Italian coastguard says nine migrants dead after boat capsizes off Lampedusa

The Italian coast guard rescued 22 people and recovered nine bodies after a smugglers’ boat capsized in a storm about 30 miles south of the island of Lampedusa, authorities said. Survivors indicated ... Read More

Italy migrant boat: Captain says she disobeyed orders due to suicide fears

The German captain of a charity ship said she disobeyed orders not to dock in Italy because ... She could face 10 years in prison if convicted. Her ship had rescued 53 migrants off Libya on ... Read More

Survivors say at least 60 migrants die attempting to cross Med: aid group

The group's Ocean Viking rescue ship is currently ... on the Central Mediterranean route, the world's most dangerous migrant passage. Last year, 3,105 migrants died or were reported missing ... Read More

Three minors die, 19 migrants rescued at Greece's Chios island

ATHENS, April 10 (Reuters) - Greece has recovered the bodies of three minors and rescued 19 migrants after their dinghy hit rocks ... ideology not motive, police say 5:12 PM UTC · Updated ago Middle ... Read More

Immigration News & Videos - ABC News

ABC News Mireya Villarreal discusses the immigration crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border, from the ongoing legal battle of SB4 in Texas and a lack of funding for an immigration bill. Hours after the ... Read More

Hundreds of Migrants Rescued in Mediterranean, NGO Says

Crews aboard the rescue ship had reportedly picked up 224 people from several different boats between Wednesday and Thursday, bringing the total number of migrants ... Ancona on Italy’s coast ... Read More

Migrants in the Mediterranean

It has been called the world's most deadly migration route ... Most of them are picked up by charity boats before being taken to ports in Italy. The whole process has become increasingly ... Read More

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The Treasury secretary, Janet Yellen, said that new sanctions could be announced within days and would likely focus on limiting Iran’s oil exports. American officials sought to reassure the U.K ... Read More

Migrants celebrate and dance after being rescued

Migrants from Syria ... boarding the Geo Barents rescue ship. The ship is now making its way towards Civitavecchia port in Italy. Slam poet Emi Mahmoud wants the world not to forget Sudan ... Read More

29 migrants rescued from boat off Greek island's coast

A group of 29 migrants was rescued ... Fox News' "Antisemitism Exposed" newsletter brings you stories on the rising anti-Jewish prejudice across the U.S. and the world. Read More

Eight-year-old boy travels 3,500 miles in search of a school

To get to Italy Oumar braved the world ... rescued by the NGO lifeboat Ocean Viking. The boat had just responded to another drifting migrant vessel from Libya, one that saw some 60-100 people die. Read More