Eastern Mediterranean

Highly explosive material caused at least one of the blasts in the port of Lebanon's capital city, an official said. Many people were still missing early Wednesday.
Air traffic control agency Eurocontrol issued the warning in the eastern Mediterranean for the next 72 hours.
Many are willing to endure unthinkable horror to escape strife in their homeland.
The sheer number of rafts overwhelmed our flotilla. Tragedies mounted.