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The Italian Coast Guard has said that nearly 10,000 migrants were rescued in the last week alone as they tried to make the journey across the Mediterranean Sea. Nine hundred were rescued today. In the latest tragedy, 40 more migrants drowned as they
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Iraqi officials say that Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, thought to be the last leading member of Saddam Hussein's regime still at large, has been killed. He's believed to had played a significant role in the rise of Islamic State in Iraq. The BBC has not ye
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The South African President, Jacob Zuma, has visited a makeshift camp near Durban, where more than a thousand migrant workers have fled to escape a wave of violence against foreigners. At least 6 people have been killed in the past 2 weeks. From Joha
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European leaders are under mounting pressure to change the way they patrol the Mediterranean, after the latest tragedy to strike migrants crossing from Africa. Hundreds of people are feared drowned after their boat capsized off the coast of Libya. Th
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The European Union has outlined a ten-point plan to tackle the migration crisis in the Mediterranean in response to the latest tragedy at sea that has seen hundreds of people die. Search and rescue efforts will be strengthened, and there'll be a syst
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Saudi Arabia says it will continue to use force to stop Houthi rebels from taking over Yemen. The Saudi ambassador to the United States, Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir said rebel troops were closing in on the port of Aden from 3 sides. And Saudi Arabia was
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Saudi Arabia says it will continue to use force to stop Houthi rebels from taking over Yemen. The Saudi ambassador to the United States, Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir said rebel troops were closing in on the port of Aden from 3 sides. And Saudi Arabia was
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European Union leaders have agreed to triple the funding of their search and rescue operation in the Mediterranean to help deal with the large numbers of migrants trying to cross to Europe from North Africa. After emergency talks in Brussels, the lea
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A leading Pakistani human rights activist, Sabeen Mehmud, has been shot dead in Karachi. She was the director of a bookstore where regular human rights discussions were held. Shahzeb Jillani reports. 巴基斯坦著名的人权活动家麻赫穆德在卡
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The government of Nepal says it believes at least fifteen hundred people have been killed by a devastating earthquake. The Information Minister, Minendra Rijal, says that number could triple in the next 24 hours, as many people are still thought to b
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Hundreds of thousands of people in Nepal are spending a second night outdoors in the devastations of Saturday's earthquake. More than two and a half thousand people are confirmed dead in the disaster. But the death toll could rise as some of the wors
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The authorities in Nepal say more than 3,500 people are now known to have died in Saturday's catastrophic earthquake. But as rescuers reached the more remote areas, it's feared the figure could rise further. With more aftershocks, many frightened res
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My eye was caught yesterday by a photo of a charming Chinese lady known to her friends as Yangyang. She has long hair, a fetching smile, Sarah Palin glasses, and a calm and gracious manner. Not only does she speak faultless Mandarin but shes also flu
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French prosecutors are investigating alleged child sexual abuse by French soldiers serving in the Central African Republic. The defense ministry said it would be demanding the harshest possible sentences against any soldiers found guilty. The origina
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The Sunday Times Rich List was published this week. Its always good for a giggle and I like to have my annual grump about not being on it. This years list comes with the status-crushing statistic that you need 100 million pounds to join the countrys
