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By; Abdalle Ahmed Bandar Beyla (RBC) The commissioner of Bandar beyla district in Somalia’s northeastern region of Puntland has echoed that foreign vessels are increasingly coming into Somalia waters and continue looting the fish as they also dump toxic wastes into the seas, RBC Radio reports. “In the night we can see huge number of …

Showdown Between Hijackers of the Smyrni Tanker and Puntland-based Forces By ROBERT YOUNG PELTON, JD Reports are coming in of an attack on the MT Smyrni. It is not clear which group attacked the pirates holding the massive oil tanker. At about 10:30 am local time the Puntland Marine Police Force (PMPF) came closer to …

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, right, shakes hands Saturday with Singapore Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen in Singapore. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Panetta: By 2020, about 60% of the U.S. Navy’s warships will be in the Pacific Ocean The so-called U.S. ’tilt’ to Asia includes beefing up the capabilities of regional allies South China Sea is a …

BEIJING: China should form a maritime cooperation forum with India and US to focus on maritime border security management, joint exploration of resources in order to reduce friction with neighbours in the South China Sea, a write up in an official media here said today. “China should take the initiative in building a maritime cooperation …

The ongoing Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore enters volatile waters on Saturday, as participating defense officials and security scholars wade into the territorial disputes in South China Sea between China and some of its neighbors. On the backdrop two realities are prominent: the recent escalation of tensions over South China Sea and the United States’ so-called …

SINGAPORE (AP) — From this island nation in the South China Sea, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta sent a message Saturday that America’s new military focus on the Asia-Pacific is not intended to raise tensions in the region or threaten Beijing. The Pentagon chief appeared to offer an olive branch to the communist power and …

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, right, shakes hands Saturday with Singapore Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen in Singapore. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Panetta: By 2020, about 60% of the U.S. Navy’s warships will be in the Pacific Ocean The so-called U.S. ’tilt’ to Asia includes beefing up the capabilities of regional allies South China Sea is a …

New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) India Saturday called for freedom of navigation though the South China Sea where Beijing has territorial disputes with other countries. Defence Minister A.K. Antony made the demand at the 11th Asia security meet organised by the International Institute for Strategic Studies in Singapore. He said as countries seek to bolster …

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, right, shakes hands Saturday with Singapore Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen in Singapore. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Panetta: By 2020, about 60% of the U.S. Navy’s warships will be in the Pacific Ocean The so-called U.S. ’tilt’ to Asia includes beefing up the capabilities of regional allies South China Sea is a …

The United States will shift the majority of its naval fleet to the Pacific by 2020 as part of a new strategic focus on Asia, Pentagon chief Leon Panetta told a summit in Singapore. The decision to deploy more ships to the Pacific Ocean, along with expanding a network of military partnerships, was part of …