Canary Islands - A would-be immigrant who had come from Africa died Tuesday at a hospital on the Spanish Canary Island of Tenerife, raising the death toll to three on a boat which had carried a total of 123 migrants, health officials said.
The boat arrived on the Canary Island of El Hierro on Monday.
Madrid - Spain will seek changes to the Western strategy in Afghanistan after two Spanish soldiers were killed in a suicide attack there, the daily El Pais reported Tuesday.
Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero's government will request an end to bombing civilians, improvements in coordination between NATO-led ISAF and US troops, United Nations control over them, support of neighbouring Pakistan and Iran, and measures against corruption in the Afghan government.
Madrid - Two would-be immigrants coming from Africa died while attempting to reach Spain's Canary Islands, while nine were in serious condition, local officials said Monday.
The victims were among a total of 123 migrants on board a boat which landed on El Hierro island on Monday.
One of them was dead on arrival, while the other passed away after landing. One of the victims was believed to be a minor. Others among the immigrants were treated for symptoms including dehydration and hypothermia.
The same morning, about 200 Africans tried to storm the frontier of the Spanish enclave of Melilla on the Moroccan coast, local officials said.
Madrid , - Two would-be immigrants coming from Africa died while attempting to reach Spain's Canary Islands, local officials said Monday.
The victims were among a total of 123 migrants on board a boat which landed on El Hierro island on Monday.
One of them was dead on arrival, while the other passed away after landing. At least three others were reported in very serious condition. Health workers said the immigrants suffered from symptoms including dehydration and hypothermia.
Melilla, Spain - Up to 150 African would-be immigrants tried to storm the frontier of Spain's North African enclave of Melilla overnight in an attempt to get into Europe, police said Monday.
Riot police repelled the migrants, who were throwing stones and tried to tear down the gate of the Beni Enzar border post.
Moroccan police helped to disperse the migrants. Several Spanish police officers were reported slightly injured.
The attempt was the fifth by would-be immigrants to enter Melilla since rains caused part of the border fence to collapse on October 26.
In the autumn of 2005, 14 migrants were killed during repeated attempts by thousands of people to storm the Spanish enclaves of Melilla and Ceuta on the Moroccan coast.