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Ottawa was so embarrassed by the "catch-and-release conundrum" involving Somali pirates last year that it ordered the navy not to take any prisoners unless they had an iron-clad case that would stand up in court, say federal documents.

NEW DELHI, Sept 7 (Bernama) -- Somali and Yemeni pirates' attempt to hijack for ransom Indian cargo vessels sailing off the Somalia coast was thwarted by an Indian warship, Press Trust of India (PTI) quoted a Navy spokesperson as saying here Monday.

Somali and Yemeni pirates' attempt to hijack for ransom Indian cargo vessels sailing off the Somalia coast has once again been thwarted by an Indian warship.

Navy ordered not to take prisoners without conclusive evidence

An Indian warship on Sunday foiled an attempt by Somali pirates to hijack merchant vessels off Somalia’s coast in the Gulf of Aden, an Indian Navy spokesman said in New Delhi yesterday.

Ismail Haji Noor, a local government official, recently arrived in this notorious pirate den with a simple message: We need your help.

Navy ordered not to take prisoners unless case will stand up in court

After years of not getting sucked into the messy civil war on land, Somalia’s heavily armed pirate gangs are taking sides — both sides.

THEY are meant to be international pariahs but Ismail Haji Noor, a local government official, recently arrived in a notorious pirate den with a simple message: we need your as