http://www.newsvine.com/arabian-seaNewsvine - arabian-seaen-usCopyright 2013Tue, 26 Jun 2012 08:14:28 +0000Sun, 19 May 2013 16:29:05 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/26/12411813-energy-companies-launch-venture-for-oman-refineryhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/26/12411813-energy-companies-launch-venture-for-oman-refinerybusinessrefineryarabian-seaunited-arab-emiratesomanmlTue, 26 Jun 2012 08:13:32 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/17/10175145-dutch-marines-open-fire-on-pirateshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/17/10175145-dutch-marines-open-fire-on-piratespiracyarabian-seaworld-newsTue, 17 Jan 2012 17:21:46 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/29/7509496-yemen-security-forces-fire-at-protest-wound-5http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/29/7509496-yemen-security-forces-fire-at-protest-wound-5yemenarabian-seaworld-newsmlMon, 29 Aug 2011 10:13:33 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Protestors shout slogans after Eid al-Fitr prayers on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa, Yemen, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011. Eid al-Fitr is a Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan.(AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)</p><p>Yemeni soldiers dance as protestors watch them at the site of demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh, on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, in Sanaa, Yemen, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011. Eid al-Fitr is a Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan.(AP Photo/Hani Mohammed) </p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/17/6658902-skorean-court-begins-trial-for-5-somali-pirateshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/17/6658902-skorean-court-begins-trial-for-5-somali-piratespiracysouth-koreanwest-africanarabian-seaworld-newsTue, 17 May 2011 10:33:42 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/05/6589651-ship-hijacked-with-24-chinese-crew-in-arabian-seahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/05/6589651-ship-hijacked-with-24-chinese-crew-in-arabian-seapiracyarabian-seaworld-newsasThu, 5 May 2011 11:39:16 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/01/6564038-24-chinese-crew-free-after-arabian-sea-hijackinghttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/01/6564038-24-chinese-crew-free-after-arabian-sea-hijackingbusinesspiracyarabian-seaindian-oceanworld-newstwenty-four-chineseSun, 1 May 2011 10:49:41 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/14/6472263-pilot-safe-after-jet-catches-fire-on-navy-carrierhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/14/6472263-pilot-safe-after-jet-catches-fire-on-navy-carrierusfirenavyjetarabian-seaus-newsnavy-jetThu, 14 Apr 2011 20:17:17 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/28/6360164-dutch-marines-kill-2-pirates-off-somali-coasthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/28/6360164-dutch-marines-kill-2-pirates-off-somali-coastpiracyeast-africaarabian-seaworld-newsunited-arab-emirateseu-naval-forceMon, 28 Mar 2011 09:40:08 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/25/6344613-va-ships-disrupt-pirate-attack-in-arabian-seahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/25/6344613-va-ships-disrupt-pirate-attack-in-arabian-seausnavypiracyarabian-seaus-newstwo-virginia-basedFri, 25 Mar 2011 20:18:58 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/14/6267419-pirates-seize-ship-use-it-to-launch-new-attackhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/14/6267419-pirates-seize-ship-use-it-to-launch-new-attackpiracyeuropean-unioneast-africaarabian-seaworld-newsfive-somaliMon, 14 Mar 2011 15:56:32 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this photo released by the Government of India Press Information Bureau, Indian naval officers distribute food to the captured pirates aboard an Indian naval ship in the Arabian Sea, off the coast of Kochi, India, Sunday, March 13, 2011. The navy captured 61 pirates from a hijacked boat after a brief gunfight in the Arabian Sea, the military said Monday, March 14, 2011. (AP Photo/ Press Information Bureau) EDITORIAL USE ONLY</p><p>In this March 14, 2011 photograph released by the Government of India Press Information Bureau, captured pirates sit under guard on board an Indian naval ship in the Arabian Sea, off the coast of Kochi, India. Five dozen pirates living on a hijacked ship serving as a roving pirate base jumped into the Arabian Sea Monday March 14, 2011 after the Indian navy fired on the vessel in self-defense, the Indian navy said. The navy captured the 61 pirates as they fled the battle and the fire that broke out aboard the hijacked vessel. The battle is the latest example of the piracy trade's turn toward increased violence.(AP Photo/Press Information Bureau, ho)</p><p>A port police patrol boat and a Kenya Ports Authority tug boat escort the Singapore registered MV York on its arrival at the port of Mombasa, Kenya Sunday March 13, 2011. In October, pirates seized the 5,076-ton liquefied gas tanker 105 miles (165 kilometers) off the coast of Kenya in the Somali Basin. The MV York was traveling from Mombasa to Mahe in the Seychelles with 17 crew when pirates commandeered it. (AP Photo)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/07/6210544-indian-navy-captures-61-pirates-in-arabian-seahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/07/6210544-indian-navy-captures-61-pirates-in-arabian-seapiracyarabian-seaworld-newsmaersk-alabamaeu-naval-forceeuropean-union-naval-forceMon, 7 Mar 2011 14:48:08 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/03/6179909-yachts-shun-pirate-waters-after-string-of-hijackshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/03/6179909-yachts-shun-pirate-waters-after-string-of-hijackspiracyarabian-seaindian-oceanworld-newsafjohn-rodriguezfearfulyachtersThu, 3 Mar 2011 16:31:34 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Map shows last known location of family</p><p>Candles frame a photo at a memorial service for Scott and Jean Adam, shot to death Feb. 22 by Somali pirates while sailing south of Oman. at the Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, Calif., Wednesday, March 2, 2011. Fuller Theological Seminary is where Scott Adam was a student, then an adjunct professor,after leaving a 30-year career as a Hollywood associate producer. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)</p><p>This photo of Scott and Jean Adam is on display at a memorial service for the couple, shot to death Feb. 22 by Somali pirates while sailing south of Oman, at the Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, Calif., Wednesday, March 2, 2011. Fuller Theological Seminary is where Scott Adam was a student, then an adjunct professor, after leaving a 30-year career as a Hollywood associate producer. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/19/6085806-pirates-hijack-4-americans-us-mulls-responseshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/19/6085806-pirates-hijack-4-americans-us-mulls-responsespiracycapturedunited-statesarabian-seaworld-newsyachtafSat, 19 Feb 2011 11:21:46 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/29/5951433-china-says-ship-hijacked-by-somali-pirateshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/29/5951433-china-says-ship-hijacked-by-somali-piratesbusinesspiracysouth-koreasouth-koreansoutheast-asianarabian-seaworld-newseuropean-union-naval-forcefive-somaliSun, 30 Jan 2011 02:59:00 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A Somali pirate, hooded, arrives at South Regional Headquarters Korea Coast Guard in Busan, South Korea, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011. The coast guard says that five Somali pirates captured during a raid on a hijacked South Korean cargo ship in the Arabian Sea have been brought to South Korea to stand trial.