migrants
Shocked by drowned migrants, Europe restores rescue mission
World
April 24, 2015
Shocked by drowned migrants, Europe restores rescue mission
Four days after up to 900 desperate people drowned trying to reach Europe from Libya, EU leaders agreed on Thursday…
Libya’s rival government says would confront EU attacks on traffickers
Middle East
April 23, 2015
Libya’s rival government says would confront EU attacks on traffickers
The group controlling Libya's coastal capital Tripoli said it would "confront" any unilateral European Union moves to attack sites used…
Shipwreck corpses brought ashore in Malta, another boat sinks off Greece
World
April 20, 2015
Shipwreck corpses brought ashore in Malta, another boat sinks off Greece
European Union foreign ministers met on Monday under pressure to produce more than words and save desperate migrants drowning in…
Newspaper: Up to 700 feared dead after migrant boat sinks off Libya
Middle East
April 19, 2015
Newspaper: Up to 700 feared dead after migrant boat sinks off Libya
As many as 700 people are feared dead after a boat carrying migrants capsized off the Libyan coast overnight, the…
400 migrants die in shipwreck off Libya, survivors say
Egypt
April 15, 2015
400 migrants die in shipwreck off Libya, survivors say
About 400 migrants died in an attempt to reach Italy from Libya when their boat capsized, survivors said on Tuesday,…
Italy rescues almost 1,000 migrants at sea, one dead
Middle East
April 11, 2015
Italy rescues almost 1,000 migrants at sea, one dead
Italian and merchant ships have rescued almost 1,000 migrants from three overcrowded skiffs near the coast of Libya and found…
Italy wants North African countries to rescue migrants at sea
World
March 20, 2015
Italy wants North African countries to rescue migrants at sea
Italy wants Egypt and Tunisia to play a role in rescuing stricken migrant vessels in the Mediterranean, a government planning paper…
10 migrants die in Mediterranean, hundreds rescued
World
March 4, 2015
10 migrants die in Mediterranean, hundreds rescued
At least 10 North African migrants died when their rubber boat overturned in the southern Mediterranean while hundreds more from…
UN agency: More than 300 migrants die this week trying to reach Italy
World
February 12, 2015
UN agency: More than 300 migrants die this week trying to reach Italy
More than 300 people probably died this week after attempting to reach Italy from Libya on four separate boats in…
Uncrewed ship with 450 migrants aboard heading for Italy coast
World
January 2, 2015
Uncrewed ship with 450 migrants aboard heading for Italy coast
A merchant ship with no crew and 450 migrants on board is heading towards the Italian coast, the coastguard said…