2013 believed to be deadliest for desperate migrants
By Stephanie Nebehay MORE than 7,000 migrants may have perished at sea or while crossing deserts trying to reach a safe haven this year, believed...
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Hundreds of migrants rescued in sea off Italy
Italian navy and coast guard vessels rescued more than 700 migrants in waters between Sicily and North Africa overnight as an immigration crisis that has...
More migrants reach Italy as govt. prepares to boost sea patrols
By Roberto Landucci and Steve Scherer A migrant boat carrying 137 people reached Italy from North Africa on Monday as the Italian government prepared to...
Dozens dead in new migrant tragedy off coast of Sicily
By Wladimir Pantaleone DOZENS of people including women and children died on Friday when a boat carrying around 250 migrants capsized and spilled them into...
At least 94 dead, 250 missing as migrant boat sinks off Italy (updated)
By Wladimir Pantaleone At least 94 people died and up to 250 were missing after a boat packed with African migrants caught fire and sank...
Pope defends immigrant rights, denounces ‘slave labour’
By Philip Pullella Pope Francis urged countries on Tuesday to welcome and respect migrants and refugees and not treat them as “pawns on the chessboard...
The responsibility to protect migrants
By Peter Sutherland Migrants face countless perils. Vicious mafias smuggle them across borders with reckless disregard for their lives. Rapacious recruiters fleece them of their...
Six migrants coming from Africa drown in sea off Sicily
By Gavin Jones Six migrants drowned off the Italian island of Sicily on Saturday after attempting a dangerous passage from Africa in a fishing boat,...
Pope Francis commemorates migrant dead at Lampedusa
By Alessandro Bianchi Pope Francis celebrated mass on the tiny Sicilian island of Lampedusa on Monday to commemorate thousands of migrants who have died crossing...
Civil society should be consulted on migrant issues, says UNHCR
THE UNITED Nations’ Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has asked European Parliament and the European Commission to make mandatory for the state to consult civil society and...
