Seven tourists in Fiji have been sent to hospital with suspected alcohol poisoning and are reported to be in a critical condition. It is believed they drank cocktails at a…
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Tunisia: At least nine people die, six missing as boat sinks off Tunisia
Tunisia’s coastguard has recovered the bodies of nine people while six are still missing after their boat sank off the Tunisian coast, a judicial official says of the latest refugee boat…
Sierra Leone: Eleven year old girl rescued in the Mediterranean after three days clinging to tyre tubes
An 11-year-old girl has been rescued after clinging to inner tubes for three days in stormy weather in the Mediterranean. Rescuers from non-governmental organisation Compass Collective said they were on…
Greece: One dead, dozens missing after two boats sink south of Gavdos
Greek authorities have recovered the body of a man and rescued 39 migrants from the sea after their boat capsized off the southern island of Gavdos in the Mediterranean, the coastguard…
Germany: Authorities to tighten people-smuggling law in UK deal
Germany will tighten its law to make it easier to prosecute those helping to smuggle migrants to the UK, as part of a new plan agreed between the two countries.…
Diego Garcia: Migrants brought to UK from remote military island
Migrants stranded for more than three years on the remote Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia have been brought to the UK. The Sri Lankan Tamils are permitted to remain…
France: Stowaway caught on New York to Paris flight
The woman who flew as a stowaway from New York to Paris has been identified as 57-year-old Svetlana Dali.She remains in France after allegedly causing a disturbance on a return…
UK: Station reopens after ‘excess sewage water’ flood
A railway station which was shut due to flooding brought by heavy rainfall amid Storm Bert has reopened. Great Western Railway (GWR) confirmed Newbury Station was now fully open after work to…
Nigeria: Boat accident leaves at least 27 dead
At least 27 people died when a boat capsized on the Niger River in central Nigeria, say authorities. The boat was carrying about 200 passengers from the state of Kogi to a food…
Australia: Authorities warn travellers against two Laos spirits
Australia has warned travellers not to drink some liquors in Laos, following a spate of deaths linked to suspected methanol poisoning. Australians should avoid drinking Tiger Vodka and Tiger Whisky…