The UN says the ship foundered off the coast of Libya late last week, but the witness accounts are only emerging now. It says the ship
broke apart
not far from the shore. One Somali woman said she swam to safety but her four-month-old baby drowned. The UN says as many as 600 people could have been on board, with other witnesses speaking of seeing bodies in the water. The Italian coast guard, which carries out numerous patrols of the Mediterranean, says it
has no knowledge of
the accident.
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The European Union is imposing an arms embargo on Syria following weeks of unrest there. Travel ban and asset freezes have also been issued against 13 Syrian officials. In the latest move to crash anti-government protests, tanks are reported to have entered a western suburb of Damascus.
World News from the BBC
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The government of Cuba has for the first time announced plans to let its citizens leave the country as tourists. The Communist Party approved the preliminary measure about two weeks ago
behind closed doors
as part of a number of reforms. The BBC Havana correspondent says the planned travel reform took most observers by surprise. Under the current system, Cubans need to file an exit request that can be turned down.