At least 16 migrants have died in a boat accident off the coast of the Senegalese capital Dakar in West Africa. According to police, the boat was sailing on the Atlantic Ocean towards Spain's Canary Islands when it hit a rock and sa1
The deportation of an Iraqi couple evicted from church asylum in Germany has been called off. But rights groups remain concerned by the actions of local immigration authorities.
According to Europol and Interpol, law enforcement agencies from five EU countries have "disrupted" an intercontinental criminal network that was reportedly smuggling migrants from Cuba to the European Union.
The Greek coast guard has brought 71 migrants from a boat in distress to the island of Kos in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. In addition, three men were reportedly arrested as suspected smugglers.
At least six people have died in an attempt to reach Spain after their boat sank off northern Morocco on Saturday. The incident has prompted calls for an investigation into the involvement of the Moroccan Navy.