117 bodies found off Libyan coast as boat carrying hundreds of migrants sinks
The two sinkings were the latest deadly disasters for refugees and migrants hoping to find better lives in Europe.
Jun 04, 2016, 00:00 AM ISTAt least 700 people on board capsized boat off Greece
A boat carrying hundreds of migrants has capsized off the Greek island of Crete and a major rescue operation is underway, the Greek coastguard said Friday.
Jun 03, 2016, 13:47 PM ISTMore than 700 feared dead in recent Mediterranean crossings
Survivor accounts have pushed to more than 700 the number of migrants feared dead in Mediterranean Sea shipwrecks over three days in the past week, even as rescue ships saved thousands of others in daring operations.
May 30, 2016, 16:34 PM ISTUp to 700 migrants feared dead in Mediterranean this week: UN
Up to 700 migrants are feared to have drowned in deadly shipwrecks off the coast of Libya this week, the UN`s refugee agency said Sunday, citing survivor testimony.
May 29, 2016, 15:53 PM ISTRescued migrants say ship sank off Italy with hundreds aboard
Migrants rescued from two boats in the Mediterranean this week told humanitarian workers in Italy that they saw another vessel carrying some 400 migrants sink, Save the Children said on Saturday.
May 29, 2016, 09:27 AM ISTMore than 2,000 boat migrants rescued off Italy, 45 dead
It is not known how many people had been on board the boat before it began to deflate.
May 28, 2016, 03:30 AM ISTThousands of migrants saved in 23 rescue operations off Libya
Officials fear the numbers trying to make the crossing to Italy will increase as weather conditions continue to improve.
May 25, 2016, 05:48 AM IST2,000 migrants rescued from Mediterranean: Italian coast guard
They did not give the nationalities of those saved, but most of the migrants who undertake the perilous journey in overcrowded vessels come from sub-Saharan Africa.
May 24, 2016, 06:41 AM ISTGovernment's insensitive attitude over Kashmiri migrants in J&K Part IV
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May 21, 2016, 00:32 AM ISTGovernment's insensitive attitude over Kashmiri migrants in J&K Part III
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May 21, 2016, 00:30 AM ISTMigrants rescued off Sicily are not Syrians, says UN
There were hardly any Syrian migrants among the 800 people rescued off Sicily, contrary to earlier reports from Italy`s coastguard, the UN and the International Organization for Migration have confirmed.
May 14, 2016, 14:00 PM ISTItaly raises migrant boat`s cargo of death from the deep
Italy has begun the grisly task of raising a corpse-packed trawler from the seabed near Libya, a year after up to 800 migrants perished in the Mediterranean`s deadliest disaster since World War II.
May 12, 2016, 15:28 PM ISTPanama to transfer stranded Cuban migrants to Mexico
Panama authorities on Monday will begin transferring 3,400 US-bound Cuban migrants to Mexico who were stranded without papers.
May 09, 2016, 08:57 AM ISTPope Francis urges Europe to tear down walls, build social economy
Pope Francis on Friday urged Europe to "tear down" the walls being built to keep out migrants and to create a radical new "social economy" serving the many not the few.
May 06, 2016, 17:16 PM IST84 migrants still missing after boat sinks off Libya: International Organization for Migration
The additional migrant flow from the Syrian conflict has put further pressure on search and rescue operation efforts.
May 01, 2016, 00:51 AM IST84 migrants still missing after boat sinks off Libya: IOM
Twenty-six people were rescued from the boat which sank on Friday, and were questioned overnight.
Apr 30, 2016, 20:58 PM ISTMigrants seek new routes into Balkans after formal borders sealed
As dusk fell on Saturday evening, a Reuters witness saw a group of up to 70 people crossing into Macedonia from Greece, at a point where there is no razor wire fence between the two countries.
Apr 24, 2016, 20:13 PM ISTOver 400 migrants feared dead in Mediterranean
Over 400 migrants were believed to have drowned in the Mediterranean on Monday after four boats capsized and another began to sink, according to reports.
Apr 18, 2016, 22:54 PM ISTItaly insists `no invasion` after spike in migrant arrivals
Italy insisted Friday it was not facing an "invasion" after a spike in migrant boat crossings from Libya exacerbated fears the country is on the verge of becoming the main entry point for people trying to reach Europe.
Apr 15, 2016, 19:43 PM IST