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BBC News - Italy's Costa Concordia: 'People started to panic' Cabin steward describes jumping from ship
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More than 4,000 people have been
evacuated after the cruise ship Costa Concordia ran aground off Italy,
with at least six reported dead.
The vessel hit a sandbar on Friday evening near the island of Giglio, and listed about 20 degrees.
People tried to reach land in lifeboats, or by swimming.
Cabin steward Deodato Ordona, says there was a roaring sound, before the ship began to tilt.
The vessel hit a sandbar on Friday evening near the island of Giglio, and listed about 20 degrees.
People tried to reach land in lifeboats, or by swimming.
Cabin steward Deodato Ordona, says there was a roaring sound, before the ship began to tilt.
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BBC News - Italy's Costa Concordia: 'People started to panic'
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At least six people are reported to have died after a cruise ship ran aground off the coast of Tuscany in Italy.
Coastguards were forced to evacuate more than 4,000 passengers and crew from the Costa Concordia, near to the Isola del Giglio.
The ship had sailed earlier on Friday from Civitavecchia port near Rome for a Mediterranean cruise. Passengers were eating dinner, when they heard a loud bang.
Cruise ship shop worker Fabio Costa described scenes of chaos as ''people started to panic''.
Coastguards were forced to evacuate more than 4,000 passengers and crew from the Costa Concordia, near to the Isola del Giglio.
The ship had sailed earlier on Friday from Civitavecchia port near Rome for a Mediterranean cruise. Passengers were eating dinner, when they heard a loud bang.
Cruise ship shop worker Fabio Costa described scenes of chaos as ''people started to panic''.
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Syria - tanks and troops enter town of Zabadani
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Tens of thousands of people took part in
rallies across Syria in support of the Free Syrian Army, a group of
army defectors seeking to topple President Bashar al-Assad.
The Syrian authorities sent troops and tanks into the town of Zabadani, near the Lebanese border, where one large demonstration took place.
One activist group says 12 civilians were killed, three of them children.
The BBC's Tim Whewell reports.
The Syrian authorities sent troops and tanks into the town of Zabadani, near the Lebanese border, where one large demonstration took place.
One activist group says 12 civilians were killed, three of them children.
The BBC's Tim Whewell reports.
Britian - Thieves dig 100ft tunnel to cash machine in Manchester
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Thieves in Manchester dug a 100ft underground tunnel over six months to get to a cash machine.
They used machinery to cut through more than 15in (38cm) of concrete to steal the money in Fallowfield Shopping Precinct, Levenshulme.
The tunnel started from a railway embankment at the rear of the shop, and went under a car park, and beneath the foundations of the store.
The BBC's Charlie Stayt reports.
They used machinery to cut through more than 15in (38cm) of concrete to steal the money in Fallowfield Shopping Precinct, Levenshulme.
The tunnel started from a railway embankment at the rear of the shop, and went under a car park, and beneath the foundations of the store.
The BBC's Charlie Stayt reports.
Italy - Cruise ship Concordia (Costa Crociere) runs aground Isola del Giglio - BBC News Live video & interviews
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At least six people are dead after a luxury cruise ship with 4,200 people aboard ran aground off the Tuscan coast, Italian media reported.The Costa Concordia was on a trip around the Mediterranean when it hit a reef near the Isola del Giglio. The local mayor said he feared further casualties as it was proving difficult to rescue the last passengers.
Most of the 3200 passengers and 1000 crew members had been evacuated, but around 200 to 300 people were still on board, according to the prefect of the nearby city of Grosseto, Giuseppe Linardi.
"At around 8:00 pm (1900 GMT) the 290-metre-long Costa Concordia cruise ship...
Breaking news 10.27 CET - said to be 3 dead not 6 as originally reported
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BBC News - Cruise ship Costa Concordia runs aground off Italy
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BBC News - Cruise ship Costa Concordia runs aground off Italy
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At least six people are reported to have died after a cruise ship ran aground off the coast of Tuscany in Italy.
Coastguards were forced to evacuate more than 4,000 passengers and crew from the Costa Concordia, near to the island of Isola del Giglio.
The ship had sailed earlier on Friday from Civitavecchia port near Rome for a Mediterranean cruise. Passengers were eating dinner, when they heard a loud bang.
The BBC's Andy Moore reports.
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Coastguards were forced to evacuate more than 4,000 passengers and crew from the Costa Concordia, near to the island of Isola del Giglio.
The ship had sailed earlier on Friday from Civitavecchia port near Rome for a Mediterranean cruise. Passengers were eating dinner, when they heard a loud bang.
The BBC's Andy Moore reports.
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Italy - Taxi strike in protest at 'liberalisation' - not taking fares in Rome, Turin or Naples
Published on Jan 13, 2012 by Euronews
http://www.euronews.net/ Row upon row of taxi sat empty and idle in Milan on Friday, as drivers called a one-day unauthorised strike in Italy.
Vehicles were not taking fares in Rome, Turin or Naples either, in a protest against new measures proposed by Prime Minister Mario Monti. The government wants to liberalise the industry, creating more licences and more competition.
Vehicles were not taking fares in Rome, Turin or Naples either, in a protest against new measures proposed by Prime Minister Mario Monti. The government wants to liberalise the industry, creating more licences and more competition.
France - 100 days to presidential poll
Published on Jan 13, 2012 by Euronews
http://www.euronews.net/ It is 100 days until France's presidential election.
And while Nicolas Sarkozy is carving out an increasing share of votes for himself according to opinion polls, he is still forecast to lose his job.
First Lady Carla Bruni has pledged her support for the conservative president who has not officially said he will be standing for re-election. If he does, she says: "I will participate as much as possible."
And while Nicolas Sarkozy is carving out an increasing share of votes for himself according to opinion polls, he is still forecast to lose his job.
First Lady Carla Bruni has pledged her support for the conservative president who has not officially said he will be standing for re-election. If he does, she says: "I will participate as much as possible."
Iran - Day after scientist's killing, Country says it's ready to talk
Published on Jan 13, 2012 by Euronews
http://www.euronews.net/ Iran has given an official funeral to its nuclear scientist Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan, murdered in Tehran on Wednesday when a bomb was attached to his car.
Crowds blamed America and Israel for his killing, and many Iranians believe death squads are trying to slow down Iran's nuclear programme by killing off its scientists.
Roshan was an expert chemist and director of the Natanz uranium enrichment facility in the capital. In the meantime Iran has said it is ready to let UN inspectors back in and talk.
Crowds blamed America and Israel for his killing, and many Iranians believe death squads are trying to slow down Iran's nuclear programme by killing off its scientists.
Roshan was an expert chemist and director of the Natanz uranium enrichment facility in the capital. In the meantime Iran has said it is ready to let UN inspectors back in and talk.
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