The humanitarian rescue ship Geo Barents carried out two rescues on January 2, violating a new Italian decree on NGOs active in the Mediterranean. Now the ship that is run by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is headed to Taranto and ri1
A migrant has died in an accident involving a fully loaded minibus in northeastern Greece. Another three migrants were seriously injured, Greek state radio reported. Smugglers in the region are known to repeatedly try to bring migra1
A New Year's Eve party at a club on the Italian island of Sicily ended in violence: A young Tunisian man was beaten to death after he allegedly made inappropriate comments to a girl. The suspects – three Romanians – were arrested.
Tunisian authorities say they rescued a group of 108 migrants from their sinking boats on New Year's Eve. The number of migrants attempting the dangerous crossing from North Africa to Italy has been on the rise in recent months.
NGO's warn the new measures introduced by the Italian government, which aim to restrict sea rescue operations by private ships, could result in thousands of deaths in the Mediterranean.