Libyan authorities intercept boat carrying 220 migrants
The Libyan coast guard has intercepted 220 migrants, including women and children, from a distressed vessel near Tripoli. The migrants were later handed over to national authorities.
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Migrant falls off boat and drowns on way to Lampedusa
One migrant drowned on Monday, August 12, before the boat which she was traveling on was rescued by NGOs and coast guard officials. The surviving 145 passengers were taken to the Sicilian island of Lampedusa, which on Monday recorde1
Two migrants die on boat with 66 migrants on way to Canary Islands
The migrant vessel was traveling to the Canary Islands, as journeys to the archipelago are once again on the rise. In a separate development, some 200 migrants tried to swim from Morocco to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in North Afri1
Turkish coast guard intercepts scores of migrants in a single day
From the crack of dawn to the dead of night, the Turkish coast guard said it intercepted six inflatable boats in various locations in the Mediterranean and Aegean Sea on August 11. Turkey also accused Greek authorities of pushing ba1
Italy: Two alleged gangmasters arrested for 'enslaving farmhands'
Italian police have arrested two people accused of "enslaving" 33 Indian farmworkers by exploiting them in the countryside near Verona.