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Italy Threatens To BAN Migrant Vessels Amid ‘unsustainable’ Influx

Italy has threatened to close its ports to aid groups rescuing migrants off Libya's coast as it struggles to cope with...

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Migrants Dice With Death On Flimsy Boats and In the Desert

Maria gave smugglers all her family savings and crossed three countries and the searing Libyan desert, but when she...

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‘We Locked Ourselves In’

It is not an experience he's keen to repeat but Carmelo Cuzzolino is resigned to the inevitable as stretched resources...

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As Many As 30 Migrants Feared Dead In Mediterranean

Migrants rescued from a rubber boat that left Libya last week said as many as 30 people were trampled or drowned during...

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Italian FM In Libya For Talks On Peace and Migrants

Italian Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano on Saturday held talks in Tripoli with top Libyan officials on peace efforts...

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Migrant Rescuers, Island Mayor Win UNESCO Peace Prize

UNESCO awarded its prestigious peace prize on Wednesday to migrant rescue association SOS Mediterranee and the mayor of...

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Frenzied Rescues In Med Save Over 2,000 Migrants

Rescue vessels in the Mediterranean worked flat out Friday to rescue over 2,000 people from flimsy dinghies as...

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At Least 97 Migrants Missing As Boat Sinks Off Libya

At least 97 migrants were missing after their boat sank on Thursday off the Libyan coast, a navy spokesman said....

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Libya Says EU Naval Operation ‘encourages’ Migrants

Libyan Foreign Minister Mohamad Taher Siala on Friday urged the EU to rethink its naval operation in the Mediterranean,...

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146 Migrants Feared Missing After Boat Capsizes In Med

About 146 migrants are feared missing after their boat capsized after leaving Libya, according to a Gambian man who was...

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146 Migrants Feared Missing After Boat Capsizes In Med

About 146 migrants are feared missing after their boat capsized after leaving Libya, according to a Gambian man who was...

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Smugglers Kill 22 African Migrants On A Beach In Libya

People-smugglers have been blamed for the death of 22 African migrants whose bodies were found buried on a beach in...

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Migrants Get Three Mins To Call Home

After an 11-month journey across desert and sea, Mohamed finally hears his mother's voice once more thanks to a Red...

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Five Missing After 122 Migrants Rescued Off Libya

Five people remained missing on Sunday after scores of migrants in an inflatable boat were rescued in turbulent waters...