(AP Photo/Yonhap, Jo Jung-ho) KOREA OUT</p><p>South Korean policemen lead Somali pirates, hooded, to South Regional Headquarters Korea Coast Guard in Busan, South Korea, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011. The coast guard says that five Somali pirates captured during a raid on a hijacked South Korean cargo ship in the Arabian Sea have been brought to South Korea to stand trial.(AP Photo/Yonhap, Jo Jung-ho) KOREA OUT</p><p>South Korean policemen lead Somali pirates, hooded, to South Regional Headquarters Korea Coast Guard in Busan, South Korea, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011. The coast guard says that five Somali pirates captured during a raid on a hijacked South Korean cargo ship in the Arabian Sea have been brought to South Korea to stand trial.(AP Photo/Yonhap, Jo Jung-ho) KOREA OUT</p><p>Injured South Korean, Seok Hae-Kyun, the captain of the rescued South Korean freighter Samho Jewelry, is carried by medical team members upon arrival at the military airport in Seongnam, South Korea, Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011. Seok was the only crew member injured during last week's raid by South Korean commandos to the hijacked freighter in the Arabian Sea. (AP Photo/Korea Pool) KOREA OUT</p><p>Medical team members carry an injured South Korean, Seok Hae-Kyun, the captain of the rescued South Korean freighter Samho Jewelry, from a plane upon arrival at the military airport in Seongnam, South Korea, Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011. Seok was the only crew member injured during last week's raid by South Korean commandos to the hijacked freighter in the Arabian Sea. (AP Photo/Korea Pool) KOREA OUT</p><p>Malaysian police officers help an accused Somali pirate, in orange shirt, get off a bus for a medical checkup at a hospital in Klang, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, Jan. 31, 2011. Malaysian police took custody Monday of seven Somali pirates who were captured in the Gulf of Aden and brought to this Southeast Asian country to face a possible trial for hijacking a Malaysian-operated chemical tanker. (AP Photo)</p><p>A Malaysian police officer brings out an accused Somali pirate, in orange shirt, from a bus at Bukit Jalil Police Station in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, Jan. 31, 2011. Malaysian police took custody Monday of seven Somali pirates who were captured in the Gulf of Aden and brought to this Southeast Asian country to face a possible trial for hijacking a Malaysian-operated chemical tanker. (AP Photo)</p><p>South Korean crew members of a South Korean freighter Samho Jewerly hijacked by Somali pirates last month meet their family members upon their arrival at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011. Seven South Korean crew members returned home Wednesday, 13 days after being rescued by the South Korean Navy. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Jo Jung-ho) KOREA OUT</p><p>South Korean crew members of a South Korean freighter Samho Jewerly hijacked by Somali pirates last month wave upon their arrival at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011. They returned home Wednesday, 13 days after being rescued by the South Korean Navy. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Jo Jung-ho) KOREA OUT</p><p>Kim Ju-chan, left, a South Korean crew member of a South Korean freighter Samho Jewerly hijacked by Somali pirates last month, reacts as he meets with his family members upon his arrival at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011. Seven South Korean crew members returned home Wednesday, 13 days after being rescued by the South Korean Navy. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Jo Jung-ho) KOREA OUT</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/21/5895269-pirates-release-thai-fishing-vessel-after-8-monthshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/21/5895269-pirates-release-thai-fishing-vessel-after-8-monthspiracysouth-koreasouth-koreaneast-africaarabian-seaworld-newseuropean-union-naval-forceSat, 22 Jan 2011 03:52:29 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>ALTERNATIVE CROP - In this photo released by the Arabian Navy via Yonhap, South Korean naval special forces approach and board the South Korean cargo ship Samho Jewelry in a military operation in the Arabian Sea Friday, Jan. 21, 2011. In the daring and rare raid, South Korean special forces stormed the hijacked freighter, rescuing all 21 crew members and killing eight assailants in a rare and bold raid on Somali pirates, South Korea said. (AP Photo/Arabian Navy via Yonhap) KOREA OUT, EDITORIAL USE ONLY</p><p>ALTERNATIVE CROP - In this photo released by the Arabian Navy via Yonhap, South Korean naval special forces operate to rescue crew members aboard the South Korean cargo ship Samho Jewelry in the Arabian Sea Friday, Jan. 21, 2011. In the daring and rare raid, South Korean special forces stormed the hijacked freighter, rescuing all 21 crew members and killing eight assailants in a rare and bold raid on Somali pirates, South Korea said. (AP Photo/Arabian Navy via Yonhap) KOREA OUT, EDITORIAL USE ONLY</p><p>CORRECTS SOURCE - In this photo released by South Korean navy via Yonhap, members of South Korean naval special forces prepare to rescue crew members from Somali pirates on South Korean cargo ship Samho Jewelry in the Arabian Sea Friday, Jan. 21, 2011. In a daring and rare raid, South Korean special forces stormed the hijacked freighter in the Arabian Sea on Friday, rescuing all 21 crew members and killing eight assailants in a rare and bold raid on Somali pirates, South Korea said. (AP Photo/South Korean navy via Yonhap) KOREA OUT, EDITORIAL USE ONLY</p><p>CORRECTS SOURCE - In this photo released by South Korean navy via Yonhap, South Korean naval special forces prepare to rescue crew members on the South Korean cargo ship Samho Jewelry, center, in a military operation in the Arabian Sea Friday, Jan. 21, 2011. In the daring and rare raid, South Korean special forces stormed the hijacked freighter in the Arabian Sea on Friday, rescuing all 21 crew members and killing eight assailants in a rare and bold raid on Somali pirates, South Korea said. (AP Photo/South Korean navy via Yonhap) KOREA OUT, EDITORIAL USE ONLY</p><p>CORRECTS SOURCE - In this photo released by South Korean navy via Yonhap, members of South Korean naval special forces rescue crew members from Somali pirates on South Korean cargo ship Samho Jewelry in the Arabian Sea Friday, Jan. 21, 2011. In a daring and rare raid, South Korean special forces stormed the hijacked freighter in the Arabian Sea on Friday, rescuing all 21 crew members and killing eight assailants in a rare and bold raid on Somali pirates, South Korea said. (AP Photo/South Korean navy via Yonhap) KOREA OUT, EDITORIAL USE ONLY</p><p>CORRECTS SOURCE - In this photo released by South Korean navy via Yonhap, members of South Korean naval special forces stand guard Somali pirates after detaining them on South Korean cargo ship Samho Jewelry in the Arabian Sea Friday, Jan. 21, 2011. In a daring and rare raid, South Korean special forces stormed the hijacked freighter in the Arabian Sea on Friday, rescuing all 21 crew members and killing eight assailants in a rare and bold raid on Somali pirates, South Korea said. (AP Photo/South Korean navy via Yonhap) KOREA OUT, EDITORIAL USE ONLY</p><p>CORRECTS SOURCE - In this photo