TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libyan Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha said he escaped a “well-planned” assassination attempt on Sunday in which gunmen fired on his motorcade in the capital Tripoli, though an armed force that said its members were involved disputed his account. Speaking to Reuters, Bashagha said a vehicle started encroaching […]
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Libyan interior minister’s convoy in shootout he calls assassination attempt
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libyan Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha said he escaped a “well-planned” assassination attempt on Sunday in which gunmen fired on his motorcade in the capital Tripoli, though an armed force that said its members were involved disputed his account. Speaking to Reuters, Bashagha said a vehicle started encroaching […]
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Boy reported dead at sea in attempt to reach Canary Islands
Rescued migrants try to make themselves comfortable inside a tent in the port of Arguineguin, Gran Canaria island, Spain, Saturday Jan. 16, 2021. A Spanish rescue ship rescued a boat 160 kilometres south of Gran Canaria with men, women and children on board in very poor condition. (AP Photo/Javier Bauluz) […]
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Relatives of migrant family who drowned in Channel say they begged them not to attempt crossing
It was thought that there had been 19 people on board. However, a source close to the investigation said: “We believe the true number to be up to 22 people, meaning the death toll could be seven.” Farhad Shekari, 28, also from Sardasht, said he had also tried to talk […]
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Virginia Organizations Attempt to Fill Child Care Gaps | Virginia News
By CLAIRE MITZEL, The Roanoke Times ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — In any other year, the 52 students sitting in the basement of the Kirk Family YMCA would be at school on a Monday morning in late September. But the COVID-19 pandemic has caused the most basic school routine to change: […]
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Erik Kramer recounts suicide attempt and alleged theft
Erik Kramer sat on the edge of a Southern California motel room bed, pressed a pistol under his jaw and pulled the trigger. “I thought that would be the end,” Kramer said. “That was the day I tried to execute myself.” It didn’t work.