Ship sinking after collision in Bosphorus -agent The Guardian ISTANBUL, Jan 20 (Reuters) - A cargo ship involved in a collision in Turkey's Bosphorus strait on Friday was in danger of sinking, shipping agency GAC said. "The situation on M/V Kayan I is getting critical minute by minute, and there was a rescue operation for the crew," GAC said in a e-mailed note...
SA man hurt in whaler tussle Independent online Anti-whaling campaigners have vowed to continue targeting Japanese whalers, despite three of their crew members, one of them a South African, being injured this week. | On Tuesday, crew members of the Japanese harpoon vessel Yushin Maru No 2 injured three of the crew on board the Steve Irwin, the fl...
Nigerian couple set up 'ingenious' sham wedding to avoid deportation The Daily Telegraph A Nigerian couple employed a "highly sophisticated" scam to stay in this country after the woman assumed the identity of an EU resident her partner had married in a three minute sham ceremony. | Olukayode Olusanya and Zunica Sabina, who was flown in ...
French Navy Ship Moored in Luanda Port All Africa ANGOP (Luanda)-The ship named "Siroco" of the French Navy docked on Friday at the Port of Luanda, where the members of the crew will meet the Angolan navy to exchange experiences. | ...
Lamu Civil Society Wants Port Project Suspended All Africa Nairobi Star (Nairobi)-Civil society groups in Lamu county has filed a petition with the Office of the President demanding the suspension of the multi-billion shillings port project until the government shares all the information on the proposed deve...
Cargo Forwarders Say Better Rail System Will End Port Delays All Africa Nairobi Star (Nairobi)-Freight forwarders and clearing agents have urged the government to improve the railway system to help eradicate delays at the port of Mombasa. They said said the blame game between the Kenya Ports Authority, the Kenya Revenue ...
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Nigeria oil union threats shutdown amid strike Denver Post | LAGOS, Nigeria—A union representing 20,000 oil and gas workers in Nigeria threatened Thursday it would shut down all production starting Sunday to take part in the cripplin...
Places to visit 2012 The Star | Made your travel plans for 2012 yet? Here are 10 places you might want to consider. | In its new book Best in Travel 2012, Lonely Planet nominates its Top 10 countries, regions a...
Freed Somalia hostages need space, privacy, military says CNN January 27, 2012 -- Updated 1232 GMT (2032 HKT) Obama thought of daughters during rescue | Rome (CNN) -- Two aid workers rescued in a U.S. military raid in Somalia need time out of the media spotlight to decompress and recover, the military said Frid...
Transnet workers rise up against union Independent online Durban’s port operations could be plunged into turmoil if Transnet does not solve the problems of casual workers who claim they have been physically abused and robbed of money by members of what they say is an illegal union. | Port manager Rick...
Somalia pirates threaten to kill hostage in wake of Navy SEAL rescue The Daily Mail | Somali pirates have threatened to kill an American hostage after a daring night-time U.S Navy SEAL mission to rescue two foreign aid workers. | The pirates have moved the American hostage at least three times in 24 hours in reaction to the rescue o...
Senegal's president cleared to run for 3rd term Dayton Daily News | DAKAR, Senegal — Senegal's highest court ruled Friday that the country's increasingly frail, 85-year-old president could run for a third term in next month's election, a deep blow to the country's opposition which has vowed to take to the streets if the aging leader does not step aside. | Minutes after the court's verdict, police opened fir...