released by South Korean navy via Yonhap, members of South Korean naval special forces rescue crew members on South Korean cargo ship Samho Jewelry in the Arabian Sea Friday, Jan. 21, 2011. The special forces stormed the hijacked freighter, rescuing 21 crew members and killing eight assailants, South Korea said, in a rare and daring raid on Somali pirates. (AP Photo/Arabian Navy via Yonhap) KOREA OUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY</p><p>CORRECTS SOURCE - In this photo released by South Korean navy via Yonhap, South Korean naval special forces approach the South Korean cargo ship Samho Jewelry in a military operation in the Arabian Sea Friday, Jan. 21, 2011. In the daring and rare raid, South Korean special forces stormed the hijacked freighter, rescuing all 21 crew members and killing eight assailants in a rare and bold raid on Somali pirates, South Korea said. (AP Photo/South Korean navy via Yonhap) KOREA OUT, EDITORIAL USE ONLY</p><p>CORRECTS SOURCE - In this photo released by South Korean navy via Yonhap, members of South Korean naval special forces stand guard Somali pirates after detaining them on South Korean cargo ship Samho Jewelry in the Arabian Sea Friday, Jan. 21, 2011. In a daring and rare raid, South Korean special forces stormed the hijacked freighter in the Arabian Sea on Friday, rescuing all 21 crew members and killing eight assailants in a rare and bold raid on Somali pirates, South Korea said. (AP Photo/South Korean navy via Yonhap) KOREA OUT, EDITORIAL USE ONLY</p><p>In this photo taken on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011 and released by Royal Malaysian navy, its commandos keep watch on detained Somali pirates on Malaysian tanker MT Bunga Laurel in the Gulf of Aden. The navy was holding seven Somali pirates Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011, after thwarting an attempt to hijack a chemical tanker in the Gulf of Aden, authorities said. (AP Photo/Royal Malaysian navy) NO SALES, NO ARCHIVE, EDITORIAL USE ONLY, BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE</p><p>In this photo taken on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011 and released by Royal Malaysian navy, its commandos keep watch on detained Somali pirates on Malaysian tanker MT Bunga Laurel in the Gulf of Aden. The navy was holding seven Somali pirates Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011, after thwarting an attempt to hijack a chemical tanker in the Gulf of Aden, authorities said. (AP Photo/Royal Malaysian navy) NO SALES, NO ARCHIVE, EDITORIAL USE ONLY, BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE</p><p>A South Korean watches a TV reporting South Korean navy military operation against Somali pirates in the Arabian Sea, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Jan. 21, 2011. South Korean special forces stormed the hijacked freighter, rescuing 21 crew members and killing eight assailants, South Korea said, in a rare and daring raid on Somali pirates. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)</p><p>South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan answers reporters' questions during a weekly briefing at Foreign Ministry in seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011. Seoul was considering bringing five captured Somalis to South Korea, Kim said, noting that it was natural for his country to handle the assailants who inflicted damage on South Koreans. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)</p><p>South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan delivers a speech during a weekly briefing at Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011. Seoul was considering bringing five captured Somalis to South Korea, Kim said, noting that it was natural for his country to handle the assailants who inflicted damage on South Koreans. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/21/5890643-south-korean-raid-frees-hostage-crew-from-pirateshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/21/5890643-south-korean-raid-frees-hostage-crew-from-piratesbusinesspiracysouth-koreanarabian-seaworld-newsFri, 21 Jan 2011 10:04:19 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>ALTERNATIVE CROP - In this photo released by the Arabian Navy via Yonhap, South Korean naval special forces approach and board the South Korean cargo ship Samho Jewelry in a military operation in the Arabian Sea Friday, Jan. 21, 2011. In the daring and rare raid, South Korean special forces stormed the hijacked freighter, rescuing all 21 crew members and killing eight assailants in a rare and bold raid on Somali pirates, South Korea said. (AP Photo/Arabian Navy via Yonhap) KOREA OUT, EDITORIAL USE ONLY</p><p>In this photo released by the Arabian Navy via Yonhap, members of South Korean naval special forces prepare to rescue crew members from Somali pirates on South Korean cargo ship Samho Jewelry in the Arabian Sea Friday, Jan. 21, 2011. In a daring and rare raid, South Korean special forces stormed the hijacked freighter in the Arabian Sea on Friday, rescuing all 21 crew members and killing eight assailants in a rare and bold raid on Somali pirates, South Korea said. (AP Photo/Arabian Navy via Yonhap) KOREA OUT, EDITORIAL USE ONLY</p><p>ALTERNATIVE CROP - In this photo released by the Arabian Navy via Yonhap, members of South Korean naval special forces rescue crew members from Somali pirates aboard the South Korean cargo ship Samho Jewelry in the Arabian Sea, Friday, Jan. 21, 2011. In a daring and rare raid, South Korean special forces stormed the hijacked freighter in the Arabian Sea on Friday, rescuing all 21 crew members and killing eight assailants in a rare and bold raid on Somali pirates, South Korea said. (AP Photo/Arabian Navy via Yonhap) KOREA OUT, EDITORIAL USE ONLY</p><p>In this photo released by the Arabian Navy via Yonhap, South Korean naval special forces prepare to rescue crew members on the South Korean cargo ship Samho Jewelry, center, in a military operation in the Arabian Sea Friday, Jan. 21, 2011. In the daring and rare raid, South Korean special forces stormed the hijacked freighter in the Arabian Sea on Friday, rescuing all 21 crew members and killing eight assailants in a rare and bold raid on Somali pirates, South Korea said. (AP Photo/Arabian Navy via Yonhap) KOREA OUT, EDITORIAL USE ONLY</p><p>In this photo released by the Arabian Navy via Yonhap, members of South Korean naval special forces rescue crew members from Somali pirates on South Korean cargo ship Samho Jewelry in the Arabian Sea Friday, Jan. 21, 2011. In a daring and rare raid, South Korean special forces stormed the hijacked freighter in the Arabian Sea on Friday, rescuing all 21 crew members and killing eight assailants in a rare and bold raid on Somali pirates, South Korea said. (AP Photo/Arabian Navy via Yonhap) KOREA OUT, EDITORIAL USE ONLY</p><p>In this photo released by the Arabian Navy via Yonhap, members of South Korean naval special forces stand guard Somali pirates after detaining them on South Korean cargo ship Samho Jewelry in the Arabian Sea Friday, Jan. 21, 2011. In a daring and rare raid, South Korean special forces stormed the hijacked freighter in the Arabian Sea on Friday, rescuing all 21 crew members and killing eight assailants in a rare and bold raid on Somali pirates, South Korea said. (AP Photo/Arabian Navy via Yonhap) KOREA OUT, EDITORIAL USE ONLY</p><p>A boat is tied on South Korean naval special forces' ship after seizing it from Somali pirates in the Arabian Sea Friday, Jan. 21, 2011. South Korean special forces stormed a hijacked freighter Friday in the Arabian Sea, rescuing 21 crew members and killing eight assailants, South Korea said, in a rare and daring