An Afghan man has died in a gun battle in a forest area in northern Serbia, close to the Hungarian border. Two other men, also Afghan nationals, were injured in the shootout near the town of Subotica.

The bodies of five migrants have been found by Libyan border guards in the desert. Young children have been among the latest victims of the program of migrant expulsions from Tunisia.

Greece's migration minister Dimitris Keridis has pledged his country's support for Italy's efforts to tackle irregular migration.

At least five Moroccan nationals have died in the latest shipwreck off Western Sahara, according to a rights group. Attempts by migrants to reach Europe from Africa's northwest coast are on the rise.