Wednesday 22 May, 2013
“You cared nothing for the privacy of others but did everything you could through your computer activities to hide your own identities while seeking publicity,” a judge told the four men.
“There he was delivering this harrowing story about how he was held hostage and feared for his life, and we were all sitting there dressed as Captain Hook.”
Arrr! It’s today, me hearties.
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.
Attack helicopters took part in the attacks early this morning along the coastline of Somalia.
Judith Tebbutt and her husband David were kidnapped in September. David was killed during the attack – a fact Judith, who spent six months in captivity, did not find out until weeks after.
So, er, where’s my suitcase?
The Danish warship had been following the hijacked vessel for several days before attempting to board it.
Iran’s government has called the US Navy’s rescue of 13 Iranian fishermen held by pirates “a positive humanitarian gesture” – but some of the country’s media outlets see things differently.
In tonight’s fix: Irish people’s biggest worry for 2012, a rise in the number of tourists visiting Ireland (finally!) – and time travel exists. Kind of.
Director Jack Lloyd declares the race’s anti-piracy plan a success following delicate eight-hour operation.
The 66-year-old woman was taken from her rented house on a Kenyan island earlier this month by suspected Somali militants.
In tonight’s Fix: The latest in the Áras race; sparks fly between RTÉ and TV3; and can we tell what babies are thinking?
Some 23 crew members were aboard the vessel, which was reportedly attacked by five armed men.
Four American citizens were killed earlier this year after their yacht was hijacked by Somali pirates off the coast of Oman.
In this evening’s fix: the latest from the presidential campaign trail and the Sinn Féin/Fine Gael war of words, 700 arrested in New York, and an early Halloween fright…
Kenyan and French authorities are working to free Marie Dedieu from her captors in Somalia. She was abducted amid a shoot-out on the sea yesterday.
The woman, who uses a wheelchair to get around, was taken from her home on Manda Island this morning.
The family, including three teenagers, and two crew members were kidnapped by pirates as they sailed in the Indian Ocean – a piracy hotspot.
This is the week that was, in pictures.
The anchor of the Queen Anne’s Revenge – weighting well over a tonne and measuring 11 feet long – is salvaged.
Pirate group deviates from own practice of ransom-then-release in retaliation for the Indian navy’s arrest of over 100 pirates.
A hijacked fishing boat from Mozambique is reclaimed after Indian ships exchange gunfire, a military statement says.
The incident happened last week but the Danish government has only announced it now as they attempt to rescue the captured family and their crew.
Nine things you need to know by 9am: Full recount ordered in Galway West; Irish banks tap the EU for more emergency funding, and the €288 million yacht being built by an African dictator’s son.
Four US citizens who were taken hostage off the coast of Oman last Friday have been killed by their captors.
At last, a sector of the global economy that appears to be thriving… piracy.
Nine things you need to know by 9am: Cowen under fire as questions about his relationship with Anglo refuse to go away; the body of Michaela is brought home, and why piracy might be the next economic growth area.
The Guardian is reporting that aid is failing to flow to Pakistan.
The US has announced more than $20m in aid for Pakistan, while Ireland has announced half a million in aid.
Fresh flood warnings have also been issued according to The Times of India.
There are warnings of pirate bandits.
The BBC has a diary of the floods in Pakistan’s Swat Valley.
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No, really: Russia says somebody stole its Eurovision votes |
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Man shoots himself at altar of the Notre Dame cathedral |
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€4.4m to assist horticulture producers after ‘exceptionally wet weather’ |
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