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U.N. eyes international tribunals for pirates

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The U.N. Security Council wants to make it easier to prosecute pirates, suggesting in a new resolution the possibility of international tribunals to try pirates.

In a resolution unanimously adopted Tuesday, the 15-member body called for tougher legislation by countries to prosecute and jail suspects caught off the coast of Somalia, according to the United Nations website.

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