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- 140 drown in DR Congo shipwreck
Abbas resists push for direct talks with Israel CAIRO: The Palestinian president is refusing to move to direct peace negotiations with Israel, as the Arab League meets Thursday to decide whether to add its weight to U.S. and Israeli pressure for
- Up to 140 feared dead as boat sinks in DR Congo
Friday, As many as 140 people are feared dead after a boat sank on the Kasai River, a tributary of the Congo River, in the , a country in central Africa. The country, of equivalent size to western Europe, has very poor road infrastructure, meaning that
- Uphill task to solve Congo's conflict minerals
NUMBI, Democratic Republic of Congo - Marie keeps her cash hidden in her "I love Jesus" hat, Samy in his socks. Selling gold and gemstones to other countries, the smugglers are small-time players in an illegal trade worth tens of millions of dollars
- 80 dead in Congo ferry disaster
(CNN) -- Eighty people were killed late Tuesday in a ferry accident in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a government spokesman confirmed Thursday. Mende Omalanga, the spokesman, told CNN the accident occurred on the Congo River, a major transport and
- 140 die as boat capsizes in DR Congos Kasai river
140 die as boat capsizes in DR Congo’s Kasai river KINSHASA Two children were plucked from the waters around a capsized boat in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the only survivors of a tragedy feared to have killed around 140 people, officials said on
- Congo boat accident kills 138 people
Some 138 people have died after an overloaded boat carrying passengers and goods capsized in bad weather in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The accident took place on Wednesday on a stretch of river in the western Bandundu province, some 300 km east of
- Scores dead as boat capsizes in Congo
At least 140 people have died after a ferry overturned in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a local official said on Thursday. There were conflicting reports about how many people have survived. The boat overturned on Wednesday after hitting a sandbank
- 138 feared killed in Congo boat mishap
TRAGEDY struck on Wednesday in Democratic Republic of Congo, as 138 people were feared killed when an overloaded boat carrying passengers and goods capsized in bad weather, the police have said. According to Reuters, the accident occurred on a stretch of
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