Abdel's story: 'We paid 9,000 dinars for the crossing'
Abdel was on a boat that left Tunisia last Thursday and capsized off the coast of Sicily. The teenager was one of 35 survivors – as many as 25 others may have died.
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Spain sends drones, personnel to Senegal to stop boats departing for Canary Islands
Spain has delivered surveillance drones to Senegal, a main country of origin of migrants arriving on Spain's Canary Islands. The number of people reaching the archipelago from West Africa is nearing a record-high.
Serbia: Police raid on migrants in northern border zones
Police in Serbia conducted raids on irregular migrants in several northern border regions at the weekend, following a fatal shootout between smuggler groups.
Slovakia sends troops to Hungarian border to curb migration
The government said more than 40,000 undocumented migrants had been detected within its borders this year. Slovakia is often used as a transit points by migrants crossing into countries in the west of Europe.
Pregnant woman fights for life on board migrant ship after Italy and Libya ignore rescue pleas
A pregnant woman saved from the Mediterranean Sea by NGO Sea-Eye was left fighting for her life after Italian authorities told the humanitarian organization to seek help from Libya. Authorities there also ignored the calls for medic1