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Police hunt suspect after Islamic State kills 30 in Brussels suicide attacks

Posted: 22 Mar 2016 03:27 PM PDT

Injured people are seen at the scene of explosions at Zaventem airport near BrusselsBy Philip Blenkinsop and Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Islamic State claimed responsibility for suicide bomb attacks on Brussels airport and a rush-hour metro train in the Belgian capital on Tuesday which killed at least 30 people, with police hunting a suspect who fled the air terminal. Police issued a wanted notice for a young man in a hat who was caught on CCTV pushing a laden luggage trolley at Zaventem airport alongside two others who, investigators said, later blew themselves up in the terminal, killing at least 10 people. Officials said about 20 died on the train close to European Union institutions.


Former Toronto mayor Rob Ford dies of cancer at 46

Posted: 22 Mar 2016 08:33 AM PDT

Toronto Mayor Ford attends a gay rights flag raising event at Toronto City HallRob Ford, the former mayor of Toronto who gained global notoriety for admitting to smoking crack cocaine while in office, died from cancer on Tuesday, his office said in a statement. The Toronto city councillor, 46, had been undergoing treatment for an aggressive form of cancer that had recurred despite surgery and several rounds of chemotherapy. During his tumultuous 2010-2014 tenure as mayor of Canada's most populous city, Ford admitted to smoking crack cocaine, buying illegal drugs and driving after drinking alcohol.


U.N. envoy turns to U.S., Russia to give impetus to Syria talks

Posted: 22 Mar 2016 12:56 PM PDT

The delegation of the HNC attends a news conference after a meeting during Syria peace talks in GenevaBy John Irish and Suleiman Al-Khalidi GENEVA (Reuters) - The U.N. special envoy on Syria said he hoped a meeting between the U.S. and Russian foreign ministers on Wednesday would give impetus to peace talks where the divisive issue of a political transition is stalling progress. Syria's government delegation has rejected any discussion of the future of President Bashar al-Assad, who opposition leaders say must go as part of any transition. Damascus has repeated its long-held view that "counter-terrorism" - its reference to rebel foes of Assad - should be the main focus of the process.


Brazil's Rousseff says 'will never resign,' Lula meets Senate leader

Posted: 22 Mar 2016 03:30 PM PDT

Brazil's President Rousseff smiles as she attends a meeting with jurists at Planalto Palace in BrasiliaBy Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - President Dilma Rousseff said on Tuesday she will not resign in Brazil's worst political crisis in two decades, calling an opposition move to impeach her a "coup d'etat" against democratic rule because she had committed no crime. Rousseff urged Brazil's Supreme Court to remain impartial in the crisis that has threatened to topple her government as opponents seek her impeachment in Congress amid a widespread corruption scandal that has reached her inner circle. "I have committed no crime that would warrant shortening my term." The head of the Brazilian Senate echoed Rousseff's position on impeachment after a meeting with her predecessor and political mentor, former President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, as the pair work hand in hand to shore up a crumbling coalition.


U.S. strikes al Qaeda training camp in Yemen, killing dozens

Posted: 22 Mar 2016 04:39 PM PDT

The U.S. military launched an air strike on Tuesday against a training camp run by al Qaeda's branch in Yemen, al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), killing dozens of fighters, the Pentagon said. "This strike deals a blow to AQAP's ability to use Yemen as a base for attacks that threaten U.S. persons, and it demonstrates our commitment to defeating al Qaeda and denying it safe haven," Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said.

Obama challenges Communist-led Cuba with call for democracy

Posted: 22 Mar 2016 03:39 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama arrives to attend a baseball game between Tampa Bay Rays and Cuba's National Team at Estadio Latinoamericano in HavanaBy Matt Spetalnick, Jeff Mason and Frank Jack Daniel HAVANA (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama challenged Cuba's Communist government with an impassioned call for democracy and economic reforms on Tuesday, addressing the Cuban people directly in a historic speech broadcast throughout the island. Taking the stage at Havana's Grand Theater with President Raul Castro in attendance, Obama said he was in Cuba to extend a hand of friendship and "bury the last remnant" of the Cold War in the Americas.


