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‘Are We Really the Problem?’ Ask Aid Groups Saving Migrants

Privately-run aid organisations rescuing migrants off Libya have slammed the idea of creating a "code of conduct" for...

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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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Abandoned Migrants Saved In Saharan Desert

Troops in northern Niger have rescued 92 migrants who were on the brink of death in the Sahara Desert, an army...

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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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44 Migrants, Including Babies, Die In Niger Desert

At least 44 migrants, including women and babies, were found dead after their vehicle broke down in the desert of...

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Toddlers Among Dozens Dead In New Med Disaster

At least 34 people including young children drowned Wednesday when they fell off an overloaded migrant vessel in the...

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At Least 30 Migrants Drown In New Med Disaster

At least 30 migrants including young children drowned Wednesday when they fell off an overloaded vessel in the...

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2,300 Migrants Rescued Off Libya

Some 2,300 migrants headed for Italy in 22 barely seaworthy vessels were rescued off the Libyan coast on Thursday, the...

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3,000 Migrants Rescued Off Libya Coast Saturday

The Italian coastguard and other boats rescued some 3,000 migrants from unseaworthy boats off the Libyan coast on...

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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 PM Sarraj Accuses EU of Reneging On Migrant Pledges

The European Union has reneged on pledges to help Libya fight migrant smuggling to Europe, UN-backed Libyan Prime...

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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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Hundreds Feared Dead In the Mediterranean Sea

About 250 people are feared drowned in the Mediterranean after two partially submerged rubber dinghies were found off...

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250 Feared Dead In New Med Migrant Boat Sinkings

Around 250 African migrants are feared to have drowned in the Mediterranean after a charity's rescue boat found five...

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Russia Urges ‘national Dialogue’ At Libya PM Meeting

Russia's foreign minister on Thursday pushed an "inclusive national dialogue" in Libya at talks with its UN-backed...

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Migrant Rescues Off Libya Encourage Traffickers

The head of EU border agency Frontex on Monday criticised charities that rescue migrants off Libya, arguing that they...

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Nearly 2,500 Migrants Rescued Off the Mediterranean

The migrants were picked up in batches by Italian coast guards between Tuesday and Thursday About 2,500 migrants were...