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Italian prosecutors blame captain for collision in migrant shipwreck
Italian police arrested a 27-year-old Tunisian, who is believed to have been the captain of the ship.
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Migrant deaths since 2013
Migrant deaths since 2013
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Australia's east coast battered by cyclone-like storm
Cyclone-strength winds of up to 135km/h uprooted trees, crushed cars and snapped power poles.
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At least 10 killed in car bombing of restaurant in Somalia
The attackers targeted a small restaurant at lunch hour that is popular with government officials.
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Egypt's Morsi sentenced to 20 years without parole
It was the first ruling against Muslim Brotherhood leader Morsi since the army toppled him in 2013.
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Humanoid robot starts work at Japanese department store
Developed by Toshiba, the robot made its debut at the store on Monday by interacting with customers.
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Bomb explodes at Spanish embassy in Libya
There was no immediate claim for the attack or comments from Tripoli officials.
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Turkey detains British family thought to be headed for Syria
Asif Malik, his partner, and the four children were detained at a hotel in an industrial district in Ankara.
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EU intensifies efforts to deal with migrant disasters
The plan thrashed out by ministers is aimed at human traffickers profiting from the desperate migrants.
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Boston Marathon: Runners mark 2-year anniversary as trial resumes
Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopa crosses the finish line to win the 119th Boston Marathon.
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Shipwrecked bodies brought ashore, EU proposes doubling rescue effort
The European Union proposed doubling the size of its Mediterranean search and rescue operations on Monday.
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Zim woman's horrific death blamed on xenophobia
A Zimbabwean family claims a relative was killed and decapitated in the recent wave of xenophobic attacks.
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Oklahoma City bombing’s ‘miracle babies’ ready to move on
The six, who survived an explosion 1995 and are now in their early 20s try not to dwell on the past.
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African migrants infographic
African migrants infographic
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First group of Zimbabweans on their way home
Just over 400 people, 92 of them children, left Durban last night for Zimbabwe.
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Somalia: 9 killed in bomb attack on UN vehicle
Authorities suspect al-Shabaab militants of carrying out the bombing.
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Herders enslaved by militia in CAR freed by UN
The herders, from the Fulani ethnic group, were captured about a year ago near the town of Yaloke.
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Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma addresses xenophobia in SA
Statement by the chairperson of the African Union Commission on xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals in South Africa
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EU leaders call for emergency talks after 700 migrants drown off Libya
At least 700 people were feared dead after a fishing boat with migrants capsized off the Libyan coast.
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Isis shot and beheaded 30 people in Libya
Isis released a video purporting its militants shooting and beheading 30 Ethiopian Christians in Libya.
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Migrant boat sinks off Libya, up to 700 feared dead
Up to 700 people are feared to have died after a boat carrying migrants capsized off the Libyan coast.