U.N. expert denounces scores of attacks on people with albinism

Posted: 22 Mar 2016 04:16 PM PDT

By Sebastien Malo NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - At least forty people with albinism have reportedly been attacked in the last eight months, the United Nations' top expert on albinism said on Tuesday in releasing a report condemning the superstitions behind the violence. All the attacks took place in sub-Saharan Africa, and most victims were likely to have been children, said Ikponwosa Ero, the U.N.'s independent expert on human rights and albinism. People with albinism live in danger in regions of the world where their body parts are valued in witchcraft and can fetch a high price.

Belgium soccer team cancels practice after Brussels attacks

Posted: 22 Mar 2016 03:59 PM PDT

Police and military secure the city center in Brussels, Belgium, Tuesday, March 22, 2016. Authorities locked down the Belgian capital on Tuesday after explosions rocked the Brussels airport and subway system, killing a number of people and injuring many more. Belgium raised its terror alert to its highest level, diverting arriving planes and trains and ordering people to stay where they were. Airports across Europe tightened security. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)Belgium's national soccer team called off a practice session in Brussels on Tuesday after the city was hit by bomb attacks.


I have fight on my hands to make Euros, admits Jagielka

Posted: 22 Mar 2016 03:58 PM PDT

Everton's English defender Phil Jagielka warms up ahead of the English Premier League football match between Everton and Arsenal at Goodison Park in Liverpool, on March 19, 2016Everton captain Phil Jagielka admits he has a fight on his hands to secure a berth in England's squad for the European championships. Jagielka, 33, said he believed coach Roy Hodgson had already settled on three of his back four. The centre-back's last international appearance was in the Euro 2016 qualifying victory over Lithuania in October, but that was followed by two months on the sidelines with injury that ruled him out of England's two friendlies against France and Spain.


Brazil's Rousseff vows to 'never resign' over growing scandal

Posted: 22 Mar 2016 03:35 PM PDT

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff delivers a speech during a meeting in Brasilia on March 22, 2016Brasília (AFP) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said Tuesday she had committed no crime and would "never resign" despite corruption allegations, as the scandal threatening her government escalated with dozens of new arrests. Investigators accuse Odebrecht of colluding with competitors to divvy up Petrobras contracts over the course of a decade, paying huge bribes and then inflating the contracts by even larger amounts.


Twitter users express support for Brussels with its iconic fountain

Posted: 22 Mar 2016 03:27 PM PDT

By Meredith McGrath, Foo Yun Chee and Julia Fioretti BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The statue of a cheekily urinating boy that has long drawn tourists to Brussels' city center took on a new role on the Internet on Tuesday after attacks in the city that killed at least 30 people. The cherubic Manneken Pis, belovedly irreverent icon of the Bruxellois, was shown relieving himself on a Kalashnikov in images on Twitter using the colors of the Belgian flag: a red boy and yellow gun against a black background. #mannekenpis The colors also lit up the Eiffel Tower, symbol of Paris, where people shared sympathies linked by November's attacks in the French capital apparently planned by Islamist militants in Brussels.

ICC verdict may help end cruelty of rape in war zones

Posted: 22 Mar 2016 03:25 PM PDT

Former DRCongo leader Jean-Pierre Bemba waits to hear the delivery of the verdict against him on March 21, 2016 in The HagueRights activists Tuesday hailed a landmark war crimes verdict that found former Congolese vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba guilty for rampant sexual abuses by his troops, saying the ruling could help stop rape as a weapon of war. While many activists were critical that it has taken so long for gender-based and sexual violence to be the main focus of a trial in an international courtroom, they welcomed the verdict delivered at the International Criminal Court on Monday. The judges found Bemba guilty of five war crimes and crimes against humanity -- including two counts of rape -- by his troops in the Central African Republic between 2002 and 2003.


