Libya coastguard accused of hampering attempt to save more than 170 people

Médecins Sans Frontières says ‘dangerous manoeuvres’ by coastguard put refugees at even greater risk An NGO performing search and rescue ... for migrants and refugees with more than 3,000 ... Read More

Libya’s coast guard tried to prevent rescue of migrants in the Mediterranean, a German charity says

The German charity SOS Humanity, which operates the rescue ... the coast guard has intercepted migrants in Libyan and international waters and has returned them to Libya. Libya has in recent ... Read More

‘Never-ending humiliation’: Recalling horrors in Libya’s migration centres

And what a smuggler had promised would only be a 10-day stay in Libya before departure to Italy by boat turned into more than ... migrants to brutal detention camps. “They [the Libyan Coast ... Read More

Coastguards rescue 124 migrants off Spain's Canary Islands

The island group is around 100 miles (160 km) from West Africa at the closest point. All the migrants were taken to Gran Canaria. The Reuters Daily Briefing newsletter provides all the news you ... Read More

Libya migrants: UN says attack could be war crime

An attack which killed more than ... in Libya Human rights groups have highlighted the poor conditions at the detention centres where many migrants end up as the EU works with the Libyan ... Read More

More than 100 migrants cross Channel to UK as French coastguard rescues 45

More than 100 migrants arrived in ... The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said 106 migrants made the journey in two boats on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the French coastguard reported that 45 people were ... Read More

More than 80 migrants feared dead in double boat disaster in Mediterranean

More than 80 migrants ... “The Turkish coastguard found the bodies of 22 people,” the local governor’s office said in a statement. There has been a rise in the number of migrants and ... Read More

Greek authorities rescue 100 migrants found in vessel off southern mainland

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say they have rescued 100 migrants found on a smuggling vessel in distress off the country’s southern mainland. The coast guard says the migrants were ... Read More

Migrant crisis: Spain rescues 600 people in busiest day

The death rate among migrants at sea is greater this year than in 2016. The Libya-Italy crossing is longer and more ... their rescue work, alleging threats from the Libyan coastguard. Read More

Russian investigators receive more than 100 missing person reports after Moscow concert hall attack

(CNN) — The final death toll from the Moscow concert hall attack last week could be higher than the 143 confirmed dead, as Russian investigators said they have received more than 100 reports of ... Read More

Migrants to be moved out of five Chicago Park District sites

CHICAGO (CBS) — Hundreds of migrants staying at five Chicago ... shelters," Johnson's office said in a news release. There are more than 100 migrants at Brands Park, 200 at Broadway Armory ... Read More