Dozens killed as migrant boat sinks off Mauritania coast
At least 150 people were on board the migrant vessel that departed from Gambia at the end of November. 83 who were on board swam to shore.
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Tibetan migrant camp cleared by French police near Paris
French police said they removed around 600 Tibetan asylum seekers from a makeshift camp near Paris on Tuesday.
Migrant rescue ships Ocean Viking, Alan Kurdi permitted to dock in Italy
The Alan Kurdi and Ocean Viking rescue ships were given permission to dock in Italian ports on Wednesday morning and safely offload their 121 passengers. Both ships rescued migrants from the Mediterranean on November 28 and had been1
European official says Bosnian migrant camp must close
Temperatures in northwestern Bosnia have dropped below zero, leaving hundreds of migrants in a makeshift forest camp struggling for survival. A senior human rights envoy who visited the camp on Tuesday demanded its immediate closure.
Lamorgese calls for code of conduct for private vessels
Italian Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese has called for a "code of conduct" for private vessels carrying out rescue operations in the Mediterranean. She wants the EU to introduce "rules for the security of migrants and crew membe1