raid on Somali pirates. (AP Photo/Yonhap)</p><p>In this photo released by the Arabian Navy via Yonhap, members of South Korean naval special forces rescue crew members on South Korean cargo ship Samho Jewelry in the Arabian Sea Friday, Jan. 21, 2011. The special forces stormed the hijacked freighter, rescuing 21 crew members and killing eight assailants, South Korea said, in a rare and daring raid on Somali pirates. (AP Photo/Arabian Navy via Yonhap) KOREA OUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY</p><p>ALTERNATIVE CROP - In this photo released by the Arabian Navy via Yonhap, South Korean naval special forces operate to rescue crew members aboard the South Korean cargo ship Samho Jewelry in the Arabian Sea Friday, Jan. 21, 2011. In the daring and rare raid, South Korean special forces stormed the hijacked freighter, rescuing all 21 crew members and killing eight assailants in a rare and bold raid on Somali pirates, South Korea said. (AP Photo/Arabian Navy via Yonhap) KOREA OUT, EDITORIAL USE ONLY</p><p>CORRECTS SOURCE - In this photo released by South Korean navy via Yonhap, members of South Korean naval special forces prepare to rescue crew members from Somali pirates on South Korean cargo ship Samho Jewelry in the Arabian Sea Friday, Jan. 21, 2011. In a daring and rare raid, South Korean special forces stormed the hijacked freighter in the Arabian Sea on Friday, rescuing all 21 crew members and killing eight assailants in a rare and bold raid on Somali pirates, South Korea said. (AP Photo/South Korean navy via Yonhap) KOREA OUT, EDITORIAL USE ONLY</p><p>CORRECTS SOURCE - In this photo released by South Korean navy via Yonhap, South Korean naval special forces prepare to rescue crew members on the South Korean cargo ship Samho Jewelry, center, in a military operation in the Arabian Sea Friday, Jan. 21, 2011. In the daring and rare raid, South Korean special forces stormed the hijacked freighter in the Arabian Sea on Friday, rescuing all 21 crew members and killing eight assailants in a rare and bold raid on Somali pirates, South Korea said. (AP Photo/South Korean navy via Yonhap) KOREA OUT, EDITORIAL USE ONLY</p><p>CORRECTS SOURCE - In this photo released by South Korean navy via Yonhap, members of South Korean naval special forces rescue crew members from Somali pirates on South Korean cargo ship Samho Jewelry in the Arabian Sea Friday, Jan. 21, 2011. In a daring and rare raid, South Korean special forces stormed the hijacked freighter in the Arabian Sea on Friday, rescuing all 21 crew members and killing eight assailants in a rare and bold raid on Somali pirates, South Korea said. (AP Photo/South Korean navy via Yonhap) KOREA OUT, EDITORIAL USE ONLY</p><p>CORRECTS SOURCE - In this photo released by South Korean navy via Yonhap, members of South Korean naval special forces stand guard Somali pirates after detaining them on South Korean cargo ship Samho Jewelry in the Arabian Sea Friday, Jan. 21, 2011. In a daring and rare raid, South Korean special forces stormed the hijacked freighter in the Arabian Sea on Friday, rescuing all 21 crew members and killing eight assailants in a rare and bold raid on Somali pirates, South Korea said. (AP Photo/South Korean navy via Yonhap) KOREA OUT, EDITORIAL USE ONLY</p><p>CORRECTS SOURCE - In this photo released by South Korean navy via Yonhap, members of South Korean naval special forces rescue crew members on South Korean cargo ship Samho Jewelry in the Arabian Sea Friday, Jan. 21, 2011. The special forces stormed the hijacked freighter, rescuing 21 crew members and killing eight assailants, South Korea said, in a rare and daring raid on Somali pirates. (AP Photo/Arabian Navy via Yonhap) KOREA OUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY</p><p>CORRECTS SOURCE - In this photo released by South Korean navy via Yonhap, South Korean naval special forces approach the South Korean cargo ship Samho Jewelry in a military operation in the Arabian Sea Friday, Jan. 21, 2011. In the daring and rare raid, South Korean special forces stormed the hijacked freighter, rescuing all 21 crew members and killing eight assailants in a rare and bold raid on Somali pirates, South Korea said. (AP Photo/South Korean navy via Yonhap) KOREA OUT, EDITORIAL USE ONLY</p><p>CORRECTS SOURCE - In this photo released by South Korean navy via Yonhap, members of South Korean naval special forces stand guard Somali pirates after detaining them on South Korean cargo ship Samho Jewelry in the Arabian Sea Friday, Jan. 21, 2011. In a daring and rare raid, South Korean special forces stormed the hijacked freighter in the Arabian Sea on Friday, rescuing all 21 crew members and killing eight assailants in a rare and bold raid on Somali pirates, South Korea said. (AP Photo/South Korean navy via Yonhap) KOREA OUT, EDITORIAL USE ONLY</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/18/5871716-us-sailor-reported-overboard-in-gulf-of-omanhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/18/5871716-us-sailor-reported-overboard-in-gulf-of-omannewssan-diegosailornbc-newsarabian-seaunited-arab-emiratesomanonly-on-msnbc-commideastn-africa----sailor'sTue, 18 Jan 2011 20:18:46 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>101210-N-1261P-021 ARABIAN SEA (Dec. 10, 2010) The guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) takes lead in formation for the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group and the French navy aircraft carrier Charles De Gaulle (R 91) Strike Group. Halsey is part of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, which is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the region.</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/14/5836199-skorea-storms-somali-pirates-to-rescue-ship-crewhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/14/5836199-skorea-storms-somali-pirates-to-rescue-ship-crewpiracysouth-koreasouth-koreanarabian-seaworld-newseuropean-union-naval-forceFri, 14 Jan 2011 10:02:59 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/20/5682531-somali-pirates-hijack-cargo-shiphttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/20/5682531-somali-pirates-hijack-cargo-shippiracyeuropean-unionarabian-seaworld-newseuropean-union-naval-forceMon, 20 Dec 2010 14:54:49 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/06/5592174-bangladesh-flagged-ship-feared-hijacked-off-indiahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/06/5592174-bangladesh-flagged-ship-feared-hijacked-off-indiabangladeshshiparabian-seaworld-newsashijackedMon, 6 Dec 2010 04:34:39 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/05/5595326-gates-sees-difficult-times-ahead-with-north-koreahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/05/5595326-gates-sees-difficult-times-ahead-with-north-koreausnorth-koreagatescarrierarabian-seaworld-newsafghanistan-warrobert-gatesMon, 6 Dec 2010 00:50:47 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, left, walks past an honor cordon with the Oman Defense Minister, Sayyid Badr bin Saud bin Harib al-Busaidi, right, while arriving at Muscat International Airport Sunday Dec. 5, 2010 in Muscat, Oman. Oman is the first stop in a visit to the Arabian Sea region for Gates. (AP Photo/Win McNamee/POOL)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/05/5584769-somali-pirates-hijack-cargo-vessel-near-indiahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/05/5584769-somali-pirates-hijack-cargo-vessel-near-indiapiracyeuropean-unionarabian-seaeast-africansouth-africanworld-newssuspected-somaliSun, 5 Dec 2010 15:59:31 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/05/5582071-gates-visits-oman-iran-yemen-on-agendahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/05/5582071-gates-visits-oman-iran-yemen-on-agendagatesarabian-seaworld-newsomanmlrobert-gatesrobert-gates'Sun, 