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Somali pirates cost the shipping industry and governments as much as $6.9 billion last year as average ransom payments advanced 25 percent, according to One Earth Future Foundation.

Car bomb outside hotel where lawmakers gather kills at least 10 in Mogadishu.

Recapping yesterday's action: The House mopped up behind its light but lagging schedule, completing action on the "Civilian Property Realignment Act," before moving on to the "Budget and Accounting Transparency Act," the latter a collection of...

The militias have handed over the hostages to the International Red Cross, after days of mediation with officials of the governments of Beijing and Khartoum. Workers are now in Nairobi and will be repatriated in the coming days. They were...

Chinese state broadcaster CCTV is launching its American service this week as part of a major overseas expansion aimed at boosting China's international influence.

Lots of Americans these days want something more from a vacation than vegging out on a beach, a mojito close at hand. Some 30% of respondents to a Travel-Ticker.com survey put adventure travel on their 2012 wish list, and spending in the category...

Bharti Airtel Ltd., India’s largest wireless operator, reported profit that missed analysts’ estimates as customers curbed mobile-phone use amid rising call rates. The shares fell.

By: Jeanna Bryner, LiveScience Managing Editor [1] The numbers are in, and 2011 continued the downward trend in shark attacks in the United States. That's the good news. The bad news: Worldwide shark-related deaths were higher than they've been in...

Sharks killed a dozen people worldwide last year, a two-decade high as tourists ventured into waters in remote areas far from medical care, Florida researchers said in a report released on Tuesday.

Note: Do not read on if you have not seen Season 4, Episode 2 of "RuPaul's Drag Race." We kick things off with a whole lot of shade for Jiggly Caliente, who nearly went home last week. In memoriam of the first queen to go, Alisa, apparently Jiggly...