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US Navy To Hold Japan Service For Sailors Killed In Crash

The US Navy will hold a memorial service Tuesday for seven sailors killed in a collision with a cargo ship off the...

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More Than 900 Migrants Rescued Off Libya

The Libyan coastguard has rescued more than 900 African and Asian migrants attempting to reach Europe, a navy spokesman...

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Raft Capsizes In Flood-Hit Sri Lanka, Kills Three

Three people drowned Thursday when their makeshift raft capsized in Sri Lanka, which has been hit by its worst flooding...

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Sri Lanka Saves Pod of Stranded Whales

Sri Lanka's navy and local residents rescued a pod of about 20 stranded pilot whales off the island's northeastern...

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Thousands of Migrants Trying To Reach Europe

At least 20 boats carrying thousands of migrants on their way to Italy were spotted on Friday off the coast of the...

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Libya Intercepts 350 Migrants After Duel At Sea

Libya's coastguard on Wednesday intercepted a wooden boat packed with more than 350 migrants after duelling with a...

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15-Day-Old Baby Among the 30 Rohingya Refugees Rescued By Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka's coastguard have detained an Indian boat which illegally entered the island's territorial waters and rescued...

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Sri Lanka Rescues 30 Rohingya Aboard Indian Boat

Sri Lanka's coastguard Sunday detained an Indian boat which had illegally entered the island's territorial waters and...

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At Least 97 Migrants Missing As Boat Sinks Off Libya

At least 97 migrants were missing after their boat sank on Thursday off the Libyan coast, a navy spokesman said....

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Huge Ship Vanishes In South Atlantic

A huge South Korean cargo ship which had 24 people on board has gone missing in the South Atlantic. Officials in Seoul...

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Sri Lanka Navy Arrests 6 Indian Drug Smugglers

Sri Lanka's navy on Sunday arrested six Indians trying to smuggle 13.5 kilos (29.7 pounds) of heroin across the narrow...

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S Korean Cargo Ship Stellar Daisy Vanishes In South Atlantic

A huge South Korean cargo ship which had 24 people on board has gone missing in the South Atlantic. Two Filipino...

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Libya Rescues 420 Migrants Off Its Coast

Libya has in two days rescued 420 migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe, a navy spokesman said Monday,...

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115 Migrants Rescued, 25 Missing

The Libyan navy said it rescued 115 migrants Friday headed for Europe whose overloaded rubber boat was sinking off the...

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The Gambia’s Yahya Jammeh’s Term Extended By Parliament

The Gambia's parliament has extended President Yahya Jammeh's term, which is due to end on Thursday following his...