Tag: Search and rescue efforts
UN says 125 Europe-bound children rescued off Libyan coast
CAIRO — A total of 125 Europe-bound children were rescued at sea this week by Libyan authorities off the Mediterranean coast, the United Nations...
Determined volunteers still search for capsized ship missing
COCODRIE, La. — The volunteers gather around a map, suntanned fingers tracing over the bayous, lakes and islands where they'll search. They talk about...
Spain recovers 24 bodies from migrant boat off Canaries
<p>BARCELONA, Spain — The bodies of 24 sub-Saharan migrants, among them two minors, who are believed to have died of thirst and hunger as...
Spain recovers 24 bodies from migrant boat off Canaries
BARCELONA, Spain — The bodies of 24 sub-Saharan migrants, among them two minors, who are believed to have died of thirst and hunger as...
Turkish jets, troops hit PKK targets in new Iraq incursion
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish warplanes were continuing on Wednesday to strike suspected Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq, while commando troops were conducting a...
Turkish jets, troops hit PKK targets in new Iraq incursion
<p>ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish warplanes were continuing on Wednesday to strike suspected Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq, while commando troops were conducting a...
Iraqi medics recount horrors from Baghdad’s hospital inferno
BAGHDAD — It was a night of unimaginable horror as flames engulfed the intensive care unit of a Baghdad hospital: deafening screams, a patient...
Dad of ‘hero’ son who died in River Thames urges UK honor
LONDON — The father of a 20-year-old man who died after jumping into the River Thames near London Bridge to save a woman joined...
Quarterback competitions abound in SEC exiting spring
Southeastern Conference teams are searching for the next Kyle Trask or Mac Jones, quarterbacks who emerged as stars in their first full season as...
Dad of ‘hero’ son who died in River Thames urges UK honor
<p>LONDON — The father of a 20-year-old man who died after jumping into the River Thames near London Bridge to save a woman joined...