Helicopters provided aerial watch as U.S. Marines boarded and seized control of the M/V Magellan Star. Courtesy of U.S. NavyU.S. Marines Rescue Ship From Pirates -- Wall Street Journal
DUBAI—U.S. Marines early Thursday boarded and seized control of a German-owned commercial vessel that had been commandeered by pirates, in what appeared to be the first American-led military boarding of its kind amid a recent surge of attacks in the Gulf of Aden and along the east coast of Africa.
A raiding party of 24 Marines boarded the ship about 85 miles southeast of Mukallah, Yemen, in the Gulf of Aden, according to the U.S. Navy. Pirates had captured the vessel, which was carrying steel chains, in the same vicinity the previous day, the Navy said.
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MIDDLE EAST
Israeli air strikes target Hamas sites in Gaza.
4 Iraqi detainees escape from U.S. custody in Baghdad.
Report: Iran building additional secret nuclear enrichment facility.
Iran to release one of three US hikers amid pressures at home and abroad.
U.S. says killings won’t affect Iraq mission.
Fears for Turkey's future roil vote on constitution.
Iran, Israel 'meet' at Lebanon's border.
ASIA
Afghans protest Quran burning plan, torch US flag.
China may relax its one-child rule.
NATO drive on Kandahar begins, with mixed results.
Japan-China boat spat escalates.
Philippines says police might have shot hostages.
Mysterious N.Korea keeps world guessing on rare meeting.
Sri Lankan parliament votes to extend powers of president.
AFRICA
Activists in Egypt test waters for President Hosni Mubarak's son to succeed him.
Somali refugees tell of hellish scene in Mogadishu.
African Union troops repel Shabaab suicide assault on Mogadishu airport.
Fear of fresh violence in Nigeria.
UN's Ban asks Rwanda not to withdraw Sudan peacekeepers.
UN working group slams mass rapes in eastern DRC.
EUROPE
French police search Sarkozy party offices over L'Oreal.
Economist's views on Muslims spark controversy in Germany.
At least 17 dead in Russian republic after suicide car bombing. Police detain 3 suspects in Vladikavkaz bombing.
Germany considers scrapping the draft.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange entangled in Swedish criminal inquiries.
France to propose emergency Roma plan for Romania.
Serbia drops UN challenge to Kosovo independence.
AMERICAS
Fla. minister cancels burning of Qurans on 9/11.
Trump offers to buy out investor in NY mosque site.
Gulf compensation chief retreats from promises to speed claims process.
Hillary Clinton: Mexican drugs war is Colombia-style insurgency. 3rd Mexican mayor in month slain by hit men.
Imam fears moving NYC mosque could inflame tension.
Clinton warns U.S. embassies over planned Quran burning.
Fidel latest to say Cuba's communism doesn't work.
Chavez: Foes sabotaging Venezuela's power grid.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
FBI says retaliation for Koran burning 'kikely'.
U.S. court dismisses a case asserting torture by C.I.A.
US Officer: Pakistan continues to focus on terrorists during flood crisis.
9/11 Koran burning: Barack Obama says plan will be 'recruitment bonanza for al-Qaeda'.
4th missile strike in Pakistan in 24 hrs kills 5.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
Debt, financial crisis hurt U.S. competitiveness.
Goldman forecasts emerging equities bonanza.
Transocean, Halliburton blast BP report on cause of blowout, oil spill.
Economists cut U.S. growth forecast again.
Coffee hits 13-year high; retail prices also up.
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