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UN: Venezuela’s migrant exodus up to 3 million

By World Tribune on November 9, 2018 Americas, Colombia, Exclusives, Rest of The Best, Top Stories, Venezuela, World Links, World Tribune

by WorldTribune Staff, November 9, 2018 The number of residents who have fled the economic and humanitarian nightmare in socialist Venezuela has topped 3 million, the United Nations said on Nov. 8. The exodus amounts to around one in 12 of the nation’s population. William Spindler of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) appealed […]

500 on overcrowded boat from Libya said lost at sea

By Editor One on April 21, 2016 Africa / Europe, BB Africa, Exclusives, Italy, Libya, Mideast, Top Stories, Turkey, United Nations, World Links

Special to WorldTribune.com Two men who survived when an overcrowded boat sank in the Mediterranean between Libya and Italy described the tragic events that led to the deaths of as many as 500 people. Muaz Mahmud Aymo, a 25-year-old Ethiopian, and Mowlid Isman, a 28-year-old Somali, said they had been on a boat of about […]