News in Brief- (12-11-2018)

Coast Guard rescue 86 Haitian migrants from dangerous freighter

MIAMI, Nov 11: Coast Guard officials have rescued nearly 100 Haitian migrants from a dangerously overloaded freighter. Miami Coast Guard officials said their helicopter crew spotted the overcrowded, 40-foot sail freighter near Cuba on Saturday. Officials deployed a cutter from Key West to rescue the migrants, saying the vessel was not equipped to carry its passengers and was perilously overcrowded. Coast Guard officials said it could have been a life threatening situation for the 86 migrants onboard. Once safely on the Coast Guard cutter, the migrants were given food, water and medical treatment. — AP

Seven villagers perish as

landslides hit Sumatra

JAKARTA, Nov 11: Seven villagers were killed on Saturday night when landslides struck Nias Selatan district of Indonesia's North Sumatra province, head of provincial disaster management agency Riadil Ahir Lubis told Xinhua by phone on Sunday. — Xinhua

Unidentified security forces detain Pakistan journalist

ISLAMABAD, Nov 11: The wife of a Pakistani journalist says he was detained by unidentified security forces and has been unreachable for more than 24 hours. Nasrullah Khan's wife, Ghulam Fatima, says he was taken from their home early Saturday by armed men, some wearing uniforms, who said he would be released after questioning. They also took his computer. Khan works as a subeditor for a local daily in Karachi. Maqsood Yousufi, the head of the Karachi Press Club, said Sunday that armed men barged into the club on Thursday and videotaped the premises. —AP