The disaster, in this case involving people travelling from Libya, is the latest to befall migrants making the perilous Mediterranean crossing from Africa to Europe.

At least 26 people died as a result of the crash of a migrant boat off the Italian island of Lampedusa, 60 survivors were safely brought ashore, the Reuters news agency reported on August 14.According ...

Sixty survivors were brought to a center in Lampedusa, said Filippo Ungaro, a UNHCR spokesperson in Italy. There were 92 to ...

The Libyan Coast Guard is capturing migrants who cross the Mediterranean to Europe. The Outlaw Ocean Project investigates ...