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Updated at: 0231 PST, Saturday, January 02, 2010 NAIROBI: Somali pirates seized an Indonesian chemical tanker Friday with 24 crew members in the Gulf of Aden, a maritime watchdog reported. The Singapore-flagged Premoni was captured while en route to India -- the third vessel since August to be taken in the region patrolled by foreign navies -- said Andrew Mwangura of the East Africa Seafarers Assistance Programme. It also marked the first attack this year. Among the crew are 17 Indonesians, five Chinese nationals, a Nigerian and a Vietnamese, said Mwangura, adding that the sailors were safe. On Monday, pirates seized the St James Park, a UK-flagged chemical tanker with a crew of 26 from nine different countries, while Yemeni authorities said the same day that a Yemeni freighter with 15 crew members had also been taken.

Saturday, January 02, 2010::SYDNEY: Three changes have been made in the Pakistan squad for the second Test match against Australia beginning here tomorrow. Fast bowlers Mohammad Sami and Umar Gul and leg-spinner Danish Kaneria have been included in the team in place of Mohamamd Aamer, Abdul Rauf and Saeed Ajmal. Captain Pakistan team Mohammad Yousuf told Geo news that the Sydney wicket has enough grass which would help fast bowlers and this is why Sami and Gul have been included in the team. The Pakistan team consists of the following players: Salman Butt, Imran Farhat, Faisal Iqbal, Mohammad Yousuf (captain), Umar Akmal, Misbah-ul-Haq, Kamran Akmal (wk), Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Sami, Umar Gul and Danish Kaneria. On the other side, Australia have made only one change in their team by including New South Wales batsman Phillip Hughes in place of injured opener Simon Katich for the second Test.