Migrant crisis: Up to 200 feared dead in Libya sinking
A boat packed with mainly African migrants bound for Italy sank off the Libyan coast on Thursday and officials said up to 200 might have died. A security official in the western town of Zuwara, from where the overcrowded boat had set off, said there had around 400 people on board. Many appeared to... read more »
Austria: Bodies of up to 50 migrants found in abandoned truck near Vienna
Austrian police found the decomposing bodies of up to 50 migrants in an abandoned truck, sparking a cross-border hunt for the people-smugglers responsible for the latest tragedy in Europe’s migrant crisis. The grisly discovery near the Slovakia and Hungary borders came as at least 30 more... read more »
Cannot believe son is a terrorist: French train gunman’s father
The father of a suspected Islamist militant gunman overpowered by passengers, inluding three US citizens, on a high-speed train in France was quoted on Monday, saying he could not believe his son was a terrorist. The Spanish newspaper El Mundo spoke to Mohammed el Khazzani, father of Ayoub el... read more »
Bodies of climbers found after 21 years
Three frozen bodies that have been found on Ecuador’s highest peak may be the remains of French climbers who disappeared in an avalanche 20 years ago, officials said yesterday. The victims discovered by mountain guides on Saturday were still wearing climbers’ backpacks and investigators hope... read more »
