Reports from Somalia say pirates holding a Ukrainian ship loaded with weapons have received a ransom and are preparing to free the vessel.
The pirates seized the Kenya-bound MV Faina and its crew in September 2008.
It is the highest profile vessel in pirate custody, and there has been controversy over its cargo.
The Kenyan government says the tanks, rocket launchers and small arms are theirs, but the manifest suggests the arms were intended for South Sudan.
‘Counting the haul’
Gunmen took control of the MV Faina and its crew of 20 on 24 September …

Now keep in touch with your friends within your area through the new Latitude feature of Google Maps

The Google Maps team has rolled out the all new Latitude feature for sharing user location with friends and family. Apart for sharing location, users can keep in touch with their friends and family through SMS, Google Talk, Gmail, or updating status messages. One can go to www.google.com/latitude on the desktop or cell phone to download the application and start sharing his/her location.

 
Google Latitude is available on Symbian 60 based phones, iPhone-iPod Touch, colored Blackberry …