Sudanese sisters die in Mediterranean crossing
The three children had left Libya with their mother and brother, hoping to reach Italy. International estimates suggest that this Mediterranean crossing has claimed 30,000 lives in the past decade.
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Infant girl dead in shipwreck buried with father in Italy
A large amount of emotion was seen at the Canicattì cemetery on the Italian island of Sicily during a funeral for a Somali infant girl and her father, who had died in an August 13 shipwreck off Lampedusa. Next to the coffins was the1
One dead, 19 injured and 3 missing after boat sinks off Mallorca
One migrant died and 19 others were injured when a boat sank on Wednesday south of Mallorca, in the archipelago of Spain's Balearic Islands, after drifting for six days. One of those injured is in critical condition while three othe1
Germany's new government suspends refugee resettlement
Germany has halted refugee resettlement after its new government took office in May, a move that has left thousands of vulnerable people stranded -- including Afghans who had already been promised safe passage.
Spain: Canary Islands request more help from Frontex
The Canary Islands have requested more support from Frontex in light of a projected rise in migrant arrival numbers in the coming months. The Spanish archipelago has also called on the European Commission to lend its regional govern1