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The rescue, which took place 40 nautical miles north-east of the Libyan capital Tripoli, (about 75 miles, or a third of the way to Malta) followed a request from the Italian Maritime Rescue Co-Ordination Centre.
In one case, it successfully located and rescued 165 migrants from wooden and rubber vessels off the coast of Libya.
The lawsuit blames their deaths on Clinton’s “reckless” handling of classified information on her private email server.
Around 50 people have been resecued from the water.
French surveillance planes spotted the group making advances towards oil fields in Libya.
A Libyan man has been arrested in connection with the killing of 25-year-old police officer Yvonne Fletcher.
And almost €3 million is linked to Al Qaeda, Syria and Iran.
This brings to number of those killed in the Mediterranean this year to more than 2,500.
The bodies of 25 people, including four children, are also on board.
It’s believed that up to 600 people were on board the stricken vessel.
Another Irish Naval vessel will be sent to replace the Éithne, once her mission comes to an end.
The crew has now rescued 1,064 migrnats in the Mediterranean.
In five successful missions, the crew has now rescued 756 migrants in the Mediterranean.
The EU plan will see warships sent to the Libyan coast.
The boats are getting ever more rickety and the numbers crammed on them are increasing.
The captain has been arrested.
Tension is currently mounting in Italy over a recent influx of migrants.
The toppling of Muammar Gaddafi was just the beginning.
The Irish Government made representations on behalf of Abdullah Abu Bakir Hassan’s family in Ireland.
Almost 203,000 cattle and sheep were exported so far this year.
It’s estimated that between 25 and 30 Irish people have traveled to the area where Islamic State is active.
The country’s government has branded the Islamist militias as ‘terrorists’.
Ever wondered how the Marine Corps mobilises so quickly, and how missions are carried out?
Around 200 people have been killed in the last two weeks in Tripoli and Benghazi.
Cashes broke out yesterday when Islamist groups launched an assault on the headquarters of a special forces unit
Everyone’s talking about Mountjoy prison, Gaza protests, and Cork beaches…
A spokesperson said the decision to leave the embassy had not been taken lightly.
Under the Obama administration the NSA has continued to grow and Libya has slipped into chaos, meanwhile relations with Russia are reaching crisis point.
Special forces, working with FBI agents, carried out Sunday’s operation and the suspect
This year marks the first time that all students at Leaving Cert level will sit the new Project Maths exam.
He said in a statement that he would not accept the premiership after the “traitorous attack”.
Saadi Gaddafi was best known as the head of Libya’s football federation and a player who paid his way into Italy’s top division.
The British Foreign Office said it is “urgently seeking” further information.
The death toll is likely to rise, according to witnesses on scene.
It is the third anniversary of the Tunisian protest which sparked a flame across the Middle East and North Africa.
Everybody’s talking about the aid crisis in the Philippines, Labour senator injured and the ASTI’s refusal to accept the Haddington Road deal.
Gunmen opened fire on a crowd demanding their disbandment, officials say.
“They forced us to watch our men being tortured with various methods including batons [and] electric shocks to the feet. Whoever rebelled was tied up”.
Nobody was killed in the blasts, officials confirmed.