Daily Archives: 09/28/2019


UN, Coast Guard: Boat Carrying 50 Migrants Capsizes off Libya

A boat carrying at least 50 Europe-bound migrants capsized Saturday in the Mediterranean Sea off Libya, the U.N. refugee agency and the country’s coast guard said, while an independent support group said another 56 migrants on another boat were at …


French Police Use Tear Gas to Break Up Yellow Vest Protest 

French police repeatedly used tear gas and water cannons to break up a protest Saturday by nearly a 1,000 yellow vest demonstrators in the southwest city of Toulouse. A police statement said officers made five arrests after being targeted by …


Afghans Go to the Polls Amid Taliban Threats

Afghans headed to the polls Saturday to elect a new president amid high security and Taliban threats to disrupt the elections, with the rebels warning citizens to stay home or risk being hurt. Still at some polling stations in the …