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VIDEO: Drone footage shows migrants' arrival September 23, 2015
Matthew Price looks at one of the Greek hotspots for migrants entering Europe.
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VIDEO: The Olympian who never gave up September 23, 2015
In 1992, 400m medal hopeful Derek Redmond pulled up injured in the semi-final of the Barcelona Olympics, but still finished the race.
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VIDEO: Football legend Pele at 75 September 23, 2015
Football legend Pele is 75 this year. He talked to the BBC about what inspires him and what he makes of football today.
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VIDEO: Pope Francis lands to cheers in US September 22, 2015
President Obama and his Family have greeted Pope Francis upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland.
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VIDEO: Lesbos struggles as 4,000 arrive daily September 22, 2015
The Greek island of Lesbos is still struggling to keep up with the steady flow of migrants and refugees.
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VIDEO: How much does making a drug cost? September 22, 2015
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VIDEO: Refugee crisis: Food and phone charging September 22, 2015
The BBC's Mark Lowen reports from a sports stadium on the Turkey-Greece border where agencies are providing shelter and food to refugees trying to reach Europe.
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VIDEO: On the ground at refugee hotspots September 22, 2015
EU ministers have approved a controversial plan to relocate 120,000 refugees and migrants across the EU using compulsory quotas.
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VIDEO: A guide to strange initiation ceremonies September 22, 2015
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– EGYPT FOILED ATTACK ON SHIPS IN THE SUEZ CANAL
Egyptian officials said, on Saturday 08/31/2013, they have foiled an attack on a container ship which was aimed at disrupting shipping in the busy, stratigic Suez Canal (aee also – Suez 07.09.09).
Canal authority head Mohab Mamish said a “terrorist element” targeted a Panama-flagged vessel on Saturday, but it was undamaged. There were reports of two blasts, but details of the attack are unclear. “The situation was dealt with strictly by the armed forces,” Adm Mamish said in a statement.
Egypt’s Sinai has been hit by a wave of violence since the early Egyptian “Arab Spring” which ousted President Mubarak in early 2011.
The unconfirmed reports said there were two explosions at 12:30 GMT on Saturday as the ship, Cosco Asia, passed through the waterway.
The Suez Canal – between Port Said and Suez – is a vital global trade route between the Red Sea and Mediterranean with worldwide .strategic importance. US warship the San Antonio passed through the waterway, on Thursday 08/29/2013, to join other ships in the Mediterranean that could be used in any strike against Syria after a suspected chemical weapons attack.
It is unknown whether the attack was linked to the continuing protests by Muslims Brotherhood supporters against the 3 July ousting of President Mohammed Morsi by the army (see – EGYPTS III REVOLUTION ).
The unrest has spilled over into the Sinai peninsula, where Islamist militants have carried out frequent attacks on the authorities. Two policemen were killed in separate attacks on Friday, the interior ministry said.
In a separate development, a top militant was arrested in Sinai on Saturday, Associated Press reported, on suspicion of involvement in an ambush last week in which 25 off-duty policemen were shot dead (see – Rafah 08.19.13). The group behind the attack is thought to be linked to Al Qaeda.
The man, Adel Mohammed, also known as Adel Habara according to one official, has already been sentenced to death in absentia for killing soldiers in the Nile Delta in 2012.
Habara’s arrest could potentially undermine militant activities in the area, where over two dozen security men have been killed alone since July. The security official said two other suspects were arrested along with Habara.
On Saturday, an al-Qaeda leader in Iraq released an audio message in which he called on members of the Egyptian army to defect.
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