Oil spill threatens Gulf wetlands and wildlife recovery efforts
The Deepwater Horizon spill jeopardizes Louisiana wetlands along the southern coast, vital for migratory birds, fish, and crabs. Rescue teams treat oiled shorebirds while Audubon Institute, National Wildlife Federation, and A Matter of Trust mobilize funds, volunteers, and hair or nylons to create oil booms as long term habitat protection remains essential.
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Underground hawala networks fuel terror funding probes
An informal hawala broker system moves billions in and out of Pakistan Afghanistan and Somalia aiding both legitimate remittances and illicit flows. Investigators link a Times Square plot suspect to hawala funds while arrests in the US target immigration violations and Iran embargo cases. Brokers use IOUs and cash deliveries within days, evading formal banks and complicating law enforcement efforts.
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Dutch crash survivor could go home this weekend
In Tripoli Libya authorities said 9-year-old Ruben Van Assouw the sole survivor of a South Africa bound jet crash may be flown to the Netherlands by Saturday. He remains stable as doctors note his progress and privacy is being guarded.
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Ruben van Assouw
South Africa
Sadiq Bendala
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Foreign Ministry
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