5 Dec 2010 08:35:01 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, left, meets with Sayyid Badr bin Saud bin Harib al-Busaidi, the Oman Defense Minister Sunday Dec. 5, 2010 in Muscat, Oman. Oman is the first stop in a visit to the Arabian Sea region for Gates. (AP Photo/Win McNamee- POOL)</p><p>U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, left, walks past an honor cordon with the Oman Defense Minister, Sayyid Badr bin Saud bin Harib al-Busaidi, right, while arriving at Muscat International Airport Sunday Dec. 5, 2010 in Muscat, Oman. Oman is the first stop in a visit to the Arabian Sea region for Gates. (AP Photo/Win McNamee/POOL)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/11/5448878-pirate-hostages-held-twice-as-long-as-in-2009http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/11/5448878-pirate-hostages-held-twice-as-long-as-in-2009piracyeast-africaarabian-seaindian-oceanworld-newspaul-chandlerThu, 11 Nov 2010 15:05:40 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>British sailors Paul and Rachel Chandler with local leaders after they were released Sunday, Nov.14, 2010 in Adado town, Somalia by the pirates who kidnapped the retired couple on Oct. 23 last year after hijacking their 38-foot yacht Lynn Rival in the Indian Ocean off the Seychelles. The couple were flown to Mogadishu en route for Kenya. (AP Photo)</p><p>In this image from video, British sailors Paul and Rachel Chandler disembark from a small aircraft at Mogadishu airport, Somalia Sunday Nov 14 2010 en route to Kenya after being released from captivity by pirates earlier in the day. The couple from Kent, England have been held since their yacht was hijacked off the Seychelles a year before. (AP Photo/ APTN)</p><p>In this image from video, British yachtsman Paul Chandler disembarks from a small aircraft with his wife Rachael (unseen) at Mogadishu airport, Somalia Sunday Nov. 14 2010 en route to Kenya after being released from captivity by pirates earlier in the day. The couple from Kent, England have been held since their yacht was hijacked off the Seychelles a year before. (AP Photo/ APTN)</p><p>British sailors Paul and Rachel Chandler with local leaders after they were released Sunday, Nov.14, 2010 in Adado town, Somalia by the pirates who kidnapped the retired couple on Oct. 23 last year after hijacking their 38-foot yacht Lynn Rival in the Indian Ocean off the Seychelles. The couple were later flown to Mogadishu en route for Kenya. (AP Photo)</p><p>British sailors Paul and Rachel Chandler with local leaders after they were released Sunday, Nov.14, 2010 in Adado town, Somalia by the pirates who kidnapped the retired couple on Oct. 23 last year after hijacking their 38-foot yacht Lynn Rival in the Indian Ocean off the Seychelles. The couple were later flown to Mogadishu en route for Kenya. (AP Photo)</p><p>British sailors Paul and Rachel Chandler with local leaders after they were released Sunday, Nov.14, 2010 in Adado town, Somalia by the pirates who kidnapped the retired couple on Oct. 23 last year after hijacking their 38-foot yacht Lynn Rival in the Indian Ocean off the Seychelles. The couple were flown to Mogadishu en route for Kenya. (AP Photo)</p><p>British sailors Paul and Rachel Chandler with local leaders after they were released Sunday, Nov.14, 2010 in Adado town, Somalia by the pirates who kidnapped the retired couple on Oct. 23 last year after hijacking their 38-foot yacht Lynn Rival in the Indian Ocean off the Seychelles. The couple were flown to Mogadishu en route for Kenya. (AP Photo)</p><p>British sailors Paul and Rachel Chandler with local leaders after they were released Sunday, Nov.14, 2010 in Adado town, Somalia by the pirates who kidnapped the retired couple on Oct. 23 last year after hijacking their 38-foot yacht Lynn Rival in the Indian Ocean off the Seychelles. The couple were flown to Mogadishu en route for Kenya. (AP Photo)</p><p>British sailors Paul and Rachel Chandler with local leaders after they were released Sunday, Nov.14, 2010 in Adado town, Somalia by the pirates who kidnapped the retired couple on Oct. 23 last year after hijacking their 38-foot yacht Lynn Rival in the Indian Ocean off the Seychelles. The couple were later flown to Mogadishu en route for Kenya. (AP Photo)</p><p>British sailor Rachel Chandler with local leaders after she and her husband Paul were released Sunday, Nov.14, 2010 in Adado town, Somalia by the pirates who kidnapped the retired couple on Oct. 23 last year after hijacking their 38-foot yacht Lynn Rival in the Indian Ocean off the Seychelles. The couple were later flown to Mogadishu en route for Kenya. (AP Photo)</p><p>British sailor Paul Chandler with local leaders after he and his wife Rachael were released Sunday, Nov.14, 2010 in Adado town, Somalia by the pirates who kidnapped the retired couple on Oct. 23 last year after hijacking their 38-foot yacht Lynn Rival in the Indian Ocean off the Seychelles. The couple were flown to Mogadishu en route for Kenya. (AP Photo)</p><p>British sailor Rachel Chandler, left, who along with her husband Paul was released by the Somali pirates Sunday, speaks during a press conference at the presidential palace Mogadishu, Somalia next to Somali prime minister Mohamed Abdulahi Mohamed, right, Sunday Nov.14 2010. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh) ,</p><p>British sailors Paul and Rachel Chandler, left, talk with a local leader after the two were released from captivity on Sunday, Nov. 14, 2010 in Adado town, Somalia. The British couple kidnapped off their private yacht by Somali pirates more than a year ago were set free Sunday, ending one of the most drawn-out and dramatic hostage situations since the rash of piracy began off East Africa. Pirates boarded the Chandler's 38-foot yacht the night of Oct. 23, 2009, while sailing from the island nation of Seychelles. The couple, married for almost three decades, took early retirement about four years ago and were spending six-month spells at sea. (AP Photo)</p><p>British couple Paul and Rachel Chandler gesture, at the British High Commission residence, in Nairobi, Kenya, Sunday Nov. 14, 2010. A British couple kidnapped off their private yacht by Somali pirates more than a year ago were set free Sunday, ending one of the most drawn-out and dramatic hostage situations since the rash of piracy began off East Africa. Paul and Rachel Chandler looked relaxed and smiled through a small ceremony held in the Somali town of Adado after their morning release. They arrived in Kenya's capital of Nairobi by nightfall, landing at the military wing of the main international airport. Rachel Chandler told The Associated Press by phone: "We are happy to be alive." (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi)</p><p>British couple Paul and Rachel Chandler, outside the British High Commission residence, in Nairobi, Kenya, Sunday Nov. 14, 2010. A British couple kidnapped off their private yacht by Somali pirates more than a year ago were set free Sunday, ending one of the most drawn-out and dramatic hostage situations since the rash of piracy began off East Africa. Paul and Rachel Chandler looked relaxed and smiled through a small ceremony held in the Somali town of Adado after their morning release. They arrived in Kenya's capital of Nairobi by nightfall, landing at the military wing of the main international airport. Rachel Chandler told The Associated Press by phone: "We are happy to be alive." (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi)</p><p>British couple Paul and Rachel Chandler who were released by Somali pirates speak to each other during a press conference at the presidential palace in Mogadishu Somalia Sunday Nov.14 2010 (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh) ,</p><p>British couple Paul and Rachel Chandler who were released by the Somali pirates speak during a press conference at the presidential palace in Mogadishu Somalia Sunday Nov.14 2010 accompanied by Somali prime minister Mohamed Abdulahi Mohamed, left and Parliament speaker Sheriff Hassan Sheikh Adan , second left. