migrants
What now? Migrants disembark in Europe to uncertain future
Middle East
September 25, 2019
What now? Migrants disembark in Europe to uncertain future
MESSINA, Sicily (AP) — As the weary passengers aboard a rescue ship approached Sicily at the end of an agonizing…
Italy rise in ‘phantom’ boats as new route sees migrants go undetected
World
September 21, 2019
Italy rise in ‘phantom’ boats as new route sees migrants go undetected
Italy has seen a rise in so-called “phantom” boat arrivals as traffickers ferry migrants across the Mediterranean from Tunisia rather…
African refugees held captive in Libya to go to Rwanda – UNHCR
Middle East
September 11, 2019
African refugees held captive in Libya to go to Rwanda – UNHCR
NAIROBI/LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Hundreds of refugees trapped in Libyan detention centres will be evacuated to Rwanda as part…
‘They don’t want us here anymore’: Foreigners flee S.Africa xenophobia attacks
World
September 10, 2019
‘They don’t want us here anymore’: Foreigners flee S.Africa xenophobia attacks
Beverlyn Nyamakwenje was fast asleep in her home in the east Johannesburg township of Katlehong when she was woken by…
Charity ship rescues 50 African migrants in sea off Libya
Middle East
September 9, 2019
Charity ship rescues 50 African migrants in sea off Libya
ABOARD THE OCEAN VIKING (AP) — A charity ship run by humanitarian groups in the Mediterranean spent a rainy Sunday…
Libyan navy: 5 bodies retrieved after migrant boat capsizes
Middle East
August 27, 2019
Libyan navy: 5 bodies retrieved after migrant boat capsizes
CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s coast guard says it has retrieved at least five bodies from a boat carrying dozens of…
Mediterranean migrant rescue ship running low on food: Doctors Without Border
World
August 23, 2019
Mediterranean migrant rescue ship running low on food: Doctors Without Border
The Doctors Without Borders (MSF) charity group said Thursday that its rescue ship is running out of food supplies for…
Second day of Italy crisis talks after PM resigns
World
August 22, 2019
Second day of Italy crisis talks after PM resigns
Italy’s president began a second day of talks Thursday aimed at solving the political crisis shaking the country after the…
More than a hundred migrants feared dead off Libya coast
Middle East
August 21, 2019
More than a hundred migrants feared dead off Libya coast
CAIRO (Reuters) – Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said on Tuesday it fears that a boat packed with migrants sunk off…
The Latest: Ocean Viking asks Italy, Malta for a safe harbor
Middle East
August 14, 2019
The Latest: Ocean Viking asks Italy, Malta for a safe harbor
ROME (AP) — The latest on migrants trying to enter Europe (all times local): 11:50 p.m. Two charity groups operating…