The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. January 30, 2018 U.N.: 30 African Refugees Drowned Off Coast of Yemen ---------------------------------------------------- The United Nations says at least 30 refugees drowned in the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Yemen last week, after their boat capsized while smugglers were trying to extort the refugees for more money. The refugees were from Ethiopia and Somalia. .