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Motley crew aids blockaded Gazans

Israel's navy has not tried to stop the boats, apparently to avoid unwanted publicity. "The entry of a few people doesn't mean the blockade is off," said Andy David, a Foreign Ministry official. Israel's patience is clearly limited. On Nov. 18, a week ...

20 die as smugglers force migrants overboard

At least 380 people have died attempting the dangerous sea voyage from Somalia to Yemen this year, and another 260 are missing, according to the UNHCR. More than 43,500 migrants have crossed the Gulf of Aden so far this year in 850 smuggling boats ...

Human noise drowns out song of whales

Several species of cetaceans are already listed as endangered or critically endangered from other causes, including hunting, chemical pollution, collisions with boats and entanglements with fishing equipment. Though it is not yet known precisely how ...

World’s best tented camps

Set on platforms above a river bend, the camp’s tents are furnished with tables and beds built with wood from dhow boats, and decorated with African-themed found objets d’art: crocodile skulls, elephant shoulder blades, beaded walking sticks and ...

7 feared dead in Airbus crash off French coast

The ship equipped to sweep for mines and other metal objects joined 15 boats, 14 divers, a helicopter and a navy aircraft at the crash site about 20 12.5 miles off the coast, authorities in the city of Perpignan said. Conditions were rough, with ...

Obama unscathed in Georgia

This suggests that Obama's rising tide was unable to lift all boats. Chambliss, meanwhile, deserves credit for running a strong effort in the final weeks of the campaign. A quick run through the returns shows Chambliss outperforming his November ...

30-mile pile a symbol of FEMA delays

Two and a half months after Hurricane Ike blasted the shoreline, alligators and snakes crawl over vast piles of shattered building materials, lawn furniture, trees, boats, tanks of butane and other hazardous substances, thousands of animal carcasses ...

Libyan ship carrying Gaza supplies ordered back

Israel did not intercept the activists' boats, which carried some medicine and other supplies. The Libyan ship was loaded with 3,000 tons of food, powdered milk and blankets. Though the Libyan government hasn't commented, Khoudary said the delivery ...