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LIBYA

Rescue ship saves 128 stranded migrants

The Ocean Viking rescue vessel has picked up 128 stranded migrants in three operations off the coast of Libya, SOS Mediterranee, a French NGO that runs the ship, said on Saturday. The Italian authorities then designated the port of Ortona, located in the center of the country on the Adriatic coast, to disembark the survivors, much to the dismay of the NGO, which criticized this "distant" choice. "They will have to endure three more days of pointless sailing to finally reach a safe place," the group said in a statement.

SUDAN

More than 800 killed in Darfur attack, UN says

Fighters from a paramilitary force and their allied Arab militias rampaged through a town in Sudan's war-ravaged region of Darfur, reportedly killing more than 800 people in a multiday attack, doctors and the United Nations said. The attack on Ardamata in West Darfur Province this month was the latest in a series of atrocities in Darfur that marked the monthslong war between the Sudanese military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The attack in Ardamata came after the RSF took over a military base in the town after brief fighting on Nov 4.

INDIA

40 workers trapped in road tunnel collapse

At least 40 construction workers were trapped on Sunday after the road tunnel they were building collapsed in northern India, with rescuers scrambling to reach them. The collapse occurred on Sunday morning in the state of Uttarakhand when a group of workers were moving out and replacement workers were going in. Durgesh Rathodi, a state disaster response official, said about 200 meters of the tunnel collapsed. "Oxygen is being supplied through the debris, but more rubble is coming down."

Agencies Via Xinhua