November 25: PONTA DELGADA: A Portuguese Air Force helicopter on Tuesday rescued 21 crewmen from a Panamanian cargo vessel torn in two by violent storms off the mid-Atlantic Azores islands. But the Portuguese Navy said the ship's stern section did not appear to be in immediate danger of sinking and nine other crewmen would remain on board in an attempt to save it. The rescued men were part of a 34-strong, mainly Italian, crew who took refuge in the stern of the stricken MSC Carla after it broke apart in gales that whipped up 10-metre waves.Bangla violenceRAJSHAHI: Students fought with home-made bombs and knives on a northern Bangladesh campus wounding at least 20 people, including six security personnel, police said.HK deporteesHONG KONG: Hong Kong on Tuesday forcibly repatriated another batch of 104 Vietnamese migrants and illegal immigrants, the fourth such repatriation since the July 1 handover to China.
