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10 dead on sinking migrant boat, says Italian coastguard

  Rome, Italy / AFP At least 10 people died after an inflatable dinghy loaded with migrants began sinking in the Mediterranean on Thursday, the Italian coastguard said. The coastguard said on Twitter that 107 people had been rescued from the stricken vessel and 10 bodies had been recovered. It was possible the final death toll could be higher as ...

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Pakistan extends stay of Afghan refugees until year end

  Islamabad / AP Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif permitted registered Afghan refugees to remain in the country until the end of the year, the government said as an earlier deadline was set to expire. In a statement, the government said Sharif directed authorities to immediately engage the UN refugee agency and the Afghan government for the gradual relocation of refugee ...

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13 detained over Istanbul airport attack

Istanbul, Turkey / AFP Turkey on Thursday detained 13 suspected IS extremists over the deadly Istanbul airport attack, as chilling details emerged of how suicide bombers launched their assault. The death toll from Tuesday’s gun and suicide bomb spree at Ataturk airport has risen to 42, state-run news agency Anadolu said, with 13 foreigners among the dead and more than 200 ...

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