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　　Officials have blamed the Tunisian captain of a fishingboat for causing the deaths of hundreds ofmigrants. They say the migrants were locked insidewhen their boat overturned in the Mediterranean Seaover the weekend.

　　Prosecutors said on Tuesday that 27-year-oldMohammed Ali Malek was arrested on suspicion ofkilling many people. The prosecutors said the captainmistakenly turned his overloaded boat into amerchant ship that was coming to its rescue.

　　Only 28 survivors have been brought to Italy from the hundreds of Bangladeshi migrants onboard the boat. Most of the migrants were African and Bangladeshi. Police have said as many as950 people may have died. It appears to be the worst disaster ever among migrants fleeingacross the Mediterranean Sea to Europe.

　　The lead prosecutor said so few people survived because most of the migrants on board hadbeen locked in the lower levels of the fishing boat. Many of the passengers were women andchildren.

　　South Africa to deploy army to prevent attacks on foreigners

　　South Africa's defense minister says the government will deploy soldiers to prevent furtherviolence, after a series of attacks on foreigners in Johannesburg and Durban. Seven peoplehave been killed.

　　The attacks began in early April. They have occurred in poor areas of Johannesburg andDurban. South Africa's defense minister announced Tuesday that soldiers will join with policeto stop the attacks on foreigners.

　　Immigrants from African nations including Congo, Ethiopia, Malawi, Nigeria, Somalia andZimbabwe have been among the targets of the attacks. Many have sought shelter intemporary camps. Some African embassies say many citizens are trying to return to theirhome countries.

　　Egypt's Morsi sentenced to 20 years in prison

　　An Egyptian court sentenced former President Mohamed Morsi to 20 years in prison Tuesday.He was sentenced in connection with the killings of protesters near the presidential palace inCairo in 2012.

　　It is the first sentence in several cases against Mohamed Morsi.

　　The former president escaped a possible death penalty. The court ruled that he and 12 otherMuslim Brotherhood leaders and supporters were guilty of intimidation and violence, but notmurder.

　　Morsi was the country's first democratically elected president. He promised citizens a brighterfuture for Egypt, after the popular uprising that ended the long rule of Hosni Mubarak.

　　CPJ releases list of most-censored countries

　　Eritrea and North Korea were named the most-censored countries in the world by theCommittee to Protect Journalists . On Tuesday, the press freedom group, based in New YorkCity, released this year's list of the 10 countries that restrict their news media the most.

　　Other countries on the list are Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia, Azerbaijan, Vietnam, Iran, China, Burmaand Cuba.

　　According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, the list is based on research of punishmentof journalists and repressive laws used against them. The group also considers limits onInternet access.

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