Brussels shows vulnerability of airports to terror attacks

Posted: 22 Mar 2016 03:14 PM PDT

A K9 security officer and his dog walk through a terminal at O'Hare International Airport on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 in Chicago. The airport attack in Brussels highlights one of the most vulnerable stages of aviation security: the time travelers spend between the curb and the checkpoint. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)NEW YORK (AP) — The airport attack in Brussels highlights one of the most vulnerable stages of aviation security: the time travelers spend between the curb and the checkpoint.


Huge manhunt after Brussels attacks horror

Posted: 22 Mar 2016 03:11 PM PDT

A Belgian soldier speaks to a police officer outside Brussels Central Station following attacks in Brussels on March 22, 2016Belgium launched a huge manhunt Tuesday after a series of bombings claimed by the Islamic State group ripped through Brussels airport and a metro train, killing around 35 people in the latest attack to bring carnage to the heart of Europe. Two massive suicide blasts by attackers with bombs in their bags hit the check-in hall at Zaventem Airport, strewing the scene with blood and mangled bodies and sending hundreds of terrified travellers fleeing in terror. Belgian authorities released pictures of two of the suspected attackers pushing trolleys with their bombs through the terminal and said they were "actively searching" for a third whose bomb failed to go off.


Cubans speak out on President Barack Obama's speech

Posted: 22 Mar 2016 03:09 PM PDT

Maria Castro shouts slogans celebrating the visit by U.S. President Barack Obama and the reconciliation of the Cuban and American peoples, while holding a Cuban and an American flag, near the Grand Theater of Havana, where President Obama delivered a speech, in Havana, Cuba,Tuesday, March 22, 2016. In his speech President Obama urged Cubans to look to the future with hope, casting his historic visit to the island nation as a moment to "bury the last remnants of the Cold War in the Americas." (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)Comments by Cubans about President Barack Obama's televised address to the island Tuesday encouraging them to pursue democracy for their Communist country and saying "it's time to lift the embargo":


In Cuba, Obama calls for burying 'last remnant' of Cold War

Posted: 22 Mar 2016 11:17 AM PDT

President Barack Obama meets with Cuban dissidents at the U.S. Embassy, Tuesday, March 22, 2016, in Havana, Cuba. From left are, Guillermo 'Coco' Farinas, Nelson Alvarez Matute, Miriam Celaya Gonzalez, Manuel Cuesta Morua. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)HAVANA (AP) — President Barack Obama urged Cubans on Tuesday to look toward a hopeful future with the United States, casting his historic visit to the communist nation as a moment to "bury the last remnant of the Cold War in the Americas."


China says Philippines fishermen used fire bombs in South China Sea

Posted: 22 Mar 2016 03:05 PM PDT

A Philippine flag flutters from BRP Sierra Madre, a dilapidated Philippine Navy ship that has been aground since 1999 and became a Philippine military detachment on the disputed Second Thomas ShoalPhilippines fishermen threw fire bombs at Chinese law enforcement vessels in the South China Sea, China's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, after Philippines media reported that fishermen had been struck by bottles hurled from China's coast guard ships. The reports said that a clash occurred at Scarborough Shoal, an area China seized control of after a three-month stand-off with the Philippine coast guard in 2012.


Timeline of the Brussels attacks

Posted: 22 Mar 2016 02:59 PM PDT

Police vehicles leave the security perimeter in the Wetstraat - Rue de la Loi after an explosion at the Maelbeek subway station in Brussels on March 22, 2016Brussels (AFP) - Bombings claimed by the Islamic State group at Brussels airport and on a metro train left around 35 people dead and more than 200 injured in the city that hosts NATO and EU headquarters.


Brazil trims anti-violence program due to budget woes

Posted: 22 Mar 2016 02:58 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 30, 3014 file photo, a Navy armored vehicle is seen during a police operation to occupy the Nova Holanda, part of the Mare slum complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as part of the government's "pacification" program, which sees officers move in, push out drug gangs and set up permanent police posts. Public Safety Department head Jose Mariano Beltrame told state legislators on Monday, March 21, 2016 that his department's budget has been cut by 32 percent, and that there's not enough money to expand police "pacification" units in the violence-wracked Mare complex of 15 shantytowns near Rio's international airport. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil's economic woes are forcing officials in Rio de Janeiro to cut back at least one anti-violence program ahead of the Olympic Games in August.


