONDALE, La. — A warship built with 7½ tons of steel from the World Trade Center site is heading to its namesake city.

October 13th, 2009 Ship built with WTC steel sails for namesake cityAVONDALE, La. — A Navy assault ship built with tons of steel salvaged from the World Trade Center towers began its journey to New York on Tuesday, sailing down the Mississippi River in a pea-soup fog as watchers along the levee strained for a glimpse.

September 1st, 2009 MOSCOW/ISLAMABAD - Investigations into the hijacking of a Russian warship in April by Somali pirates show that Pakistani nationals played an important role in the hijack. Twelve Pakistanis had been apprehended along with the Somali pirates.

August 23rd, 2009 LONDON - After nine months, a teenager is set to become the youngest person to sail solo round globe when he returns to Britain this week. Mike Perham left Portsmouth Harbour nine months ago, and having battled against 50 foot high waves, howling gales and a near capsize, the 17-year-old Briton should become the youngest person to sail solo around the world when he completes his gruelling circumnavigation on Thursday, reports The Times.

August 13th, 2009 DHAKA - Dhaka has opted for a 'go slow' approach to a proposal by Delhi to set up markets at some border points to facilitate commodity exchange between small traders of the two countries, a media report has said. "We are conducting a feasibility study after India proposed to set up markets in border towns," Commerce Secretary Firoz Ahmed was quoted as saying by New Age.

July 18th, 2009 LONDON - Shopping centres across Britain have been placed on alert for a terrorist attack that would probably result in the deaths of dozens of innocent people. According to The Telegraph, the National Counter Terrorism Security Office now holds training days for shopping centres and other vulnerable targets up and down the country, warning: Terrorist attacks in the UK are a real and serious danger." "Crowded places, including shopping centres, are likely to feature in the attack plans of terrorist organisations in the future as they are usually locations with limited protective security measures and therefore afford the potential for mass fatalities and casualties," the office adds.

July 8th, 2009 Somali pirates board Turkish ship in Gulf of AdenNAIROBI, Kenya — Somali pirates seized a Turkish ship with 23 crew on Wednesday and are being shadowed by a Turkish warship in the Gulf of Aden, a shipping official and NATO spokesman said. The pirates first surrounded the Horizon-1 in speed boats and then boarded the ship, which is carrying sulfate from Saudi Arabia to Jordan, according to Omer Ozgur of Istanbul-based Horizon Shipping.

June 22nd, 2009 NATO thwarts pirate attack off SomaliaBRUSSELS — Pirates tried to hijack a Singaporean freighter off Somalia on Monday, but they were chased down and captured by a NATO warship, the alliance said. The MV Maersk Phoenix freighter issued an emergency call when it was attacked by the pirates, who were armed with AK-47 automatic rifles and a rocket-propelled grenade launcher, NATO said.

May 29th, 2009 Indian navy says it foiled Somali pirate attackNEW DELHI — The Indian navy said Friday it thwarted a pirate attack on a merchant ship in the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Somalia. An Indian warship patrolling the seas near the lawless African country responded to a distress call Thursday from the Liberian-registered merchant vessel MV Maud, which said eight armed people on a skiff were approaching it at high speed, the navy said.

May 11th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US Navy has come out with America's next generation of warship that is designed to tackle the modern threats of piracy and terrorism. The Littoral Combat Ship is a new generation high-speed warship designed to carry out a range of operations With a top speed of 50 knots (60 mph), the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), is a small, fast, manoeuvrable ship equipped to tackle almost any situation, reports The Telegraph.

May 4th, 2009 Russian ship frees Iranians seized with piratesMOSCOW — Iran's embassy in Moscow says a Russian warship has freed eight Iranians who were seized along with suspected Somali pirates last week. The embassy says the Iranians had been held captive by the pirates for almost three months, and has praised the Russian Navy for the rescue.

April 29th, 2009 Report: Russian ship seizes 29 suspected piratesMOSCOW — Russian news agencies, citing the nation's Defense Ministry, say a Russian warship has seized a vessel with 29 suspected pirates on board off the coast of Somalia. RIA Novosti and other agencies say a Russian anti-submarine vessel seized the ship on Tuesday along with automatic rifles, pistols and ammunition found on board.

April 24th, 2009 WTO rules against US in trade dispute with JapanGENEVA — The World Trade Organization ruled against the United States on Friday in a trade case, saying it continued to apply illegal import duties on Japanese steel products and ball bearings. The 65-page verdict says Washington had failed to change how it sets fees for goods it suspects are being sold in the U.S.

April 22nd, 2009 French warship carrying 11 pirate suspects docksMOMBASA, Kenya — A French naval frigate carrying 11 suspected pirates has docked in the Kenyan port of Mombasa. French officials say the suspects handed over to Kenya on Wednesday will be tried for their alleged attack on the Liberian cargo ship Safmarine Asia last week.

January 27th, 2009 NEW YORK - Hollywood actor Woody Harrelson, who plays a blind piano player in 'Seven Pounds', says superstar Will Smith put him at ease by hugging and patting him on the sets of the movie. 'I remember the first day on the set - I was so nervous about playing a blind piano player and Will came in and he was just patting people on the back and giving hugs and I thought, 'it's pretty amazing that the biggest star in the world is one of the nicest guys in the world'.