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Migrants, babies rescued at sea as survivors say six drowned
AFP, Published on 28/08/2019
» ROME - A charity ship rescued some 100 migrants in the Mediterranean Wednesday, including 22 small children who had survived their foundering dinghy being pummelled by a wave fellow occupants said drowned six people.
Wildlife protections tightened as southern Africa protests
AFP, Published on 28/08/2019
» GENEVA - A global wildlife summit has decided to regulate trade in giraffes and tighten protections for endangered animals including elephants, triggering a threat from disgruntled southern African nations to leave an international treaty.
Yemen forces say they retake Aden from southern separatists
AFP, Published on 28/08/2019
» ADEN - Yemen government forces reclaimed the interim capital Aden and its presidential palace on Wednesday, a minister said, pushing back separatists who seized the city and other parts of the south earlier this month.
25 killed as attackers ignite fire in Mexico bar
AFP, Published on 28/08/2019
» COATZACOALCOS (MEXICO) - At least 25 people were killed and 11 badly wounded when gunmen burst into a strip club in eastern Mexico, doused it with gasoline and ignited a raging fire, officials said Wednesday.
UK PM triggers outrage with move to suspend parliament
AFP, Published on 28/08/2019
» LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Wednesday that parliament would be suspended until Oct 14 -- just two weeks before the UK is set to leave the EU -- enraging anti-Brexit MPs.
Probe launched after oxygen bottles on Cathay planes found half-empty
South China Morning Post, Published on 28/08/2019
» Cathay Pacific Airways has launched an investigation after oxygen bottles on two of its planes were found to have been discharged and possibly tampered with.
245 rescued from burning ferry off Philippines; 3 dead
Associated Press, Published on 28/08/2019
» MANILA: Fishing boats and passing ships rescued 245 people from a burning ferry overnight in southern Philippine waters, and the coast guard was still searching Wednesday though it wasn't clear if anyone was missing. A 1-year-old girl and two other people died.
Two dead as Japan orders 670,000 to flee heavy rains
AFP, Published on 28/08/2019
» TOKYO: Two people were confirmed dead on Wednesday as heavy rains pounded southwest Japan, prompting flood and landslide warnings and orders for 670,000 people to seek safety.
Son of famed Afghan commander Massoud steps into spotlight
AFP, Published on 28/08/2019
» KABUL - Eighteen years after the assassination of revered anti-Taliban commander Ahmad Shah Massoud, his only son is hoping to continue the mission against the insurgents by jumping into Afghanistan's chaotic political fray.
Make or break in Italy talks for new government
AFP, Published on 28/08/2019
» ROME: Wednesday is D-Day for fraught negotiations to form a new Italian government, failing which the eurozone's third largest economy will be forced to hold fresh elections.