Donoghue and Rosen go to the heart of his defense that this is.

attempt to reach Europes southern shores from North Africa.Salvatore Cavalli / AP Last weekend.

Egypt and Algeria for Italy and Malta.Malta did not rescue any person in distress.Secretary General Antonio Guterres

officials stressed the need to tighten three-way security cooperation with Washington and Tokyo.or be linked to North Korean preparation to launch a spy satellite.

Experts say the discussions among world leaders at Japans Group of Seven meetings in May could be crucial for maintaining diplomatic pressure on North Korea.

North Korea unveiled a new type of nuclear warhead in late March.The State Department declined to be more specific about the process that goes into making a determination one way or another.

The family received notice via a letter from the U.and the designation does not guarantee that a person will be released.

but the government does not actively seek their release.more than three years after he was arrested on espionage charges.