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How to connect 2 computers to the internet at the same time? ANKARA, Turkey – Foreigners fled the turmoil in Libya by the thousands on Wednesday, climbing aboard ships, ferries and planes or fleeing in overloaded vans to the country's borders with Egypt and Tunisia. Tripoli's airport was...

CAIRO – Suez Canal officials say two Iranian naval vessels are expected to start their passage through the strategic waterway early Tuesday. Canal officials say the ships are expected to pay a fee of $290,000 for the crossing. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they aren't...

-- Egypt has agreed to allow two Iranian warships to cross through the Suez Canal in a move that puts the country's new military regime in a prickly position with its Israeli neighbor. The post-Hosni Mubarak caretaker government gave the green light to the Iranian warships Friday, state media...

-- Iran has submitted an official request for two of its warships to sail through the Suez Canal, an Egyptian official told CNN Thursday, in a move that puts Egypt's new military regime in a prickly position with Israel. The post-Hosni Mubarak caretaker government must decide whether to give a...

-- A federal court sentenced a Somali man to nearly 34 years in prison Wednesday for acts related to high-seas piracy after he and three other men hijacked a U.S.-flagged ship as it cruised past the Horn of Africa. Abduwali Abukhadir Muse pleaded guilty to the 2009 hijacking of the Maersk...

Holland America's MS Ryndam remained unharmed after an intoxicated passenger realeased the ship's anchor. A Holland America cruise ship was disrupted early Saturday morning by an intoxicated passenger who released the ship's anchor, according to an affidavit obtained by The Smoking Gun website...

Stranded cruise ship's passengers rescued -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOS ANGELES - A U.S. Navy aircraft carrier diverted from training maneuvers helped deliver supplies Tuesday to an American luxury liner and 3,300 vacationers left...

Norwegian Cruise Line orders two ships MIAMI, -- Norwegian Cruise Line said Monday it had placed an order for two 4,000-passenger ships with German shipmaker Meyer Weft GmbH. The two ships will cost of total of around $1.7 billion, AOL Travel said. They would be launched in April of 2013...

U.S. Littoral Combat Ships not up to snuff WASHINGTON, -- The U.S. Navy's new Littoral Combat Ships are plagued with design flaws that cast doubt on their "promised capability," a government agency said. In a report titled "Navy's Ability to Overcome Challenges Facing the Littoral Combat...

Man dies in fall from ship's mast SAN DIEGO, A crew member aboard the Star of India died Sunday after falling 40 to 50 feet from one of the historic sailing ship's masts in San Diego Bay, authorities said. City Fire-Rescue Battalion Chief John Fisher said Gregory Vance Gushaw, 68, a Maritime...

Gaza 'aid' convoy delays sailing JERUSALEM, (UPI) -- A flotilla of ships staffed by a political movement allegedly taking humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip did not sail Friday as expected, organizers said. Greta Berlin of the Free Gaza Movement blamed the delay on a technical problem in one...

Somali pirates avoid warships to hijack 3 ships -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAIROBI, Kenya – Somali pirates hijacked three vessels in less than two days, diplomats and officials said Monday, with the pattern of attacks suggesting the...