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh) ,</p><p>Chart shows the number of pirate attacks worldwide since 2006 through Sept.</p><p>Paul Chandler, rear right and his wife Rachel arrive back in the UK at Heathrow Airport after being freed from being held captive by Somali pirates for more than a year, Tuesday Nov.16, 2010. Their return brings to an end a 388-day ordeal that began in October 2009, when their yacht was seized by armed pirates as it sailed from the Seychelles towards Tanzania. (AP Photo/Steve Parsons/PA ) </p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/27/4981647-pakistani-pm-floods-slow-growth-raise-inflationhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/27/4981647-pakistani-pm-floods-slow-growth-raise-inflationpakistanfloodsarabian-seaworld-newsasindus-riverriver-indusjannah-soorjoFri, 27 Aug 2010 10:19:48 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A Pakistani man watches his herd after he was displaced by flooding, on a roadside in Sukkar, Sindh province, southern Pakistan, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)</p><p>Pakistanis displaced by flooding sit outside tents at a temporary camp operated by the Pakistan Army, in Sukkar, Sindh province, southern Pakistan, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)</p><p>A Pakistani woman holds her baby as she stands with family members at her makeshift shelter overlooking a temporary camp for families displaced by flooding, in Sukkar, Sindh province, southern Pakistan, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)</p><p>A Pakistani woman cooks a meal with family members at her makeshift shelter overlooking a temporary camp for families displaced by flooding, in Sukkar, Sindh province, southern Pakistan, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)</p><p>In this photo taken on Aug. 26, 2010 an aerial view shows heavy flooding in Thatta, near Hyderabad, Pakistan. Hundreds of thousands of Pakistanis were fleeing a southern district Friday after the bloated Indus River crushed a levee and flooded news areas, officials said. The U.N. said as many as 1 million people have been displaced in the south since mid-week.(AP Photo/Pervez Masih)</p><p>In this photo taken on Aug. 26, 2010 an aerial view shows heavy flooded area in Thatta, near Hyderabad, Pakistan. Hundreds of thousands of Pakistanis were fleeing a southern district Friday after the bloated Indus River crushed a levee and flooded news areas, officials said. The U.N. said as many as 1 million people have been displaced in the south since mid-week.(AP Photo/Pervez Masih)</p><p>Pakistani villagers flee their homes due to flooding in Thatta near Hyderabad, Pakistan Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010. The Taliban hinted Thursday they may launch attacks against foreigners helping Pakistan respond to the worst floods in the country's history, saying their presence was "unacceptable." The U.N. said it would not be deterred by violent threats. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)</p><p>Pakistani villagers stand on the remains of an embankment washed away by heavy flooding in Thatta near Hyderabad, Pakistan on Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010. The Taliban hinted Thursday they may launch attacks against foreigners helping Pakistan respond to the worst floods in the country's history, saying their presence was "unacceptable." The U.N. said it would not be deterred by violent threats. (AP Photo/Pervez Masih)</p><p>In this photo taken on Aug. 26, 2010 an aerial view shows heavy flooded area in Thatta, near Hyderabad, Pakistan. Hundreds of thousands of Pakistanis were fleeing a southern district Friday after the bloated Indus River crushed a levee and flooded news areas, officials said. The U.N. said as many as 1 million people have been displaced in the south since mid-week.(AP Photo/Pervez Masih)</p><p>In this photo taken on Aug. 26, 2010 Pakistani flood survivor Anar Gul stands amid of rubble of his house demolished by heavy floods in AzaKhel, Nowshera in northwest Pakistan. The floods began here, in northwestern Pakistan, in late July when the annual monsoon rains began falling. Azakhel, a small town outside the city of Nowshera, saw thousands of houses completely submerged. Most people had fled by the end of July and only came back in the last week or so. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)</p><p>Pakistanis displaced by flooding reach for food aid thrown by a volunteer during a distribution outside a temporary camp operated by the Pakistan Army, in Sukkar, Sindh province, southern Pakistan, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)</p><p>Pakistanis living on patches of land surrounded by floodwaters wade along a road in the remote villages of Ali Pur town in Muzaffargarh district, Punjab Province, Pakistan, Saturday Aug. 28, 2010. Floodwaters made another break Saturday in the levees protecting a southern Pakistani city, as thousands of residents fled for high ground and left the city nearly empty. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)</p><p>Pakistanis living on patches of land surrounded by floodwaters are ferried on a boat in what used to be farm lands at the remote villages of Ali Pur town in Muzaffargarh district, Punjab Province, Pakistan Saturday Aug. 28, 2010. Floodwaters made another break Saturday in the levees protecting a southern Pakistani city, as thousands of residents fled for high ground and left the city nearly empty. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)</p><p>Mohamad Ramzan, second from right, looks at his family inside their makeshift shelter at the remote village of Ali Pur town in Muzaffargarh district, Punjab Province, Pakistan on Saturday Aug. 28, 2010. Ramzan's family lost their house and now relies on relief goods to survive as floodwaters surrounding their land has not come down since floods hit their village last month cutting their area from main roads. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)</p><p>A Pakistani living on patches of land surrounded by floodwaters gestures as he crosses a flooded road at a remote village of Ali Pur town in Muzaffargarh district, Punjab Province, Pakistan, Saturday Aug. 28, 2010. Floodwaters made another break Saturday in the levees protecting a southern Pakistani city, as thousands of residents fled for high ground and left the city nearly empty. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)</p><p>Mohamad Ramzan breaks into tears as he recalls the house and belongings his family lost during the floods at a remote village of Ali Pur town in Muzaffargarh district, Punjab Province, Pakistan on Saturday Aug. 28, 2010. Ramzan's family now stays at a makeshift tent on their property and rely on relief goods to survive as floodwaters surrounding their land has not come down since floods hit their village last month cutting their area from main roads. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)</p><p>A pakistani child named Majeed looks from inside their makeshift tent at a remote village of Ali Pur town in Muzaffargarh district, Punjab Province, Pakistan on Saturday Aug. 28, 2010. Her family lost their house and now relies on relief goods to survive as floodwaters surrounding their land has not come down since floods hit their village last month cutting their area from main roads. