Lebanese troops rescue 27 migrants from sinking boat off Lebanon’s coast
The Lebanese army and the country’s civil defense have recused 27 migrants whose boat was sinking off the coast of north Lebanon ByThe Associated Press […]
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Pope goes to Marseille to talk migration, but will Europe listen as it scrambles to stem an influx?
VATICAN CITY — Ten years after Pope Francis made a landmark visit to the Italian island of Lampedusa to show solidarity with migrants, he is […]
Whole families drowned in a Libyan city’s flood
DERNA, Libya — The wall of water several stories high smashed into apartment buildings, drowning entire families in minutes. One man lost at least 13 […]
Migrant boat sinking off Greek island leaves 4 dead, 18 rescued
Greek authorities say four people died and 18 were rescued after a boat carrying migrants apparently sank northeast of the Greek island of Lesbos, which […]
A river ferry split in two and sank in Congo, and at least 18 people drowned
Rescuers are searching for survivors after a riverboat carrying more than 300 passengers split in two and sank ByJEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo — […]
Migrant boat sinks off Tunisian coast, leaving 5 dead and 7 missing
A migrant boat has sunk off Tunisia’s port city of Sfax, leaving five people dead and seven others missing ByBOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA Associated Press TUNIS, […]
4 Australian tourists are rescued after being missing in Indonesian waters for 2 days
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Four Australian tourists were rescued after being missing for two days in the waters off Indonesia’s Aceh province, the father of one […]
Indonesian rescuers search for 7 people missing in waters of Aceh, including 4 Australians
An Indonesian search and rescue team is looking for seven people, including four Australian tourists, missing in the waters of Aceh after bad weather JAKARTA, […]
2 dead and several missing after Tunisian migrant boat sinks
An infant and a 20-year-old man were found dead Saturday morning after a migrant boat sank off the coast of Tunisia, near the southeastern port […]
1 dead and dozens rescued from sinking migrant boat in the English Channel
French authorities say one person died and dozens of others have been rescued from a boat carrying migrants that began sinking while trying to cross […]