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National Guard deploys 800 personnel for DC mission, says Pentagon
AFP, Published on 15/08/2025
» WASHINGTON - All 800 National Guard troops who were ordered to the US capital Washington to aid law enforcement personnel by President Donald Trump have now been mobilised, the Pentagon said Thursday.
Romanian man jailed in UK for Vietnamese migrants deaths
AFP, Published on 11/07/2023
» LONDON - A Romanian man who was part of a people-smuggling gang responsible for the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants in the UK was jailed for nearly 13 years on Tuesday.
Guilty plea in UK over Vietnamese migrant deaths
AFP, Published on 23/06/2023
» LONDON: A Romanian man accused of being a ringleader of a people smuggling operation pleaded guilty on Friday to the manslaughter of 39 Vietnamese migrants, who were found dead in a lorry in southeast England.
Bodies of victims found in UK lorry repatriated to Vietnam
Associated Press, Published on 27/11/2019
» DIEN CHAU, Vietnam: The bodies of 16 of the 39 Vietnamese who died when human traffickers carried them by lorry to England last month were repatriated to their homeland on Wednesday and have been taken to their families.
UK driver admits two charges in truck deaths case
AFP, Published on 26/11/2019
» LONDON: A British driver accused of the manslaughter of 39 Vietnamese migrants found dead in a refrigeration truck pleaded guilty on Monday to conspiring to assist illegal immigration.
Vietnam to repatriate 39 nationals found dead in UK truck
AFP, Published on 07/11/2019
» LONDON - Vietnam said Thursday it was working to repatriate 39 bodies now identified as Vietnamese nationals found in a truck near London last month, in a case that exposed the deadly risks of illegal migration to Europe.
Vietnam arrests eight over UK truck deaths
AFP, Published on 04/11/2019
» HANOI: Vietnam has arrested eight more people in connection with the deaths of 39 people found in a truck in Britain who are believed to be Vietnamese, police said Monday.
Vietnam arrests linked to UK truck deaths
Published on 01/11/2019
» Police in Vietnam arrested two people and summoned others for questioning on Friday on suspicion of involvement in the deaths of 39 people whose bodies were found in the back of a truck in Britain last week, authorities said.
Hymns and prayers for Vietnamese feared dead in UK truck tragedy
AFP, Published on 27/10/2019
» NGHE AN (VIETNAM) - A Catholic mass was held Sunday for Vietnamese feared among 39 people found dead in a truck in Britain, as families desperately awaited news about missing relatives who have not been heard from in days.
Lawyers appeal after Australia-born baby denied refugee status
AFP, Published on 16/10/2014
» SYDNEY - Lawyers Thursday said they will urgently appeal a court decision that a baby born in Australia to asylum-seeker parents is not entitled to refugee status, with the fate of 100 other children resting on the outcome.