U.S. expands 'dolphin safe' tuna rules to end trade dispute

Posted: 22 Mar 2016 02:54 PM PDT

Pieces of tuna fish are seen before the smoking process at the fish farm Agroittica Lombarda near BresciaBy David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday announced that tougher rules for labeling Mexican tuna imports as "dolphin-safe" would be expanded to the rest of the world in a bid to end a long-running trade dispute with Mexico. The World Trade Organization last November upheld a ruling that the United States was discriminating against Mexican tuna imports by applying the tougher catch verification and documentation rules to Mexican fishing fleets in the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean. Instead of loosening the rules on Mexico, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) published new rules that raised the standards for all other countries.


Nine Americans injured in Brussels attacks: ABC News

Posted: 22 Mar 2016 02:54 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nine Americans were injured in suicide bomb attacks on Brussels airport and a metro train on Tuesday, ABC News reported on Twitter. The ABC News report did not give further details. Three Mormon missionaries from Utah and a U.S. Air Force member and his family were among the Americans hurt in the deadly bomb attacks, government and church officials have said. (Writing by Eric Beech; Editing by Eric Walsh)

Belgium bombings raise security alerts at U.S. airports

Posted: 22 Mar 2016 03:30 PM PDT

A police officer with a dog search bags at Union Station in WashingtonBy Barbara Goldberg and Joseph Ax NEW YORK (Reuters) - Major U.S. transportation hubs were placed on alert on Tuesday, with police out in force, and part of Denver International Airport's main terminal was evacuated in response to a possible security threat after suicide bombings in Brussels killed at least 30 people. Major U.S. airports and other transportation facilities were put on alert following attacks at Brussels Airport and a subway station on Tuesday for which Islamic State, the militant group that has seized large swaths of Iraq and Syria, claimed responsibility. Large numbers of uniformed police officers and National Guard members in fatigues and carrying long weapons patrolled New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport.


Obama visit to Argentina stirs up 'Dirty War' past

Posted: 22 Mar 2016 02:52 PM PDT

In this March 3, 2016 photo, Mothers of Plaza de Mayo human rights group arrive at Plaza de Mayo do their traditional Thursday march in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, March 3, 2016. The human rights group began marching there in 1977 to demand answers from the military junta on their missing relatives.When President Barack Obama's state visit to Buenos Aires Wednesday, a day before the 40th anniversary of the 1976 military coup has raised questions about the United States' relationship with one of the most repressive military dictatorships in Latin American history. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — When President Barack Obama's state visit to Buenos Aires was announced early this year, Argentina's new president cast it as a sign that the South American nation was on a U.S.-backed path to investment and modernization that would help it conquer its economic problems.


Senegal votes to limit presidential terms to five years

Posted: 22 Mar 2016 02:50 PM PDT

Polling station officials sit behind a ballot box during a referendum on constitutional reforms in Dakar on March 20, 2016Senegal has voted overwhelmingly in favour of limiting presidential terms to five years, the country's interior minister said Tuesday, after a weekend referendum widely seen as a test of the president's popularity. Interior minister Abdoulaye Daouda Diallo said that 62.9 percent voted "Yes" on constitutional reforms while 37.1 per cent voted against it. The official referendum results will be published on Friday by the country's electoral commission and require constitutional court approval.


World condemns Brussels bombings as strike on European democracy

Posted: 22 Mar 2016 02:49 PM PDT

A picture taken on March 22, 2016 shows the Eiffel Tower in Paris illuminated in the colours of the Belgian flag in tribute to the victims of terrorist attacks in BrusselsWorld leaders united Tuesday in condemning the carnage in Brussels and vowed to combat terrorism after the strike by Islamic State jihadists on the symbolic heart of Europe. As Belgians mourned, several global landmarks including the Eiffel Tower in Paris and the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin were lit up in the black, yellow and red of the national flag. The European Union vowed to defend democracy and combat terrorism "with all necessary means" after the attacks on Brussels airport and as well as train at a metro station only a short walk from the EU's core institutions.


