Tragedy as 71 bodies of migrants found after boat sinks off Syrian coast

The bodies of 71 migrants have been found after a boat they were travelling in on Thursday, September 22, sank off Syria's coast, while 20 survivors are being treated, Syria's Health minister has said.

Wow! Nearly 2,000 die in Mediterranean this year, UN confirms

The UN’s refugee agency has confirmed that nearly 2,000 people drowned trying to cross the Mediterranean this year.

Celebrating the World Refugee Day on Tuesday, the agency released a catalogue of fresh deaths in the region.

Oh dear me! Nigeria’s Rambo arrested in Italy for torturing, killing migrants

A Nigerian human trafficker known as “Rambo” has been arrested in Italy on charges of torturing and killing migrants held captive in Libya, Italian police said Tuesday.

The suspect named John Ogais, 25, was traced to a reception centre in Calabria in southern Italy and clapped in cuffs on charges of belonging to a transnational smuggling ring, specialising in human trafficking, murder and rape.

At least 20 migrants die at sea off Libya, rescues ongoing

At least 20 dead bodies have been seen in the sea some 30 miles off the coast of Libya, Italy's Coast Guard said on Wednesday, as efforts to rescue some 1,700 people packed onto 15 boats continued.

Again, dozens feared dead as migrant boat capsizes off Libya coast

About 100 migrants are missing and feared dead after their boat capsized off Libya's coast.

Four survivors have been rescued and eight bodies recovered, officials coordinating the rescue effort said.

Photos: Oooooh boooy! On Spain's Ceuta discovery, migrants were found hidden in car and suitcase

Police have detained two Moroccans who tried to smuggle migrants into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta - two hidden in a car and one in a suitcase.

When police checked a car on Monday one person was found hidden in the dashboard and another in the hollowed-out back seat.