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MSF volunteers rescue 1400 migrants off Libya’s coast

Nov 13, 2016

Doctors without Borders (MSF) saved over 1400 illegal migrants off the Libyan coast on Saturday.“The migrants were boarding six dinghies and one rickety boat.” Italian coastguards reported as they gave a hand to the MSF…

Tsunami hits New Zealand’s southern island

Nov 13, 2016

BBC- A tsunami has hit after an earthquake struck New Zealand's South Island.The US Geological Survey said the magnitude-7.8 quake hit just after midnight (11:02 GMT on Sunday), some 95km (59 miles) from Christchurch.The…

Iraqi forces retake ancient city of Nimrud from IS militants

Nov 13, 2016

Iraqi government forces say they have captured Nimrud, the site of an ancient Assyrian city overrun by Islamic State (IS) group militants two years ago, according to a report by the BBC.In March 2015, officials and historians…

Facebook will tackle fake news more seriously, Zuckerberg said

Nov 13, 2016

Mark Zuckerberg has said Facebook will do more to tackle fake news, and again denied it had in any way aided Donald Trump's presidential election victory, the BBC wrote.In a post on his Facebook profile Mr Zuckerberg said he…

Thai authorities warn nationals of being lured to work in Libya

Nov 13, 2016

Thai Employment Department director-general Singhadet Chu-amnat said on Sunday that the Labour Ministry had issued a warning to job seekers not to travel to Libya during this time because the country was plagued with violent…

Egyptian actor Mahmoud Abdel Aziz dies aged 70

Nov 12, 2016

Egyptian actor Mahmoud Abdel Aziz has passed away aged 70 after a month of illness, his son confirmed on Facebook.Abdel Aziz was hospitalized last month after a month of illness and was said to have been in a coma since then.…

Facebook bug labels users as dead

Nov 12, 2016

BBC - An unusual bug on Facebook briefly labelled many people as dead.The error on Friday caused the social network to show a memorial banner on user profiles for people who were still alive.Users posted status updates to…

Family in rubble following foreign airstrike on Benghazi’s Ganfudah

Nov 12, 2016

Sources from Ganfudah neighbourhood in Benghazi told Libyan Al-Nabaa TV channel that UAE warplanes have carried out an airstrike on the civilians trapped in there, killing a father of a family and injuring his daughter.The…

Tunisian Defence Ministry: Army busts 8 infiltrators on borer with Libya

Nov 12, 2016

The Tunisian Defence Ministry declared Saturday that its marine units that are positioned at the surveillance spot in Ras Ajdair intercepted 8 persons after they infiltrated into Tunisia from Libya by sea.Ras Ajdair is a…

US plans to trace IS escapees who fled conflict Sirte battle

Nov 12, 2016

The Pentagon has tracked scores of Islamic State militants escaping fierce fighting in Libya’s coastal city of Sirte and has begun laying the groundwork for expanded air attacks to follow and kill them, part of a final push by the Obama…

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