Snapshots: The world in 24 hours Jan 21

South Korean naval special forces approach the Samho Jewelry vessel using a boat before carrying out an operation to rescue its crew members, in the Arabian Sea Jan 21, 2011. South Korea's navy has rescued all crew members aboard a South Korean chemical ship hijacked by Somali pirates in the Arabian Sea, President Lee Myung-bak said on Friday. Five pirates were captured, and eight were killed. The Samho Jewelry, en route to Sri Lanka from the United Arab Emirates, was seized at the weekend. Aboard was a crew of eight Koreans, 11 Myanmar nationals and two Indonesians. [Photo/Agencies]