DAKAR -- Twelve bodies were recovered early Wednesday off the coast of Joal-Fadiouth in the Mbour department, western Senegal, following the capsizing of a pirogue carrying migrants, according to the Senegalese Press Agency (APS).
The death toll remains provisional, with 35 survivors having been handed over to the local gendarmerie brigade for the ongoing investigation into the accident, the APS reported, citing security sources. (Senegal-Boat-Incident)
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BANGKOK -- Military delegates from Thailand and Cambodia convened a meeting at the Thai side of the border in Chanthaburi province on Wednesday to prepare for formal talks regarding a ceasefire and monitoring mechanisms along their disputed border.
The secretariat-level meeting of the General Border Committee (GBC) began at the Ban Phak Kat permanent checkpoint. At around 4:25 p.m. local time, the Cambodian delegation arrived for a half-hour preliminary discussion. (Thailand-Cambodia border clash)
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TRIPOLI -- Salah al-Namroush, deputy chief of staff of the Libyan army, will serve as the army's temporary chief of staff until a new chief is appointed, head of the Libyan Presidential Council Mohamed al-Menfi announced on Tuesday night.
Libya's army chief of staff, Mohammed al-Haddad, and four other military officials were killed when their business jet crashed south of Ankara on Tuesday evening, Libyan and Turkish authorities said. (Libyan-Officials-Plane Crash)
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BRUSSELS -- The European Commission on Wednesday strongly condemned a U.S. decision to impose travel restrictions on five European individuals, including former European Commissioner Thierry Breton, warning it would act "swiftly and decisively" to defend the bloc's regulatory autonomy if needed.
"Freedom of expression is a fundamental right in Europe and a shared core value with the United States across the democratic world," a Commission spokesperson said in an attributable response to Xinhua. (EU-US-Travel Restrictions). ■
