The U.S.S. Kidd rescued thirteen people whose fishing vessel was seized in the North Arabian Sea in November, the Pentagon said on Friday.

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The new Pirates of the Caribbean film had the biggest opening weekend of the year in the US and Canada, taking $90.1m (£55.6m), studio estimates suggest.

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Pirates sequel tops US box office

Critics proved powerless to stop the Pirates franchise, as On Stranger Tides made a worldwide total of $346.4 million, the fourth largest global opening weekend ever. The fourth film based on the Disney Pirates of the Caribbean ride made $90.1 million…

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New Pirates Made $346.4M

The uninhibited comedian inside Ken Jeong — you might remember him as the lunatic named Mr. Chow who sprang stark naked from a car trunk in “The Hangover” — was born 25 years ago, on a high school stage, in a swimsuit competition to anoint the next “Mr. Buccaneer.” That mock male beauty pageant at Greensboro, N.C.’s Page High School (home of the Pirates!) gave Jeong, a self-described “popular geek,” his first opportunity to risk making a complete fool of himself in public — but also to make people laugh. Read full article > >

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Johnny Depp speaks to Peter Bowes about working on the Pirates series, his surprise at his career and why he is just a “middle-aged, irreverent child.”

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The stars of the latest Pirates of the Caribbean film met their fans on Sunday evening at Disneyland California.

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The summer movie season is upon us. We posted the four brand new Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides character posters earlier this week and today, a pair of Thor international posters have hit the web. Check them out below. Thor opens May 6th. Read More Read Comments

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Two New ‘Thor’ Posters Hit the Web

Well, at least they won’t have to walk the plank. Five Somali pirates were sentenced to life plus 80 years for attacking a U.S. Navy ship last April. The pirates were convicted by a jury in November. According to court testimony when the pirates were…

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Somali Pirates Sentenced to Life

Just because you don’t hear about them as much anymore doesn’t mean they’ve given up: Pirates had a banner year in 2010, capturing 1,181 hostages on 53 vessels. All but four of those ships were capture off the coast of Somalia. It’s both the highest…

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A Record Year for Pirates

Here’s a plan Washington could support to help assure freedom of the seas.

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A case for trying pirates before a U.N. tribunal

‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ to Shoot Back-to-Back Sequels? Disney proved they want to continue their Pirates of the Caribbean film franchise by moving forward with On Stranger Tides, due out on May 20th, but what about past that? Well HitFix claims via a Disney source that the studio is asking cast and crew to set aside a major block of time so that they can shoot Pirates 5 and 6 back-to-back in the same way they shot parts 2 and 3. No word yet on where the stories will be coming from, or how they’ll snag Johnny Depp away from his busy schedule to shoot an additional two movies, but it sounds like Disney is eager to keep making Pirates films in order to capitalize on it being one of their most successful franchises ever. HitFix imagines we’ll start hearing more… Read More Read Comments

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Actor Johnny Depp says his interpretation of Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates Of The Caribbean was not liked by Disney bosses.

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