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Aid group says Italian supply ship rescues 200 migrants

Saturday, 2 November 2019, 17:38 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

A private aid group says an Italian offshore supply ship has saved some 200 migrants in waters off Libya. Alarm Phone, a charity hotline for refugees in distress in the Mediterranean Sea, says...

Explosion at baby gender reveal party kills woman

Saturday, 2 November 2019, 10:42 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

It was supposed to be a happy moment, a chance to declare the sex of a soon-to-be-born baby with a blast of color and burst of attention on social media. But the gender reveal party explosion...

Italy will let rescue ship with 88 migrants dock

Saturday, 2 November 2019, 07:37 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Italy has assigned a port where 88 migrants stranded for days on a rescue ship can disembark, following a deal to share them out among several European countries. The Italian interior ministry...

Halloween terror: 4 killed at Northern California party

Saturday, 2 November 2019, 07:34 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Four people were killed and at least four injured at a Halloween party shooting at a Northern California home rented by a woman who falsely claimed she wanted the Airbnb so her asthmatic family...

Teenager charged with shooting Chicago 7-year-old trick-or-treater

Saturday, 2 November 2019, 07:32 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

A 15-year-old boy was charged Friday night with attempted murder in the suspected gang-related shooting of two people on Chicago's West Side, including a 7-year-old girl out trick-or-treating in a...

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