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A Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier, the Arctic Metagaz, has sunk in the central Mediterranean between Libya and Malta after a “sudden explosion” triggered a massive blaze on board, Libya’s ports and maritime transport authority said on Wednesday.They added that all 30 crew members were rescued in nearby Libyan waters.Libya’s ports and maritime transport…
AHMEDABAD: A couple from a Mehsana village and their three-year-old daughter were allegedly taken hostage in Libya for a ransom of Rs 2 crore while trying to migrate to Portugal, officials said on Saturday.Kismatsinh Chavda, his wife Heenaben, and daughter Devanshi were kidnapped in the North African nation, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, en route to…
Nicolas Sarkozy (AP photo) A Paris court on Thursday convicted former French president Nicolas Sarkozy of criminal conspiracy, while acquitting him of corruption and illegal campaign financing in the trial over allegations that late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi helped fund his successful 2007 presidential campaign.The trial adds to a series of legal troubles for the…
TRIPALI: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday that at least 50 people died after a vessel carrying 75 Sudanese refugees caught fire off the coast of Libya on Sunday.The organisation said it had provided medical support to 24 survivors.(With inputs from Reuters) Source link
