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Suspected pirates are paraded aboard a ship at a Lagos naval base after their arrest by Nigerian authorities.

West Africa pirates who once saw oil tankers as the top prize are having to rethink their business

May 4, 2016

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his annual end-of-year news conference in Moscow on December 18, 2014.

Global Politics

The perils of a desperate and cornered Vladimir Putin

Feb 4, 2015

A salesman stands next to a Hummer for sale at an auto trading center in Shanghai on June 3, 2009.

The gas-guzzling Hummer makes a comeback as fuel prices plunge

Nov 11, 2014