Valletta, Dhu-AlQa'dah 02, 1435, August 28, 2014, SPA -- A group of some 250 migrants in distress were rescued Thursday off the coast of Malta and were on their way to the Mediterranean island, the Armed Forces of Malta told dpa. A merchant ship helped rescue the migrants, believed to have departed from Libya. They are to be transported to the island via two patrol boats. The rescue operation was the biggest of its kind by Malta this year. --SPA 14:38 LOCAL TIME 11:38 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w