Up to 75 migrants are missing and feared dead after a harrowing 20-day journey from northern Africa to Europe, a United Nations agency said Friday.
75 African migrants feared drowned off Italy
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Egypt: 34 fishermen freed months after Somalia hijacking
Thirty-four fishermen are free four months after the two Egyptian vessels they were on were hijacked off the coast of Somalia, an Egyptian official said Friday.
Sri Lanka: Tamil Tiger leader arrested
Sri Lankan security forces have arrested a leader of the defeated Tamil Tiger rebel group and are questioning him, a defense official said Friday.
Dozens of radio stations shut down in Venezuela
At least 34 private radio stations in Venezuela were closed indefinitely Friday, and 206 more were at risk of being shut down, a government official said.
Dozens of horses poisoned at California farm
More than 20 horses were intentionally poisoned with toxic leaves in southern California this week, authorities said Friday.
3 U.S. tourists held by Iran, Kurds say
Three American tourists are believed to be in Iranian custody after they may have strayed across the border from Iraq during a mountain hike, Kurdish officials said Friday.
Chicago store clerk foils armed robbery
A clerk’s quick flip of a switch foiled a robbery Friday at an Office Depot store in downtown Chicago.
17 die as plane skids, bursts into flames in Iran
A passenger plane skidded off an airport runway and burst into flames in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad on Friday, killing at least 17 people and injuring about 20, according to government-backed Press TV.
Cronkite funeral Thursday at Manhattan church
Legendary newsman Walter Cronkite’s funeral will be held at 2 p.m.
Report: Iran opposition candidate blasts ‘clear lies’
An opposition candidate in Iran’s disputed presidential election blasted what he called the "thoughtless and clear lies" of the country’s security forces Sunday, while students mounted new demonstrations at a university in Shiraz. Former parliament speaker Mehdi Karrubi, who ran last in the June 12 election, compared government claims that it had not attacked his supporters to the statements that came out of the Iranian monarchy in the days before the 1979 revolution that established the Islamic republic, according to Iran’s Aftab news agency.