One dead after Haitian migrants come ashore near Fort Lauderdale
By Zachary Fagenson MIAMI (Reuters) – One woman died early on Monday as 20 Haitian migrants being transported by an … Continue reading → The post One dead after Haitian migrants come ashore near Fort...
View ArticleCuban migrants drank own blood, urine, adrift at sea for 23 days
By David Adams MIAMI (Reuters) – A group of Cuban migrants drank their own urine and blood after the engine … Continue reading → The post Cuban migrants drank own blood, urine, adrift at sea for 23...
View ArticleU.S. seeks to ease influx of Central American child migrants
By Anna Yukhananov and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Washington will allow some children in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras … Continue reading → The post U.S. seeks to ease influx of...
View ArticleExclusive: EU frets naval mission off Libya could draw more migrants to sea
By Francesco Guarascio and Adrian Croft BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The EU is considering sending warships to the Libyan coast to … Continue reading → The post Exclusive: EU frets naval mission off Libya...
View ArticleMigrants’ bodies brought ashore as EU proposes doubling rescue effort
By James Mackenzie and Robin Emmott CATANIA, Italy/LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – The European Union proposed doubling the size of its Mediterranean … Continue reading → The post Migrants’ bodies brought...
View ArticleEU leaders to pledge rescue for migrants, but no fix for problem
By Alastair Macdonald and Philip Pullella BRUSSELS/ROME (Reuters) – European Union leaders will reverse a cutback in rescue operations in … Continue reading → The post EU leaders to pledge rescue for...
View ArticleFourteen migrants killed in Macedonia, hit by train in canyon
By Kole Casule SKOPJE (Reuters) – Fourteen migrants were hit by a train and killed in central Macedonia late on … Continue reading → The post Fourteen migrants killed in Macedonia, hit by train in...
View ArticleEU rescue ships head for Libya, as migrants die also in Balkans
By Alastair Macdonald and Kole Casule BRUSSELS/SKOPJE (Reuters) – British and German warships made ready to sail for waters off … Continue reading → The post EU rescue ships head for Libya, as migrants...
View ArticleItaly says 3,700 boat migrants rescued, operations ongoing
By Steve Scherer ROME (Reuters) – Nearly 3,700 migrants were rescued from boats near the coast of Libya on Saturday … Continue reading → The post Italy says 3,700 boat migrants rescued, operations...
View ArticleItaly coast guard rescues 70 Afghan, Iraqi migrants from crowded boat
Seventy Afghan and Iraqi migrants were rescued from a packed boat off the southeastern coast of Italy and brought to … Continue reading → The post Italy coast guard rescues 70 Afghan, Iraqi migrants...
View ArticleInternational effort rescues over 5,000 Mediterranean migrants
By Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) – The corpses of 17 migrants were brought ashore in Sicily aboard an Italian naval … Continue reading → The post International effort rescues over 5,000 Mediterranean...
View ArticleMore than 2,000 migrants rescued in Mediterranean, operations ongoing
More than 2,000 migrants were rescued from five wooden boats in the Mediterranean on Saturday and as many as seven … Continue reading → The post More than 2,000 migrants rescued in Mediterranean,...
View ArticleU.N. urges Greece to end ‘total chaos’ on islands where migrants land
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations refugee agency called on Greece on Friday to take control of … Continue reading → The post U.N. urges Greece to end ‘total chaos’ on islands...
View ArticleGreece says cannot handle migrants; UNHCR calls crisis ‘shameful’
By Michele Kambas and Stephanie Nebehay LESBOS, Greece/GENEVA (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras asked Europe to help in … Continue reading → The post Greece says cannot handle migrants;...
View ArticleAt least 40 migrants die in Mediterranean: Italy navy
By Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) – At least 40 migrants died after apparently getting trapped and suffocating in the water-logged … Continue reading → The post At least 40 migrants die in...
View ArticleEurope struggles to respond as migrants numbers rise threefold
By Robert-Jan Bartunek BRUSSELS (Reuters) – More than three times as many migrants were tracked entering the European Union by … Continue reading → The post Europe struggles to respond as migrants...
View ArticleHungarian government has discussed using army to help handle migrants
Hungary's government has discussed how the army could be used to help secure the country's southern border, where a surge … Continue reading → The post Hungarian government has discussed using army to...
View ArticleBoat packed with migrants sinks off Libya; up to 200 feared dead
By Ahmed Elumami TRIPOLI (Reuters) – A boat packed with mainly African migrants bound for Italy sank off the Libyan … Continue reading → The post Boat packed with migrants sinks off Libya; up to 200...
View ArticleEurope trades blame as migrants’ bodies pulled from Mediterranean
By Ahmed Elumami and Marton Dunai TRIPOLI/BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Seven people died when a boat carrying migrants sank off Libya's … Continue reading → The post Europe trades blame as migrants’ bodies...
View ArticleTale of two migrants shakes Italy
The twin tragedies have shaken Italy, struggling in the face of a massive influx of migrants, and touched off a … Continue reading → The post Tale of two migrants shakes Italy appeared first on...
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