Human Element
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Migrants rescued as EU leaders meet
Italian authorities have intercepted some 800 migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean as EU leaders meet in Brussels to discuss the problem. Migrants rescued near Lampedusa as EU leaders meet […]
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US sailor held in India attempts suicide
The chief engineer of a US-owned ship detained in India has attempted to take his own life while in jail, police say. MV Seaman Guard Ohio: US sailor held in […]
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Survivors Excluded from Memorial
Survivors of a shipwreck in which hundreds of African migrants died have protested in Italy after being excluded from a ceremony to honour the victims. Lampedusa: Survivors excluded from Italy […]
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EU beefs up migrant surveillance
The European Parliament has voted to launch an EU maritime surveillance system aimed at preventing migrant disasters like the recent Lampedusa shipwreck. EU beefs up migrant surveillance in Mediterranean The […]
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EU seeks migrant sea patrols
The European Commission has called for the EU to launch Mediterranean-wide search and rescue patrols to intercept migrant boats. Lampedusa wreck: EU seeks Mediterranean migrant sea patrols The European Commission […]
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Captain Phillips a hero?
A new Tom Hanks movie says Captain Phillips is the hero who saved his men when pirates attacked…but now a $50million lawsuit says he risked their lives Is Captain Phillips […]
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Crashed Canadian helicopter found
A Canadian Coast Guard helicopter that crashed into Arctic waters, killing all three aboard, has been found. It was found submerged in about 450m of water by an unmanned submarine. Crashed […]
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Greenpeace worker mother’s fears
The mother of 27-year-old Greenpeace worker, Alex Harris, held by Russian authorities has described how coastguards fired “guns and mortars” on protesting activists. Greenpeace worker Alex Harris’s mother talks of […]
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Medical Emergency Assistance
German frigate FGS Niedersachsen, deployed with the EU Naval Force Somalia received an emergency call from the Italian merchant vessel MV Jolly Perla. A crew member had acute heart problems […]
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Russia ‘seizes’ Greenpeace ship after Arctic rig protest
Greenpeace says 30 activists, including six Britons, are being held at gunpoint by Russian security officers who stormed the group’s ship in the Arctic. Russia ‘seizes’ Greenpeace ship after Arctic […]
