Algerian TV reports that 16 people were killed after two pickup trucks collided in the south of the country. Among the victims were 13 Guineans, a Malian and two Algerians. Three people were also seriously injured.
Two men said to be people smugglers were taken into custody in Hungary on Monday following a car chase in which they opened fire on police. 21 migrants were found inside the suspects' van.
A Bangladeshi man, suspected of migrant smuggling and human trafficking, has been arrested in Bangladesh. The man is accused of smuggling Bangladeshis to Europe through Libya.
The program supported by UNHCR and INTERSOS saw ten refugee associations come together in Rome for two days of debates and exchanges with organizations working in the tertiary sector, government institutions, and the media.
Controls at the border between France and Italy have been tightened again this week following a spat between the two countries over the issue of migration. Last week, an Afghan man died near the border.