Doubts over new bridge into Africa
Matt Brown, Foreign Correspondent

Last Updated: August 28. 2008 11:59PM UAE / August 28. 2008 7:59PM GMT

NAIROBI // Osama bin Laden is famous for bringing down huge structures. Now his half-brother wants to make a name for himself by building one.Tarek bin Laden, the half-brother of the world’s most [...]

70 African migrants missing in Mediterranean
Aug 28, 2008
GENEVA (AP) — A harrowing boat journey across the Mediterranean left some 70 African migrants missing after rough seas capsized the craft, the U.N. refugee agency said Thursday, calling on Malta to release the eight survivors from detention.
A Maltese fishing trawler rescued the eight on Tuesday. Authorities said [...]