Italy rescues 12 migrants from boat
Rome: The Italian navy said on Tuesday that it had rescued 12 migrants and recovered a body after their boat foundered near libyan shores, and was still searching for other possible survivors. The navy said it was contacted by a Turkish merchant vessel about a “semi-sunken dinghy” around 40 nautical miles (74 kilometres, 46 miles) from the libyan coast.
2 dead, 9 missing as boat capsizes off Malaysia
Kuala lumpur: Malaysian authorities on Tuesday were searching for nine people missing at sea after an overloaded fishing boat carrying illegal Indonesian migrants capsized off southern Malaysia, killing at least two.
Nigeria arrests Boko Haram ‘butcher’
lagos: Nigerian police on Tuesday said they had arrested a senior Boko Haram Islamist commander known as “Chief Butcher” during a raid on an insurgent camp in the restive northeast.
Pak Christians moving to foreign countries
Karachi: Pakistani Christians are migrating in large numbers to other countries especially to Thailand out of fear for their safety and security, a media report said on Tuesday. The report however, said no official figures were available on how many families had moved.
US admiral in China for top-level navy talks
Beijing: The chief of the US Navy met his Chinese counterpart on Tuesday for talks aimed at improving cooperation between their fleets amid concerns over regional territorial disputes and potential armed conflict.