Today's news round-up

Good News

• NYC cabbie guilty of arranging Pakistan killings
• Massachusetts working on abortion clinic bill
• Navy's first four-star female admiral a trailblazer with a sense of humor

Bad News

• Maine governor admits to meeting with individuals tied to domestic terror movement
• Sudan's Christian convert woman faces new lawsuit Adults do not belong to their fathers or their families.
• China bans Ramadan fast in Muslim northwest
• Red Cross suspends Ebola operations in southeast Guinea after threats

Thugs still at it off Somalia

Somalia: Pirates Flee Captured Dhow as EU Naval Force Applies Pressure

It's been quite a while, but it's still happening.

Thugs thwarted, captured

EU naval force foils pirate attack, arrests 5 pirates

Somali(?) thugs captured

NATO arrests suspects in foiled Indian Ocean ship attack

West African thugs active

Pirates seize two Americans off Nigeria's coast

More thugs captured

HMAS Melbourne nabs pirates off Somalia

Somali thugs foiled again

Armed security team repels Somali pirate attack on VLCC

Today's news round-up

Good News

• Hollywood-style sting nabs alleged pirate kingpin
• Louboutin women's shoes banned in anti-Islam advert
• A High School Is Actually Not Manhattan's Saddest Spot, a Researcher Says It's good that he admitted his mistake.

Bad News

• Vegas nightclub closes after battle over sex shows A couple of my burlesque performer friends worked there occasionally. I saw them perform there last summer, and one of their acts certainly ran afoul of these rules. 

West African thugs seize ship

Turkish ship with Indian crew seized near Gabon

Somali thugs are still at it

Somali pirate attack thwarted by EU Naval Force

West African thugs strike again

Pirates kidnap ship crew off Equatorial Guinea

More thugs nabbed off Somalia

Dutch, Spanish navies detain nine 'pirates' off Somalia

West African thugs strike

Somalia-based ship hijacking has dwindled to almost nothing, as the counter-measures have proven effective. But west Africa has taken over as the biggest trouble spot. Pirates Seize French-Owned Tanker and Hold 17 Aboard

Somali thugs foiled again

12 suspected pirates detained after ship sends call for help

Somali thugs lose again

Combined Maritime Forces Interdict Suspected Pirate Ship

Somali thugs keep losing

Dutch Warship Destroys Pirate 'Mother Ship'

Thugs still active off west Africa

Pirates kidnap seven crew members off Nigerian coast

Somali thugs keep losing

Somalia: EU Naval Force Quick to Capture Suspect Pirate Boat

Dutch navy detains Somali pirates

Maybe my "pirates" series is coming to an end

Party seems over for Somali pirates

If anything is needed to prove the Somali "pirates" are just thugs

Somali pirates kill hostage held for 2 years as ransom demand