Obama thrills Cubans with call for change

Posted: 22 Mar 2016 02:47 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama speaks at the Gran Teatro de la Habana in Havana on March 22, 2016US President Barack Obama told Cubans on Tuesday he wants to "bury" decades of Cold War conflict and then joined his counterpart Raul Castro for some baseball diplomacy to wrap up his historic visit to the communist island. Speaking from Havana's ornate Gran Teatro, Obama -- the first US president to visit Cuba in 88 years -- thrilled Cubans with a call for democracy and greater freedom of expression. "I have come here to bury the last remnant of the Cold War in the Americas," Obama said to cheers during his unprecedented speech, carried live on Cuba's tightly controlled state television.


El Shorbagy starts British Open squash title defence

Posted: 22 Mar 2016 02:46 PM PDT

Mohamed El Shorbagy of Egypt (R) hits a return during the final of the CIMB KL Open Squash Championship in Kuala Lumpur on March 31, 2013Mohamed El Shorbagy admits he got exactly what he didnâ t want to begin the defence of his British Open title on Tuesday, but managed to handle the discomfort anyway. The world number one from Egyptâ s well-taken 11-7, 12-10, 11-4 win over Nicolas Mueller, the former top-20 player from Switzerland, suggested he has been developing the knack of keeping the mindset he needs. "I said to my brother (Marwan) that Nicolas Mueller was the one guy I didnâ t want in the first round â and I got him," El Shorbagy admitted.


Morocco closes UN military liaison office in W. Sahara

Posted: 22 Mar 2016 02:45 PM PDT

An UN vehicle arrives to the headquarters of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) on May 13, 2013 in LaayouneThe United Nations said Tuesday it has closed its military liaison office in Dakhla, Western Sahara at the request of Morocco and withdrew three military observers posted there. It was the latest twist in a running dispute between the world body and Morocco, which was angered when UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon recently referred to the "occupation" of the disputed territory. The three observers were transferred Monday to Ausserd in the western part of the Moroccan-controlled territory, UN spokesman Farhan Haq said.


Police issue wanted notice for suspect after Brussels attacks

Posted: 22 Mar 2016 02:40 PM PDT

Police issued a wanted notice for a man suspected of involvement in Tuesday's bomb attacks at Brussels airport that left at least 10 people dead. Calling for information, they issued a photograph of a man, dressed in a white shirt and jacket and wearing a dark hat as he pushed a luggage trolley through the airport.

Trump backs waterboarding and 'a lot more' after Brussels attacks

Posted: 22 Mar 2016 02:40 PM PDT

Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) afternoon general session in WashingtonBy John Whitesides WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump said on Tuesday the United States should use waterboarding and other harsh interrogation techniques when questioning terror suspects, and renewed his call for tougher U.S. border security after the attacks in Brussels. "Waterboarding would be fine. If they can expand the laws, I would do a lot more than waterboarding," Trump said on NBC's "Today" program, adding he believed torture could produce useful leads.


Kerry to meet Putin to push peace in Syria, Ukraine

Posted: 22 Mar 2016 02:35 PM PDT

US Secretary of State John Kerry delivers a statement on Syria at the State Department in Washington, DC, March 15, 2016US Secretary of State John Kerry heads to Moscow this week for talks with President Vladimir Putin, hoping to build momentum for peace in Syria after a partial Russian withdrawal and to restore a fragmenting ceasefire in Ukraine. Having ensured that he has a seat at the top table of world diplomacy and that his allies in Damascus are in no immediate danger of defeat, Putin has ordered the bulk of his forces out of Syria without suffering great losses. Now, observers say, his separatist proxies in Ukraine are increasing pressure on the ceasefire line there, hoping that Europe's commitment to renew sanctions will waver this summer before Russia's September parliamentary polls.


