Sep 29th, 2008 · The highly trafficked waterway between Yemen and Somalia has seen a spike in violent hijackings by pirates in recent years. Increased patrols by the U.S. and Russian navies have done little to make the waters safer.
Jul 31st, 2008 · The latest Mummy-franchise flick moves from the Nile Delta to the Yellow River Basin. If it makes a hash of Chinese history, it's an engaging homage to Hong Kong movies that earlier plundered the Qin emperor's grave.
Jul 25th, 2008 · The myth of the pirate — that swashbuckler standing on the bow of a boat with a wooden leg and a parrot on his shoulder — can be irresistible, but these books prove that the truth behind the fabled eyepatch is infinitely more interesting.
Nov 27th, 2007 · The son of socialite and philanthropist Brooke Astor is accused of plundering his mother's estate and trying to get her to change her will. Astor suffered from Alzheimer's disease in the years preceding her death. Her 83-year-old son Anthony Marshall and his former attorney were indicted in New York on Tuesday.
Sep 24th, 2007 · Genghis Khan burned and pillaged his way across Eurasia 800 years ago. Adventurer Tim Cope has just completed that same journey, minus the plunder and burning cities. But he had plenty of adventures.
May 28th, 2007 · In archaeological sites throughout the world, antiquities are plundered for sale. U.S. agents says the looting is epidemic. One archaeologist working in Guatemala has launched a battle to save an ancient city from looters.
Nov 28th, 2006 · The Scissor Sisters' members have quickly established themselves as prime camp merchants, plundering the '70s with such glee that they may cause the decade to come back in style through sheer force of will. Even so, "Everybody Wants the Same Thing" is one of the first Scissor Sisters songs to avoid sounding like pastiche.
Feb 22nd, 2006 · Chinese collectors and corporations are using their new wealth to buy back some of the thousands of China's art treasures that have been lost overseas, plundered in war and stolen by tomb robbers. One company has made this its specialty: the Poly Corporation, which started as an arms trading branch of China's military.