http://www.news24.com/Tags/Topics/pirates Argotic Syndication Framework, http://www.codeplex.com/argotic http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Sun, 19 May 2013 00:52:04 +0200 The Saudi owner of an Algerian cargo ship whose crew were held by Somali pirates for 10 months has admitted paying $2.6m to free them in November 2011, a report says. http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/Saudi-ship-owner-paid-pirates-26m-20130514-3 Pirates have released five Polish and Russian crew members they kidnapped from a cargo ship off the coast of Nigeria last month, the vessel’s management company says. http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/Nigeria-Pirates-free-Polish-Russian-crew-20130514-3