https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Armed men abducted a German nurse working for the International Committee of the Red Cross on Wednesday evening from a compound in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, the aid group said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20180503/gunmen-kidnap-german-nurse-in-somalian-capital Thu, 03 May 2018 10:50:41 +0200 gunmen-kidnap-german-nurse-in-somalian-capital A Frankfurt court sentenced a Somali-born German national to two years and ten months in jail on Friday, for joining the Al-Qaeda-linked Shabaab group and fighting alongside the Islamists in his native country. https://www.thelocal.de/20171027/man-jailed-in-frankfurt-for-fighting-with-somali-islamists Fri, 27 Oct 2017 16:38:42 +0200 man-jailed-in-frankfurt-for-fighting-with-somali-islamists One year ago on Wednesday, Los Angeles native Michael Scott Moore was set free after being held hostage by Somali pirates for 977 days. The German-American journalist tells The Local how after his release Berlin became his sanctuary to recover from the trauma of captivity. https://www.thelocal.de/20150923/after-977-days-hostage-berlin-became-safe-haven Wed, 23 Sep 2015 12:24:48 +0200 after-977-days-hostage-berlin-became-safe-haven Information from security circles in Mogadishu suggests the suicide bomber who blew up a five-star hotel in the Somali capital on Sunday killing 15 people was a dual-national German from Bonn. https://www.thelocal.de/20150728/somalia-suicide-bomber-was-german-reports Tue, 28 Jul 2015 10:39:37 +0200 somalia-suicide-bomber-was-german-reports Half of the German navy helicopter fleet has been grounded after engineers found large tears in the panelling of a British-made machine on deployment. https://www.thelocal.de/20140922/navy-helicopters-grounded-over-fuselage-tears-somalia-piracy-sea-lynx-britain-military Mon, 22 Sep 2014 14:04:00 +0200 navy-helicopters-grounded-over-fuselage-tears-somalia-piracy-sea-lynx-britain-military A German court has sentenced a Somali pirate chief to 12 years in jail for hijacking a ship off the Horn of Africa and tormenting its crew during an eight-month ordeal. https://www.thelocal.de/20140418/german-court-jails-somali-pirate-for-12-years Fri, 18 Apr 2014 12:10:00 +0200 german-court-jails-somali-pirate-for-12-years The first piracy trial in Germany for hundreds of years finished on Friday with jail sentences handed out to ten Somalis who were involved in hijacking the freighter Taipan off the Somali coast two years ago. https://www.thelocal.de/20121019/45663 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 18:17:00 +0200 45663 A German man opened the paper one morning to find a photo of himself identified as a wanted terrorist, in what seemed like a thriller plot turned into sinister reality. He still does not know who took the picture of him. https://www.thelocal.de/20120712/43721 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 15:18:00 +0200 43721 A German national arrested in Tanzania for allegedly being a member of Al-Qaeda has been deported to Germany and detained, officials said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20120620/43251 Wed, 20 Jun 2012 10:27:00 +0200 43251 Germany could fly bombing missions into Somalia to destroy pirate bases, if a plan set to be discussed in cabinet on Wednesday is adopted. The idea has infuriated opposition parties who described it as senseless and dangerous. https://www.thelocal.de/20120418/42009 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:02:00 +0200 42009 Germany took control of the European Union's anti-pirate mission Operation Atalanta in a ceremony in Djibouti on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20110813/36939 Sat, 13 Aug 2011 16:42:00 +0200 36939 Germans have increased aid donations to help East Africa after relief agencies complained the country wasn’t doing enough to stem famine in the impoverished region. https://www.thelocal.de/20110808/36827 Mon, 08 Aug 2011 18:16:00 +0200 36827 German ships braving the waters off Somalia will now be able to officially employ private security firms to fight off attacks by pirates, after the government admitted it could not provide the protection itself. https://www.thelocal.de/20110721/36447 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:03:00 +0200 36447 An anti-piracy protection vessel has fired on a hijacked German ship during a botched rescue attempt, panicking Somali pirates on board who shot dead one of the crew, the ship owner said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20110201/32801 Tue, 01 Feb 2011 15:34:00 +0100 32801 Two sailors on a German ship have been found in a lifeboat after pirates took control of their vessel last weekend in the Indian Ocean. https://www.thelocal.de/20110129/32745 Sat, 29 Jan 2011 14:02:00 +0100 32745 Ten Somali men go on trial for piracy in Hamburg on Monday, the first such case in Germany in some 400 years. https://www.thelocal.de/20101121/31313 Sun, 21 Nov 2010 13:57:00 +0100 31313 Somali pirates hijacked the tanker 'York' filled with liquid gas off the coast of Kenya on Saturday. The German captain was able to make contact with the Greek company that operates the ship 24 hours later. https://www.thelocal.de/20101024/30721 Sun, 24 Oct 2010 17:16:00 +0200 30721 A German naval warship thwarted an attack by pirates on a vessel off the coast of Somalia, the Defence Ministry said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20101004/30253 Mon, 04 Oct 2010 12:51:00 +0200 30253 US Marines rescued on Thursday a German-owned ship seized by pirates a day earlier, as part of multinational operations to stem piracy in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia, the US Fifth Fleet said. https://www.thelocal.de/20100909/29721 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:18:00 +0200 29721 A Dutch court on Friday approved the extradition of ten alleged Somali pirates for trial in Germany, a court official said. https://www.thelocal.de/20100604/27651 Fri, 04 Jun 2010 17:01:00 +0200 27651