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EU in crisis meeting over migrant deaths

European ministers are holding a crisis meeting after more than 700 migrants drowned this weekend while attempting to reach the Italian shore.

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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

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Italian president calls for more decisive EU action on migrant crisis

Around 13,000 migrants have been rescued off Italy over the past week alone

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Migrant deaths in Mediterranean soar, while horror stories pour in

The wave of migrants desperate to reach Europe continued to unfurl into Italy on Friday, with hundreds more rescued as they crossed the Mediterranean

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Europe Weekly: Google back in spotlight over 'abuse' of market dominance

In this edition of Europe Weekly, Google is under pressure as EU anti-trust officials look to charge the US firm with abuse of market dominance; NGOs

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Christian migrants 'thrown overboard in religious clash'

Italian police are holding 15 Muslim men on suspicion of murdering a dozen Christians on a migrant boat from Africa.

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41 migrants drown trying to reach Italy as the country calls for more help from the EU

Forty-one people drowned on Thursday while attempting to reach Italy by boat from Libya according to the International Organisation for Migration

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EU urged to change course over world's deadliest sea crossing

After yet more lives lost in the Mediterranean sea, human rights activists are demanding the EU changes course on its migration and asylum policies

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More than a statistic: The human cost of migration to Italy

Hundreds die attempting to cross the Mediterranean from north Africa. Thousands are saved, but Italy is struggling to cope with escalating migrant arrivals.

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New born baby among hundreds of migrants rescued of Italian coast

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Italy calls for a Europe-wide response to the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean

Italy’s Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni has called for a Europe wide response to the wave of migrants risking their lives crossing the

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Migrants from Africa wish desperately to be allowed to live in Europe

Finally they have something to smile about: the children among the 500 migrants who landed at the Sicilian port of Empedocle last Sunday, after a

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6,000 migrants plucked to safety from Mediterranean in last 5 days

Nearly 6,000 migrants have been rescued from the Mediterranean Sea over the past five days, including a newborn baby. On Wednesday (April 15) 400

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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

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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

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Freedom at a price: Thousands rescued trying to reach Italy from north Africa

Reaching Italy at any cost: at least nine migrants die and 5,629 are rescued from the Mediterranean in three days, prompting urgent calls for international help.

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Italy: 1,700 migrants rescued off the Sicilian coast

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Migrant crisis: Flaws in EU policy

This week on Utalk, many of you have commented on our latest edition of Reporter, which focused on the dramatic situation of migrants in Calais, in

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Waiting to join Schengen: Romania a new gateway to migrants' heaven and hell

Romania is not yet part of Europe's borderless Schengen area, but it is eager to join it and is showing goodwill in securing Europe's outer border.

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Italian ships rescue 1500 migrants in 24 hours

Italian navy and coast guard ships have rescued around 1500 migrants on board five boats in the Mediterranean in less than 24 hours