Migrants search for shelter as more arrive on Greek island of Kos
August 18, 2015
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Migrants search for shelter as more arrive on Greek island of Kos

The city of Bodrum, a magnet for wealthy tourists from Turkey and around the world,…

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At least 49 migrants drown off coast of Italy
August 17, 2015
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At least 49 migrants drown off coast of Italy

On Saturday the Italian navy said at least 40 migrants had died, probably from suffocation…

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At least 40 migrants die in boat off coast of Libya
August 15, 2015
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At least 40 migrants die in boat off coast of Libya

At least 40 migrants are feared dead in an umpteenth sinking in the Mediterranean, the…

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Italy arrests North African traffickers over migrant ship deaths
August 12, 2015
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Italy arrests North African traffickers over migrant ship deaths

Rescuers continued the search Thursday for as many as 200 migrants feared drowned after a…

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Mediterranean migrant crisis: Hundreds feared drowned off Libya after fishing
August 12, 2015
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Mediterranean migrant crisis: Hundreds feared drowned off Libya after fishing

Most of the passengers were believed to be from Syria, though their nationalities have not…

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Around 200 people feared dead after migrant boat capsizes off Libya
August 12, 2015
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Around 200 people feared dead after migrant boat capsizes off Libya

The Italian Coast Guard and the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR said about 400 people…

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Italy Police Arrest Libyan, Algerian Over Migrant Shipwreck Deaths
August 11, 2015
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Italy Police Arrest Libyan, Algerian Over Migrant Shipwreck Deaths

“The creation of safe and legal ways for people to seek asylum or migrate to…

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LE Niamh rescues 125 people in Mediterranean
August 11, 2015
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LE Niamh rescues 125 people in Mediterranean

On Wednesday, a migrant boat off Libyan coast sank in the Mediterranean, prompting Doctors without…

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Italian Navy rescues over 1500 migrants off Libyan coasts
August 11, 2015
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Italian Navy rescues over 1500 migrants off Libyan coasts

The rescuees included seven children, 26 women and 92 men. Those in the hold paid…

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LE Niamh rescues 125 people from the Mediterranean
August 11, 2015
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LE Niamh rescues 125 people from the Mediterranean

A further 375 people were transferred to the Irish naval vessel from an Italian ship…

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