•Boat sinks on the high sea A shipwreck off Yemen has killed at least 68 people, the UN’s migration agency said today, with dozens still missing after the boat carrying mostly Ethiopians sank. The International Organisation for Migration’s country chief of mission, Abdusattor Esoev, told our correspondent that “as of last night, 68 people aboa...
•Boat mishap Rescuers have recovered some 20 bodies after a boat carrying people and merchandise capsised today on Lake Kivu in eastern DR Congo, security and harbour sources said. The vessel, which had come from the town of Minova in the South Kivu province, sank mid-morning on Thursday just 100 metres (109 yards) away from […]

