Two migrants among five killed on French coast
Two migrants, reportedly Kurds from Iran, were among five people shot dead near Dunkirk over the weekend. A French man suspected of carrying out the shootings has turned himself in.
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At least five dead, dozens missing after migrant boat capsizes off Greek island near Crete
At least five people have been killed and dozens more are believed to be missing after a boat capsized off the coast of the tiny island of Gavdos south of Crete Friday night. Greek authorities said they rescued 39 migrants from the1
Tunisia: At least nine dead and six missing in migrant shipwreck
Tunisian authorities have recovered the bodies of nine people who died trying to cross the Mediterranean. Sea rescue organizations also carried out several rescues in international waters off Libya.
German police acquitted over death of teen migrant Mouhamed Dramé
A court in Germany has acquitted all five police officers accused over the fatal shooting of a teenage asylum seeker two-and-a-half years ago. The plaintiffs announced they would appeal the verdict.
IOM appeals for 30 million US dollars for humanitarian needs in Syria
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has asked for 30 million dollars in funding to assist at least 700,000 people in northwestern Syria in a statement published on December 10.