CAPE TOWN, South Africa — A surge of new attacks by an Islamic State-affiliated group in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province has left more than 70 children missing, with fears they may have drowned in a river or been kidnapped by militants as thousands of families fled, local authorities and a group of aid agencies said. … Read more
CAIRO — A German charity has accused the Libyan coast guard of threatening its crew members who were rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean Sea, causing at least one migrant to drown. The German charity SOS Humanity, which operates the rescue ship Humanity 1, said the Libyan coast guard used violence and fired live bullets into … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine — Russian occupation authorities vastly and deliberately undercounted the dead in one of the most devastating chapters of the 22-month war in Ukraine — the flooding that followed the catastrophic explosion that destroyed the Kakhovka Dam in the southern Kherson region. The AP’s reporting focused on Oleshky, one town in the vast area … Read more
BRISBANE, Australia — At least nine people have died in wild weather in the Australian eastern states of Queensland and Victoria, officials said on Wednesday. Three men were killed after a boat with 11 people aboard capsized in rough weather in Moreton Bay off the south Queensland coast on Tuesday, police said. Ambulances took the … Read more
PIDIE, Indonesia — Their screams and sobs could be heard from the ailing boat soon after it emerged into view amid the vastness of the Andaman Sea. Crowded on board were tiny babies and children, alongside mothers and fathers begging to be saved. The passengers were ethnic Rohingya Muslims who had fled surging gang violence … Read more
CAIRO — A boat carrying dozens of Europe-bound migrants capsized off the coast of Libya, leaving more than 60 people — including women and children — dead, the U.N. migration agency said. Saturday’s shipwreck was the latest tragedy in this part of the Mediterranean Sea, a key dangerous route for migrants seeking a better life … Read more
ATHENS, Greece — Two leading international human rights groups on Thursday accused Greek authorities of failing to properly investigate the circumstances around a migrant boat sinking six months ago that killed hundreds. In a joint report, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said “little meaningful progress” has been made in examining allegations by some survivors … Read more
Greek authorities say an operation is underway to find 12 members of a cargo ship that sank off the island of Lesbos in stormy seas ByDEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press November 26, 2023, 7:56 AM Paramedics carry the body of a crew member of a ship, on the northeastern Aegean Sea island of Lesbos, Greece, Sunday, … Read more
Police say a U.S. tourist has died in the Bahamas after a catamaran carrying more than 100 people sank while traveling to a private island ByDÁNICA COTO Associated Press November 15, 2023, 10:47 AM SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A U.S. tourist died in the Bahamas after a catamaran carrying more than 100 people sank … Read more
A senior Congolese official says a boat capsized in Congo’s northwest killing at least 27 people ByJEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press October 14, 2023, 4:29 PM KINSHASA, Congo — A boat capsized in Congo’s northwest killing at least 27 people, and more than 70 others were missing, a senior government official said Saturday as rescuers searched … Read more