Libya

Migrant shipwreck: up to 300 missing after boat capsizes in Mediterranean

A boat carrying up to 700 migrants has capsized off the Libyan coast. The Italian coastguard reports that 400 people have been rescued while 25

05/08/2015

Libya

Dozens of African migrants feared drowned off Libya

Up to 40 African migrants are feared drowned off the coast of Libya. Survivors who came ashore in Sicily after being rescued by a German navy ship

24/07/2015

Egypt

Ferry and cargo vessel in fatal collision on the River Nile

As many as 21 people, including two children, have been killed after a cargo boat collided with a ferry on the River Nile in Egypt. "Party boat"

23/07/2015

World News

One person found dead after boat sinks off Greek coast

One person died and at least 15 others were missing in the Aegean sea on Tuesday after a boat carrying migrants sank in waters between Turkey and

07/07/2015

China

Hundreds missing in China Yangtze River cruise ship disaster

A cruise ship sank overnight on Monday (June 1) in China’s Yangtze River during a storm, leaving at least five people dead and nearly 450 people

02/06/2015

Italy

Wrecked Costa Concordia liner makes its final journey

The wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise liner has made its final journey as it was towed to its last berth where it will be demolished. The vessel

12/05/2015

Spain

Fuel slick washes up on Gran Canaria beaches

More than 120kg of fuel oil has been scrapped off the beaches of Gran Canaria as authorities struggle to contain the spill from a Russian fishing

25/04/2015

Italy

Captain of migrant boat arrested on suspicion of multiple homicide

Italian authorities say the captain of a migrant boat and his deputy have been arrested. Mohammed Ali Malek, 27, was arrested under suspicion of

21/04/2015

World News

More Mediterranean deaths as desperate migrants head to Europe

The first bodies have been brought ashore of the hundreds feared killed on Sunday in the deadliest shipwreck involving migrants trying to reach

20/04/2015

Europe News

EU sets up migrant task force

European ministers have put forward a 10-point plan in response to the ongoing migrant crisis in the Mediterranean. It includes boosting EU search

20/04/2015

Europe News

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.

20/04/2015

Italy

Death in the Mediterranean: how papers reported the tragedy

A look at the papers across Europe shows that many are leading with the human disaster story of the capsized migrant boat in the Mediterranean, with

20/04/2015

Korea

South Korean police clash with ferry victim relatives

The relatives of some of the hundreds of people who drowned during last year’s Sewol ferry disaster have clashed with South Korean police during

19/04/2015

Italy

Urgent meeting of EU ministers called after tragic new turn in migrant crisis

As many as 700 are feared dead after a ship capsized overnight off the Libyan coast

19/04/2015

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

19/04/2015

Italy

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

18/04/2015

Italy

Italy: Migrant burns victims crossed Mediterranean after gas explosion

Several African migrants are being treated in Lampedusa and Sicily after being injured in a gas explosion in Libya. They were refused treatment by human traffickers before they embarked on their journ

18/04/2015

Italy

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

17/04/2015

South Korea

{Watch} Attempt at world's largest candlelit vigil in S Korea

As part of commemorations for the victims of South Korea’s sunken ferry Sewol, an attempt has been made to create a new world record for a candlelit

17/04/2015

Spain

Pollution alert after a fuel-laden trawler sinks off Canary Islands

A Russian fishing trawler full of fuel has sunk off the Canary Islands. The Oleg Naydenov caught fire over the weekend while in Las Palmas port when

16/04/2015