Global Week in Review: Hundreds of Migrants Killed in Mediterranean Shipwreck
European Union charges Google with search abuse, plus more.
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Shipwreck in Mediterranean Kills as Many as 400 - The European Union accuses Google of antitrust violations, plus more. — Patrice PeckHundreds of migrants are presumed dead following a shipwreck that the UN refugee agency has called one of the deadliest known migrant tragedies in the last decade, AP reports. As many as 550 people were on board a smuggler’s boat traveling to Europe when it capsized in the Mediterranean Sea. Some of the 144 rescued survivors told aid workers that about 400 aboard had drowned. According to UNHCR, an estimated 3,500 migrants died in the Mediterranean last year, up from 600 in 2013.(Photo: AP Photo/Adriana Sapone)
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Google Charged With Antitrust Violations - The European Union has accused Google of search abuse, BBC reports. Margrethe Vestager, the European Union’s antitrust chief, has filed a complaint against the search giant, charging the company of abusing its dominance in web searches by promoting its own shopping links ahead of competitors. Google’s search chief rejected the accusation on the company’s blog.(Photo: Google)
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U.S. and Cuba Ties Warm Prompting Talks About Fugitives - The State Department announced Wednesday that the U.S. and Cuba are set to open talks about fugitives granted asylum in the Caribbean nation, including former Black Panther member Assata Shakur, AP reports. The agreement comes after President Barack Obama's decision to take Cuba off of the U.S.'s list of state sponsors of terror. Department spokesman Jeff Rathke also said Cuba has agreed to enter into a law enforcement dialogue with the United States that will work to resolve these cases.(Photo: AP Photo/Desmond Boylan)
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Farc Rebels Kill 10 Colombian Soldiers - At least 10 soldiers were killed in Colombia during a fight with Farc rebels, BBC reports. The attack violated a unilateral ceasefire declared by the left-wing group in December. "I have ordered the armed forces to lift the suspension of air strikes on Farc positions until further notice," President Juan Manuel Santos said on Wednesday. Both the U.S. and Europe have listed Farc as a terrorist organization.(Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos waves before the start of a march for peace on April 9, 2015. Photo: AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
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The Time to Travel to Europe Is Now - Now is the time to take that summer vacation to Europe, according to tourism experts. The continent has become a cheaper destination for international tourists — by as much as 25 percent — thanks to the steep drop of the euro's value. Vacations in Europe are "not only affordable, but even a relatively inexpensive option in comparison to some pricier U.S. destinations," Joseph A. Moscone of Booking.com said in an email to the AP.(Photo: AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)
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