ATHENS — Developments as tens of thousands of people fleeing war and poverty in their homelands embark on a quest to seek safety in Europe.
Cyprus police say 13 people, including six children and three women, have been rescued from a boat found off the eastern Mediterranean island’s southern coast.
A police official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to disclose details of the rescue, said the 13 are believed to be Syrian and Lebanese nationals. He said the boat was found late Saturday.
Cyprus‘ easternmost tip is less than 100 miles (160 kilometers) from war-torn Syria’s coastline.
Cyprus authorities last month rescued 115 people fleeing Syria after their fishing boat ran into trouble off the island’s southern coast.
ATHENS - Greece on Tuesday announced that humanitarian aid has been sent to Cyprus via the European Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM), at Cyprus' request.
FALMOUTH, MA – The police in Falmouth have identified the victim in an accident involving a car plunging into the ocean on February 20, NBC10 Boston reported.
BCHARRE, Lebanon (AP) — Majestic cedar trees towered over dozens of Lebanese Christians gathered outside a small mid-19th century chapel hidden in a mountain forest to celebrate the Feast of the Transfiguration, the miracle where Jesus Christ, on a mountaintop, shined with light before his disciples.
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S.
NICOSIA - Cypriot President Nicos Christodoulides, during a visit to Egypt and Jordan, was expected to seek support for the idea of his island country being a conduit for humanitarian aid to Gaza during Israel’s hunt there for Hamas terrorists.
MILAN (AP) — The father of a young woman whose murder galvanized Italian outrage against violence targeting women implored men during her funeral Tuesday in the northern city of Padua to be “agents of change” to a culture that often “undervalues the lives of women.
NEW YORK (AP) — Before she's ready to talk about her memoir, Barbra Streisand needs to pull herself away from current events.
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