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ROUNDUP: Eight African migrants die as rescued boat capsizes at port

ROUNDUP: Eight African migrants die as rescued boat capsizes at portSana'a, Yemen  - At least eight Africans drowned, and several others were injured, as a migrant-laden boat capsized at the southern Yemeni port of Aden after a French navy ship pulled the drifted boat to the port, Yemeni coast guard sources said.

The boat capsized when the passengers rushed to one side of the boat, loaded with around 100 migrants, as it was docking at the port, sources told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa.

EXTRA: Eight African migrants die as rescued boat capsizes at port

Eight African migrants die as rescued boat capsizes at port

Thousands gather to protest mafia, remember victims, in Italy

Thousands gather to protest mafia, remember victims, in Italy Naples, Italy  - About 150,000 people gathered in the southern Italian city of Naples Saturday to protest against organized crime and remember its victims.

The crowds, including many younger Italians, came from all over the country, reported Italian media. Several leading politicians also took part in the demonstration.

"The Mafia is neither unbeatable or immortal. That is the strong message of this demonstration," said Antonio Bassolino, president of Italy's Campania region.

More than 300 arrested in protests outside NATO

More than 300 arrested in protests outside NATO Brussels  - Poli

NEWS FEATURE: Dreams of German school shooting victims kept alive

Dreams of German school shooting victims kept aliveBerlin - The dreams and hopes of the youngsters murdered in one of Germany's worst school shootings were kept alive at a memorial service for the victims in the town of Winnenden on Saturday.

Students of the Albertville Secondary School where the massacre occurred wore black T-shirts with the words "I have dream," written in green - the colour of hope.

British court says Total oil giant liable for oil depot explosion

British court says Total oil giant liable for oil depot explosionLondon  - Multinational oil giant Total is liable for damages caused by the explosion at a major oil depot in Britain in which 43 people were injured, the High Court in London ruled Friday.

The 2005 explosion at the Buncefield oil depot in Hemel Hempstead, in the county of Hertfordshire, north of London, was the biggest blast in Europe since the end of World War II.

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