At least five people died after an unseaworthy fishing boat carrying migrants overturned just off the coast of western Sicily, throwing those on board into the water. The boat had set out from Tunisia.
Wars, persecution, violence, and human rights violations have pushed the number of displaced people worldwide even higher, says a UNHCR report.
As Pakistan's deportation deadline for undocumented migrants nears, Afghans who have lived there for decades are looking for avenues toward the right to remain in the country.
A shootout between migrants at an abandoned warehouse complex has left three people dead and one person seriously injured. It came in an area known to be used by people smugglers.
Spain has revealed it plans to convert sites such as military barracks into new accommodation for 3,000 migrants. The shelters will house some of the migrants being transferred from the Canary Islands, where more than 23,500 people1