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Ecuador drug violence: six police wounded in prison riot
Ecuador drug violence: six police wounded in prison riot
by  AFP

Six police were wounded Thursday in the latest prison riot to hit Ecuador, officials said, as the country is gripped by violence blamed on organized crime groups waging a deadly drug war. Groups armed with weapons including car bombs hit more than 18 targets in the two provinces, including police and gas installations, a clinic -- where a civilian was critically wounded -- and a bus terminal.

NGO asks France, Spain, Greece for help in migrant stand-off
NGO asks France, Spain, Greece for help in migrant stand-off
by  AFP

Migrant rescue group SOS Mediterranee said Thursday it had called on the governments of France, Greece and Spain to help find a port for 234 people rescued while trying to reach Europe, after Italy and Malta failed to respond.

Cautious hope for Ethiopia deal to silence the guns
Cautious hope for Ethiopia deal to silence the guns
by  AFP

World leaders and ordinary Ethiopians voiced cautious hope that a breakthrough deal between Ethiopia's government and Tigrayan rebels could signal a permanent end to the brutal conflict in Africa's second most populous country.

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