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Italy

Court appearance over Mediterranean tragedy as more migrants come ashore

Dozens more migrants arrived at the Sicilian port of Catania on Friday. A total of 84 people were brought to shore by an Italian coastguard vessel

Libya

Libya detains 600 migrants as Europe struggles with tragedies

Libya says it has stopped several boats packed with migrants since this weekend's shipwreck disaster, and that it is detaining more than 600 Africans who were hoping to reach Europe.

Libya

Migrant ship captain accused of multiple homicide over shipwreck

The captain of the migrant ship involved in Sunday’s disaster off Libya has been detained in Sicily, alongside a crew member – both suspected of

World News

Refugee NGOs take apart EU's 10-point plan on migrants crisis

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World News

Libya, hazardous pathway for African migrants streaming to Europe

Libya has been the main launch pad for African migrants heading for Europe since the downfall — assisted by NATO countries’ bombers — of Muammar

World

Migrant crisis: What options does Europe have?

Another hulk vessel in which hundreds drowned lies on the Mediterranean Sea bed. The latest loss of migrants’ lives is the worst since October 2013

Libya

Libya echoes Italy in call for help with migrant influx

Libyan officials have echoed Italy’s calls for help as the country struggles to cope with an influx of migrants. One detention centre in Mistrata, in

Libya

Unverified video appears to show ISIL killing of 30 Ethiopian Christians

Unverified videos emerge appearing to show ISIL militants executing around 30 Ethiopian Christians in Libya.

Libya

Over 650 migrants feared drowned

Up to 650 people are feared dead after a boat carrying migrants capsized in the Mediterranean, on its way to Italy from Libya. The Italian

Italy

400 people feared dead in Mediterranean Sea tragedy

Around 400 people are feared dead in the latest tragedy in the Mediterranean. The migrants were attempting to make the journey between troubled

World News

Another tragic day off the Italian coast: 400 migrants die, witnesses report

Tuesday (April 14) marked another tragic day off the coast of Italy. Migrants arriving in the port of Reggio Calabria, at Italy’s southern tip, told

Libya

Libya: ISIL supporters claim responsibility for embassy attacks in capital

Supporters of an ISIL affiliate have claimed responsibility for two attacks in the Libyan capital Tripoli. A car bomb exploded outside the Moroccan

Egypt

Arab League agrees to form coalition to counter militant threat in region

Could Saudi ground troops be making their way to Yemen? Images emerge purporting to show a convoy making its way to the border, as Arab leaders agree to join forces to fight hardline militants in the

Europe News

Local Libyan leaders seek peaceful end to conflict

EU and UN officials have called for a peaceful end to the conflict in Libya after a meeting with local representatives in Brussels. The UN’s envoy to

My Europe Series

Libya on the brink: amid civil war fears and growing ISIL threat what's the EU doing?

Libya

Families flee Libyan city of Sirte as fighting with ISIL militants escalates

Families have begun fleeing Libya’s coastal city of Sirte after two days of clashes between so called ISIL militants and fighters loyal to a

Libya

Libyan peace talks falter as fighting continues

There are fears of an early and fruitless end to the UN’s Libyan peace talks. Delegates convened again on Friday as the second week ended to find

Libya

ISIL accused of kidnapping foreign oil workers in Libya

Morocco

Warring factions hold peace talks as Libya slides further into chaos

With Libya on the brink of all-out war, rival factions are again trying to find common ground in UN-backed negotiations. Libya’s

Morocco

Libya factions hold peace talks

Libya’s warring factions held UN-backed peace talks in Morocco with the aim to end the conflict between the two rival governments which many fear

Libya