A prosecutor in the Sicilian city of Siracusa has said there was no evidence of links between NGOs rescuing migrants off Libya and migrant traffickers, even as Italian bishops blasted the "indiscriminate political fire" being traine1
Germany's president has arrived in Rome for a visit expected to focus on refugee policy in the European Union. Frank-Walter Steinmeier says Germany and Italy are carrying the greatest burden of the migrant influx.
This picture shows an image in an exhibition on refugees by renowned German photographer Herlinde Koelbl.
A boat carrying 58 migrants ran aground off the coast of Chios over the bank holiday weekend without any casualties. Three Ukrainian citizens on board, who are suspected to be traffickers, have been held for questioning.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel urges leaders in the Gulf region to take in more refugees and provide humanitarian aid for those fleeing conflict in the Middle East. Hungary completes a second fence to keep out migrants, and sub-Sa1