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Hundreds of intending migrants arrested
Hundreds of African migrants were arrested in the coastal Libyan city of Tajura on Tuesday after security forces discovered a group preparing to sail to Europe. The group, which one migrant said was bound for the Italian port-city of...
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Visitors flock to Morocco's 'Festival of Cherries'
LEAD-IN:Morocco's longest running festival is underway this weekend, as tens of thousands of visitors flock to the small countryside town of Sefrou.The 'Festival of Cherries' has been held almost every year since 1920 here, in the...
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Migrant tent city on Serbia-Hungary border
Dozens of migrants remained stranded on the Serbian-Hungarian border on Wednesday as they waited for a chance to continue their journey in search of a better life in Europe.A small tent city has formed on Serbia's border with Hungary as...
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Migrants from capsized boat arrive in Sicily
A navy patrol ship carrying hundreds of migrants and refugees arrived at Porto Empedocle in Sicily on Thursday, a day after a large ship carrying carrying 500 people capsized. Italian naval crews responded to a distress call and arrived...
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India suffers from drought, govt criticised
Western Indian Maharashtra state's Thane district is in the grips of one of the worst droughts in decades.Another year of severe water shortages has left millions struggling in at least 13 Indian states, and experts predict the situation...
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi welcomed by Thailand PM
Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi said on Friday that the country has "to do a lot of work" before it can take back more than 100,000 refugees who have been living in border camps in Thailand for decades.She is on a 3-day visit...
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Migrant boat capsizes, at least 129 dead
Twelve more bodies of migrants who attempted to make the dangerous journey across the Mediterranean were pulled from the water near the western Libyan city of Zwara on Friday, according to Libya's Red Crescent. So far, 129 bodies have...
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Rescued migrants taken to Italy reception centre
Hundreds of migrants and refugees who arrived in the Sicilian port of Pozzallo on Wednesday were being placed on buses to be sent to a reception centre in northern Italy, according to authorities.The Italian coast guard ship "Fiorillo"...
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Disillusioned Syrians pay smugglers to get home
Europe seemed like the promised land, worth risking their lives for. But in a muddy field on the northern edge of Greece, their dreams died. Now, dozens of Syrian refugees are risking their lives again, this time in the opposite...
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Suu Kyi welcomed by Myanmar migrants in Thailand
In a demonstration of her popular appeal, Myanmar de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi received a rapturous welcome on Thursday as she presided over a town hall-type meeting with some of the huge population of migrant workers from her...
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CLEAN : Thai court dismisses case against British rights activist
CLEAN : Thai court dismisses case against British rights activist
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Babies born on coast guard ship brought ashore
Three babies born aboard the Italian Coast Guard ship Dattilo were brought ashore in the Sicilian port of Catania on Wednesday morning. They were among 1007 migrants disembarking from the vessel, according to its captain, Alessio...
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Migrants rescued from wooden boat off Libya
A major rescue operation took place off the Libyan coast on Monday and included the rescue dozens of people travelling on a wooden boat that had departed from Sabratha. Most of the humanitarian aid organisations currently working in the...
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Bodies of 5 migrants found on Libyan shore
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLYSHOTLIST:AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLYAl Maya, Libya - 10 November 2016++DAY SHOTS++1. Red Crescent workers standing next to ambulance 2. Red Crescent workers putting on protective suits and gloves3....
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Bodies of six migrants washed up off Libya
The bodies of six migrants who were trying to reach Europe by boat washed up on the shores of northern Libya and were retrieved by local Red Crescent workers on Saturday.On Friday, local Red Crescent workers managed to retrieve eight...
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Women leave migrant camp in Calais
The last residents of a sprawling migrant camp on the French side of the English Channel were evacuated on Thursday.Nearly 300 women and children were transferred to family centres around France so that the government can close the camp...
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Around 600 migrants arrive at Sicilian port
Around 600 migrants arrived at the Sicilian port of Augusta on Wednesday evening, having been rescued from the waters of the Mediterranean.Six different rescue operations were carried out by the Italian Navy cruiser Aviere, before the...
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Smog chokes Chinese capital
:Beijing and dozens of other cities in China were under a "red alert" for a fifth straight day on Wednesday due to the country's persistent air pollution. The smog forced school cancellations, the grounding of hundreds of flights and...
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Migrant camp calls for international support
LEAD IN:Libya has become a transit state for migrants fleeing poverty and violence in their countries, seeking job opportunities and dreaming of a better life in Europe.Libyan authorities are forced to take action by capturing them and...
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Over 720 migrants brought ashore at Sicily port
More than 700 migrants rescued by the Italian authorities were brought ashore on an Italian coast guard vessel on Saturday.The vessel, Dattilo, docked at the Sicilian port in Augusta with an estimated 729 migrants on board, according to...
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Lack of German costs Turk kebab stand in Austria
Alihan Turgut has dished out falafel and kebabs for more than a decade to townsfolk of Wiener Neustadt, and many call him one of their own.A white apron spanned over his expansive belly, he trades quips in mangled but understandable...
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France - Truckers protest against Calais migrant camp / Wall being built between Calais camp and road / Migrants on Hollande plan to close Calais camp
00:00:00Truckers protest against Calais migrant camp4053725AP TELEVISIONCraywick, France - 5 September 20161. Trucks at a standstill ahead of their "Operation Escargot" (slow-go operation) to snarl traffic on the A16 highway2. Trucks on...
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Libyan coast guard rescue 97 migrants en route to Europe
Nearly 100 migrants were rescued by the Libyan coastguard on Thursday night from the sea off the coast of Tripoli.
According to an official from the city's anti-illegal immigration department, 97 people were rescued from...
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Libyan Coast Guard rescues more than 270 migrants
An estimated 270 migrants were rescued by the Libyan Coast Guard from the sea in the area between Garabulli and Zliten, east of Tripoli on Saturday.
The migrants were heading from the Libyan coast to Italy.
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