Migrant crisis: Desperate relatives search for Syrian housewife who disappeared after Greece shipwreck

Syrian Roeda Amir was on a smuggler's boat carrying up to 35 people when it capsized between the small Greek islands of Agathonisi and Farmakonisi just 10 miles from Turkey. A housewife in war-torn...

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Nile 'party boat' crash kills at least 18 in Egypt

At least 18 people have been killed in a crash between a cargo vessel and a passenger boat on Egypt's River Nile. Family and friends of a young couple had hired the boat for an engagement party and...

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Flood destroys hundreds of villages; 13 more killed

At least 13 more people have died as heavy floods swept away hundreds of villages in parts of the country, destroying almost everything in their path. According to reports, as many as six bodies...

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