Libya disaster: Hundreds of migrants among the dead, many still missing
In northeastern Libya, volunteers continue to search for survivors of last week’s storm. The UN estimates that as many as ten percent of those killed were migrants.
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Italy extends detention period to deter migrant crossings after Lampedusa surge
The Italian government, struggling with a surge in arriving migrants, on Monday passed measures to lengthen the time they can be detained and ensure more people who have no legal right to stay are repatriated, government officials s1
Italy calls for development aid to manage migration
The Italian foreign minister is pushing for bodies like the European Investiment Bank and the International Monetary Fund to increase development aid for Africa in the hope that can help manage migration across the Mediterranean to1
Migrants thank Palermo doctors for medical treatment
Two young North Africans who had previously undergone dialysis in their home country wrote to the medical staff of the nephrology department of a hospital in Palermo on the Italian island of Sicily to express their gratitude.
Toddler arrives alone on Lampedusa, many want to foster him
A toddler that seems to have no known family near him has arrived on Lampedusa and it is unclear what will happen to him now.