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)</p><p>Mohamad Ramzan walks out of their makeshift shelter on their property at a remote village of Ali Pur town in Muzaffargarh district, Punjab Province, Pakistan on Saturday Aug. 28, 2010. Ramzan's family lost his house and now relies on relief goods to survive as floodwaters surrounding their land has not come down since floods hit their village last month cutting their area from main roads. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)</p><p>A Pakistani woman displaced by flooding sits on a bed after taking refuge from rising waters on an embankment near the flooded Indus River, near Thatta, Sindh Province, southern Pakistan, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)</p><p>Pakistans displaced by flooding walk on a road in water near the flooded Indus River, outside Thatta, Sindh Province, southern Pakistan, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)</p><p>A Pakistani man who was displaced by flooding carries his son who is ill after taking refuge from rising waters on an embankment near the flooded Indus River, near Thatta, Sindh Province, southern Pakistan, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)</p><p>Pakistanis, displaced by flooding, some holding their shoes as a sign of disrespect, protest during a visit by government officials near the flooded Indus River, near Thatta, Sindh Province, southern Pakistan, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010. (AP Photo / Kevin Frayer)</p><p>Pakistani girls displaced by flooding sit on furniture after taking refuge from rising waters on an embankment near the flooded Indus River, near Thatta, Sindh Province, southern Pakistan, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)</p><p>Pakistani girls displaced by flooding sit on cots after taking refuge from rising waters on an embankment near the flooded Indus River, near Thatta, Sindh Province, southern Pakistan, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)</p><p>A Pakistani girl displaced by flooding stands near her family's belongings after taking refuge from rising waters on an embankment near the flooded Indus River, near Thatta, Sindh Province, southern Pakistan, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)</p><p>Pakistans displaced by flooding take shelter on the higher ground near the flooded Indus River, outside Thatta, Sindh Province, southern Pakistan, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)</p><p>Pakistans displaced by flooding take shelter on the higher ground of an embankment near the flooded Indus River, outside Thatta, Sindh Province, southern Pakistan, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)</p><p>An elderly flood survivor shows food supplies he got from a relief truck in Pabbi, near Peshawar, Pakistan on Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)</p><p>Pakistani families are evacuated by boat as their homes are totally surrounded by flood waters at Sajawal, outside Thatta, Sindh Province, southern Pakistan, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)</p><p>Pakistani women cry as they are evacuated by boat, as their house is totally surrounded by flood waters at Sajawal, outside Thatta, Sindh Province, southern Pakistan, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)</p><p>Pakistanis wave for help on the rooftop of a house which is totally surrounded by flood waters at Sajawal, outside Thatta, Sindh Province, southern Pakistan, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)</p><p>A Pakistani man hits another man with a stick as they fight during a protest against government officials by residents displaced by flooding on a bridge near the flooded Indus River, near Thatta, Sindh Province, southern Pakistan, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)</p><p>Pakistans displaced by flooding tend to farm dogs they have brought with them while fleeing rising flood waters on a bridge over the flooded Indus River, outside Thatta, Sindh Province, southern Pakistan, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)</p><p>Pakistanis stand on their property which is totally surrounded by flood waters as they gesture to a Pakistani Army helicopter near the flooded Indus River, outside Thatta, Sindh Province, southern Pakistan, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)</p><p>Flood survivors struggle for relief good distributed at a roadside in Pabbi near Peshawar, Pakistan on Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)</p><p>Pakistani children who survived floods with their families live in a camp setup for displaced people in Nowshera, Pakistan on Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)</p><p>A Pakistani girl who survived the floods and who suffers from an eye infection, lives in a camp setup for displaced people in Nowshera, Pakistan on Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)</p><p>A Pakistani boy who survived the floods sits in a tent at a camp setup for displaced people in Nowshera, Pakistan on Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)</p><p>A Pakistani man carries his sleeping child across a flooded road in Baseera, Muzaffargarh district, Punjab Province on Sunday Aug. 29, 2010. Floodwaters inundated a large town in southern Pakistan on Sunday, spreading further destruction in an area where hundreds of thousands of people who fled to higher ground are in dire need of food and water. (AP Photo / Aaron Favila)</p><p>Pakistani flood victims catch fish along flooded roads in Shah Ghar village, Muzaffargarh district, Punjab province, Pakistan Monday Aug. 30, 2010. Some flood victims lay nets along flooded roads hoping to catch fish from overflowed rivers as they wait for relief goods to come. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)</p><p>A Pakistani man shows to his family the fish which his son caught along a flooded area in Shah Ghar village, Muzaffargarh district, Punjab province, Pakistan Monday Aug. 30, 2010. Some flood victims lay nets along flooded roads hoping to catch fish from overflowed rivers as they wait for relief goods to come. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)</p><p>A Pakistani girl waits for relief goods to arrive inside a camp for people displaced by floods at Hazrat Mosa Wala in Muzaffargarh district, Punjab province, Pakistan on Monday Aug. 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)</p><p>A Pakistani girl keeps her sick mother company as they wait for relief goods to arrive inside a camp for people displaced by floods at Hazrat Mosa Wala in Muzaffargarh district, Punjab province, Pakistan on Monday Aug. 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)</p><p>A Pakistani man says prayers inside a camp for people displaced by floods at Hazrat Mosa Wala in Muzaffargarh district, Punjab province, Pakistan on Monday Aug. 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)</p><p>Pakistani flood survivors migrate to safer areas in Baseera near Multan, Pakistan Monday, Aug. 30, 2010. Thousands of people streamed back to this historic southern city Monday where new levees hastily built from clay and stone held back floodwaters that have inundated much of Pakistan. (AP Photo/Khalid Tanveer)</p><p>Rizwana Abid, a 5-year-old Pakistani flood victim looks inside a camp for people displaced by floods at Hazrat Mosa Wala in Muzaffargarh district, Punjab province, Pakistan on Monday Aug. 