An Israeli woman and an Italian man survived on a life raft for eight days in the Arabian Sea after their yacht sank in a storm, the Indian coast guard said Tuesday. “Only after we were rescued did I realize how scary it was. We didn’t have any food or water left. All we thought about was how to get out of it alive,” Libi Belozerzki, 27, said, adding that they managed to catch some fish and a sea turtle, which they ate raw.
Pakistan: Clashes with insurgents
Up to 250 people, including at least 45 soldiers, have been killed in fierce fighting in northwestern Pakistan over the past four days, with Pakistani military jets bombing suspected insurgent hideouts amid tough resistance, officials and residents said Tuesday. The military said that at least 150 insurgents had been killed in the battles in North Waziristan, a remote tribal region that al-Qaida and Taliban fighters have used as a base for operations.
Sudan: Attack on town denied
The Sudanese military denied Tuesday that government forces carried out an attack on the rebel-controlled town of Muhajeria in the Darfur region that international observers said left dozens of people wounded. On Tuesday, international observers in Darfur said more than 40 people were wounded in the attack, but they could not confirm any deaths.
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