Cargo ship sinks in atlantic, ‘one dead’
Miami: The US Coast Guard said it has discovered a body from the lost El Faro cargo ship, which is believed to have sunk in the Atlantic with 33 people aboard. Several survival suits were found and searchers “did identify human remains in one,” Coast Guard Captain Mark Fedor said. “We are assuming that the vessel has sunk,” he told reporters.
‘Afghans requested for US airstrike in Kunduz’
Washington: US forces carried out air strikes on a hospital in Afghanistan’s besieged Kunduz city only after Afghan forces requested for air support amid a Taliban attack, a top US and NATO commander based in Kabul said here on Monday.
‘85 dead migrants found washed up in libya’
Tripoli: The bodies of 85 migrants have been found washed up on the coast of libya, a major departure point for the sea crossing to Europe, the Red Crescent said. Since Tuesday, volunteers have recovered dozens of bodies of migrants in an advanced stage of decomposition on beaches near the capital, spokesman Mohamed al-Misrati said.
Massive clean-up after 19 killed in France floods
Biot (France): Volunteers and firefighters began the gruelling task today of cleaning up French Riviera towns strewn with mud and debris, as the death toll from floods which tore through the normally glitzy region rose to 19.
UAE to invest $35 bln in clean energy by 2021
Abu Dhabi: The gas-rich United Arab Emirates will invest $35 billion in clean energy by 2021 as it seeks to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels following crude’s global price slide, it said on Monday.