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)</p><p>Flood survivors in search of clean water in Hyderabad, Pakistan after fleeing their villages Monday, Aug. 30, 2010. Thousands of people streamed back to this historic southern city Monday where new levees hastily built from clay and stone held back floodwaters that have inundated much of Pakistan. (AP Photo/Pervez Masih)</p><p>Japanese and Pakistani soldiers load relief goods onto a Japanese helicopter at the Pakistan Army Aviation base in Multan, Punjab province, Pakistan, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010. The Japanese military started flying to places affected by floods to distribute relief goods. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)</p><p>Japanese soldiers wave as one of their helicopters loaded with relief goods fly out at the Pakistan Army Aviation base in Multan, Punjab province, Pakistan Tuesday Aug. 31, 2010. The Japanese military started Tuesday flying to places affected by floods to distribute relief goods. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)</p><p>A Japanese soldier waves as two their helicopters loaded with relief goods fly out at the Pakistan Army Aviation base in Multan, Punjab province, Pakistan Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010. The Japanese military started Tuesday flying to places affected by floods to distribute relief goods. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)</p><p>Pakistani children who survives heavy flooding are covered with flies as they live in miserable conditions at a roadside in Nowshera near Pesharwar, Pakistan on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010. Floodwaters that have devastated Pakistan for five weeks headed to the Arabian Sea on Tuesday after swallowing two final towns, but the challenges of delivering emergency aid to 8 million people remained.(AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)</p><p>Pakistani families gather to get evening meal from a food distribution point in a camp for flood-affected people in Sukkur, Pakistan on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010. Floodwaters that have devastated Pakistan for five weeks headed to the Arabian Sea on Tuesday after swallowing two final towns, but the challenges of delivering emergency aid to 8 million people remained. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)</p><p>Pakistani families gather outside their makeshifts tents in a camp for flood-affected people in Sukkur, Pakistan on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010. Floodwaters that have devastated Pakistan for five weeks headed to the Arabian Sea on Tuesday after swallowing two final towns, but the challenges of delivering emergency aid to 8 million people remained. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)</p><p>A Pakistani family is seen on the side wall of a bridge near a camp for flood-affected people in Sukkur, Pakistan on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010. Floodwaters that have devastated Pakistan for five weeks headed to the Arabian Sea on Tuesday after swallowing two final towns, but the challenges of delivering emergency aid to 8 million people remained. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)</p><p>A Pakistani boy helps his father rebuild their flood-damaged house in Muzaffargarh district, Punjab province, Pakistan Tuesday Aug. 31, 2010. Floodwaters that have devastated Pakistan for five weeks headed to the Arabian Sea on Tuesday after swallowing two final towns, but the challenges of delivering emergency aid to 8 million people remained. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)</p><p>A Pakistani man climbs up a truck as they cross a flooded road at Baseera, Muzaffargarh district, Punjab province, Pakistan Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010. Floodwaters that have devastated Pakistan for five weeks headed to the Arabian Sea on Tuesday after swallowing two final towns, but the challenges of delivering emergency aid to 8 million people remained. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)</p><p>A Pakistani boy helps rebuild their flood-damaged house in Muzaffargarh district, Punjab province, Pakistan Tuesday Aug. 31, 2010. Floodwaters that have devastated Pakistan for five weeks headed to the Arabian Sea on Tuesday after swallowing two final towns, but the challenges of delivering emergency aid to 8 million people remained.(AP Photo/Aaron Favila)</p><p>Pakistanis affected by floods cross a flooded road in Baseera, Muzaffargarh district, Punjab province, Pakistan Tuesday Aug. 31, 2010. Floodwaters that have devastated Pakistan for five weeks headed to the Arabian Sea on Tuesday after swallowing two final towns, but the challenges of delivering emergency aid to 8 million people remained. (AP Photo / Aaron Favila)</p><p>Pakistanis rebuild their flood-damaged house in Muzaffargarh district, Punjab province, Pakistan Tuesday Aug. 31, 2010. Floodwaters that have devastated Pakistan for five weeks headed to the Arabian Sea on Tuesday after swallowing two final towns, but the challenges of delivering emergency aid to 8 million people remained.(AP Photo/Aaron Favila)</p><p>A Pakistani displaced mother lives in a camp with her kids in Rohjan Mazari near Multan, Pakistan on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010. Floodwaters that have devastated Pakistan for five weeks headed to the Arabian Sea on Tuesday after swallowing two final towns, but the challenges of delivering emergency aid to 8 million people remained.(AP Photo/Khalid Tanveer)</p><p>An aerial shows Rajan Pur submerged in floodwaters near Multan, Pakistan on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010. Floodwaters that have devastated Pakistan for five weeks headed to the Arabian Sea on Tuesday after swallowing two final towns, but the challenges of delivering emergency aid to 8 million people remained.(AP Photo/Khalid Tanveer)</p><p>An aerial shows Rajan Pur submerged in floodwaters near Multan, Pakistan on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010. Floodwaters that have devastated Pakistan for five weeks headed to the Arabian Sea on Tuesday after swallowing two final towns, but the challenges of delivering emergency aid to 8 million people remained.(AP Photo/Khalid Tanveer)</p><p>A Pakistani boy helps his father rebuild their flood-damaged house in Muzaffargarh district, Punjab province, Pakistan Tuesday Aug. 31, 2010. Floodwaters that have devastated Pakistan for five weeks headed to the Arabian Sea on Tuesday after swallowing two final towns, but the challenges of delivering emergency aid to 8 million people remained. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)</p><p>A Pakistani boy carries items as he helps his father rebuild their flood-damaged house in Muzaffargarh district, Punjab province, Pakistan Tuesday Aug. 31, 2010. Floodwaters that have devastated Pakistan for five weeks headed to the Arabian Sea on Tuesday after swallowing two final towns, but the challenges of delivering emergency aid to 8 million people remained.(AP Photo/Aaron Favila)</p><p>A Pakistani girl waits for relief goods along a road in Muzaffargarh district, Punjab province, Pakistan Tuesday Aug. 31, 2010. Floodwaters that have devastated Pakistan for five weeks headed to the Arabian Sea on Tuesday after swallowing two final towns, but the challenges of delivering emergency aid to 8 million people remained.(AP Photo/Aaron Favila)</p><p>Pakistani boys help their father rebuild their flood-damaged house in Muzaffargarh district, Punjab province, Pakistan Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010. Floodwaters that have devastated Pakistan for five weeks headed to the Arabian Sea on Tuesday after swallowing two final towns, but the challenges of delivering emergency aid to 8 million people remained.(AP Photo/Aaron Favila)</p>