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French-run rescue ship picks up 80 migrants off Libya

 A ship operated by the humanitarian group Doctors Without Borders has rescued 80 migrants from a rubber dinghy off Libya. Doctors Without Borders said on Twitter Friday that the migrants were in distress, and posted pictures showing the migrants being ferried to the Norwegian-flagged...

Groups urge probe of jail conditions of US citizen in Egypt

Two leading rights groups are demanding an independent probe into detention conditions of an Egyptian-American citizen held in Egypt on terrorism charges. Human Rights Watch and The Freedom Initiative said in a joint statement on Friday that Khaled Hassan had attempted to take his own life...

Rivals keep fighting in Yemen's Aden, bystander killed

Southern separatists and presidential guards fought for a second day Thursday in Aden, the seat of Yemen's government, with at least one person killed, residents said. That followed three deaths and nine injuries when gunfire erupted between the rivals Wednesday, complicating efforts to end...