At least 26 people have died after a fishing boat capsized off the coast of Honduras, officials say. Another 47 people were rescued from the vessel, which sank off the country’s eastern Mosquitia region on the Caribbean coast. The 70-tonne boat was packed with fisherman after the government lifted a seasonal ban on fishing for […]
Media captionAustralian PM confirms Alek Sigley’s release Australian Alek Sigley who went missing in North Korea last week is “released and safe”, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said. It comes after a meeting between officials from the Swedish embassy in Pyongyang and the North Korean government. Australia does not have its own embassy in […]
At least 26 people have died after a fishing boat capsized off the coast of Honduras, officials say. Another 47 people were rescued from the vessel, which sank off the country’s eastern Mosquitia region on the Caribbean coast. The 70-tonne boat was packed with fisherman after the government lifted a seasonal ban on fishing for […]
Media captionAustralian PM confirms Alek Sigley’s release Australian Alek Sigley who went missing in North Korea last week is “released and safe”, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said. It comes after a meeting between officials from the Swedish embassy in Pyongyang and the North Korean government. Australia does not have its own embassy in […]
Media captionAustralian PM confirms Alek Sigley’s release Australian Alek Sigley who went missing in North Korea last week is “released and safe”, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said. It comes after a meeting between officials from the Swedish embassy in Pyongyang and the North Korean government. Australia does not have its own embassy in […]
Media captionPeople gathered outside the detention centre after the air strike An air strike which killed more than 44 migrants at a detention centre on the outskirts of the Libyan capital Tripoli may amount to a war crime, the UN says. More than 130 people were injured in the strike, blamed on forces led by […]
Image copyright SWNS Image caption The force of the body falling from a commercial aeroplane dented paving slabs in a garden in Clapham The stowaway who fell from a Kenya Airways plane in London is likely to have been an employee at Nairobi’s main airport, a Kenyan official has said. The plane was flying from […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Two men who were rescued from the boat were taken back to a rescue station in Durban A British woman has died while sailing onboard a yacht that was damaged off the coast of South Africa. Rescuers were called to reports of a boat taking on water 242 nautical […]
Uganda’s players boycotted Africa Cup of Nations training on Tuesday because of a pay dispute, according to the country’s Football Association (FUFA). It is the latest such dispute to break out at the tournament, following issues with Zimbabwe, Nigeria and Cameroon. The Cranes finished second in their group and are preparing to face Senegal in […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Emergency workers arrive at the scene in the eastern Tripoli suburb of Tajoura At least 40 people have been killed by an air strike that hit a migrant detention centre in Libya, officials say. Another 80 are reported to have been wounded in the explosion, which happened at a facility […]
