Briefs Bound

Tunisia: Train derailment near Msaken kills two, injures 34F

Two people were killed and 34 injured when an overnight passenger train careered off the tracks and overturned in eastern Tunisia on Wednesday, the state-owned SNCFT rail company said. The accident occurred shortly after midnight (2300 GMT) when a train operating...
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Corruption: European parliamentarian charged by Belgian prosecutors in alleged bribery scheme involving Qatar and MoroccoF

Belgian prosecutors on Wednesday charged Italian European Parliament member Andrea Cozzolino with corruption and money laundering in a high-profile graft scandal. The socialist MEP, 60, flew into Belgium on Monday for questioning after being arrested four months ago...
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Tunisia frees journalist held after criticising penal codeF

A Tunisian journalist arrested after criticising a law that criminalises insulting the head of state was released on Thursday, he said after leaving court. Zied El Heni, 59, was kept in custody after being questioned on Tuesday evening over alleged "crimes through...
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Spain: Hundreds of migrants rescued at sea as more boats head to the Canary IslandsF

Emergency services in Spain said Thursday they had saved at least 350 migrants in five separate vessels over the last 24 hours off the Canary Islands.  These latest operations came the day after at least two people drowned attempting the crossing when another vessel...
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