A car bomb set off by the Taliban in Faisalabad killed at least two dozen people and wounded over 100.

Insurance companies hit hard by the paying of ransoms to pirates around Somalia are contemplating the formation of a private security force for commercial vessels.

A request for assistance from a Japanese-owned merchant vessel in the Somali Basin led to Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) warship USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) securing the release of the vessel and its 24 crew members from four suspected pirates, Mar. 6.

At approximately 3 p.m. (Bahrain), Mar. 5, oil tanker MV Guanabara reported it was under attack when it was 328 nautical miles south east of Duqm, Oman.

Air Force officials announced March 3 the deaths of two Airmen as a result of the March 2 shooting at Frankfurt International Airport, Germany.

Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, U.S. Air Forces in Europe Commander, statement on shooting at Frankfurt Airport March 2:

"Chief (David W.) Williamson and I are deeply saddened by the senseless attack at the Frankfurt International Airport that took the lives of two USAFE Airmen and left two others fighting for their lives. Our hearts and prayers are with them, their families, friends, and comrades. We'll continue to provide comfort and support to the entire team as we deal with this terrible loss.

One of the Airmen killed in the shooting at Frankfurt International Airport March 2 was a vehicle operator stationed at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, while the other Airman killed was part of a security forces team stationed at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England.

The two injured Airmen are being treated at a German hospital in Frankfurt. As of the afternoon of March 3, one was in critical condition and the other in serious condition.

The shooting took place on a U.S. Air Force bus outside Terminal 2 of Frankfurt International Airport.

The U.S. Air Force says two of its airmen were killed and another two wounded in a shooting Wednesday at Germany's Frankfurt International Airport.

UPDATE: Fox News reports that before the gunman opened fire, he shouted "Allah akbar!"

Shahbaz Bhatti, the Pakistani minister for minorities, was assassinated by unknown assailants as he was on the way to work.

GLOBAL shipping chiefs are calling upon people power to help secure the release of hundreds of innocent seafarers snatched by Somali pirates.

Shipping companies and associations from around the world have joined forces in a major campaign to encourage over a million people to heap pressure on their national government to crackdown on piracy.

There is no longer a way for ships coming from the Middle East to avoid the Somali pirate gangs in the Indian Ocean, but with greater political will, governments can resolve this growing crisis.