Trudeau takes Canada back into the red to boost growth

Posted: 22 Mar 2016 02:23 PM PDT

Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada pauses as he visits United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the UN in New York on March 16, 2016Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal government announced Tuesday massive spending to try to force an end to years of stagnant growth recently compounded by the oil rout. The government says it hopes to boost growth by 0.5 percent in 2016-2017, and by 1.0 percent the following fiscal year. Critics, however, say the scheme will create a larger government, not jobs.


UN chief Ban condemns 'despicable' Brussels attacks

Posted: 22 Mar 2016 02:18 PM PDT

Emergency services take care of wounded people outside the Maalbeek metro station in Brussels on March 21, 2016 after a blast at the station located near the EU institutionsUN chief Ban Ki-moon condemned Tuesday's deadly attacks in Brussels, calling them "despicable" and demanding that those responsible face justice. Around 35 people died and more than 200 were injured when a series of blasts ripped through Brussels airport and a metro train during the morning rush hour in the latest attacks to rock Europe. "The despicable attacks today struck at the heart of Belgium and the center of the European Union," said a statement from Ban's office.


First pitch before game in Cuba? Obama leaves it to the pros

Posted: 22 Mar 2016 02:11 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 5, 2010, file photo, President Barack Obama, wearing a Washington Nationals jacket and a Chicago White Sox hat, delivers a ceremonial pitch before the Washington Nationals home opening baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Nationals Park in Washington. Obama freely admits he didn't play much baseball as a kid. Despite early talk Obama might be on the mound to throw out the first ball in Havana on Tuesday, March 22, 2016, he's not listed in the starting lineup at Estadio Latinoamericano when the Tampa Bay Rays face the Cuban national team. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)HAVANA (AP) — President Barack Obama let some actual aces take care of the first pitches in Cuba.


Pedestrian strip becomes canvas of support in Brussels

Posted: 22 Mar 2016 04:04 PM PDT

Two people write solidarity messages in chalk outside the stock exchange in Brussels on Tuesday, March 22, 2016. Explosions, at least one likely caused by a suicide bomber, rocked the Brussels airport and subway system Tuesday, prompting a lockdown of the Belgian capital and heightened security across Europe. At least 26 people were reported dead. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)BRUSSELS (AP) — A pedestrian strip outside the stock exchange in Brussels became a colorful canvas of support and defiance after Tuesday's deadly bombings as those wanting to show solidarity chalked messages — in French, Flemish, English, Arabic and Cyrillic script and more.


Pulisic could join US national team for March 29 qualifier

Posted: 22 Mar 2016 02:03 PM PDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Teenager Christian Pulisic could join the U.S. national team for next week's World Cup qualifier against Guatemala in Columbus, Ohio.

The Latest: Belgium says anti-terror raids taking place now

Posted: 22 Mar 2016 10:59 AM PDT

In this image provided by the Belgian Federal Police in Brussels on Tuesday, March 22, 2016, a man who is suspected of taking part in the attacks at Belgium's Zaventem Airport and is being sought by police. Bombs exploded at the Brussels airport and one of the city's metro stations Tuesday, killing and wounding scores of people, as a European capital was again locked down amid heightened security threats. (Belgian Federal Police via AP)BRUSSELS (AP) — The Latest on explosions at Brussels airport and metro station (all times local):


'Captain' accused in deadly Med migrant shipwreck just a passenger: lawyer

Posted: 22 Mar 2016 01:59 PM PDT

A man identified as Mohammed Ali Malek (R), one of the survivors and understood to be the captain of a boat that overturned off the coast of Libya, on an Italian Coast Guard vesselThe closed-door preliminary hearing in Catania was held to allow the judge to rule on a request from the defence for the black box of a Portuguese freighter, the King Jacob, to be analysed -- a request that was denied. The King Jacob had rushed to the overcrowded trawler's aid in the early hours of April 19, but survivors say the captain of the migrant boat collided with the freighter, sending its passengers over to one side and causing the shipwreck. Tunisian Mohammed Ali Malek was arrested after he was pulled to safety with 27 other men -- the sole survivors -- and charged with multiple manslaughter.


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