Aegean Sea: Scores of migrants rescued by Greece, Turkey coast guard
Around 260 people were rescued on Monday in the eastern Aegean Sea by coast guard units in Greece and Turkey, authorities in the two countries said.
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IOM and UNHCR again call for 'safe pathways' in Greece
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Greece have reiterated their plea for the EU to create "safe pathways" in European waterways in the wake of two more shipwreck tragedies in Greece.
Lampedusa, the island between life and death
"There are two things we cannot choose: life and death," said Ibrahim, a survivor of a shipwreck in the Mediterranean that claimed the lives of his wife and brother. The Ivorian national was transered to a migrant hotspot in Lampedusa.
Several missing at sea following rescue attempts, including two-week-old baby
A two-week-old baby girl was reported missing after a migrant boat capsized. In several operations, by both NGO rescue ships and Italian military vessels, over 300 people were rescued in the Mediterranean this weekend.
Athens calls on Turkey to stop migrant departures
Greece has called on Turkey to block all boat departures of migrants from its country, due to the shipwrecks in the Aegean Sea last week in which 23 persons lost their lives.
Greece: At least 18 dead, dozens missing in migrant boat accidents
Two major boat accidents in Greek waters have left at least 18 people dead and dozens more missing. The boats with around 140 migrants on board both sank off the islands of Lesbos and Kythera late Wednesday.
Lampedusa, the stories of migrants who survived shipwrecks
Survivors of shipwrecks in the Mediterranean told their stories during a meeting with European students at a recent event on Lampedusa to commemorate two deadly shipwrecks in 2013 in which some 390 migrants died.
France re-opens inquiry on 2011 migrant 'boat of death' tragedy in Mediterranean
The Paris Court of Appeals has reopened an inquiry on a shipwreck dating back to 2011 when 63 migrants died. They had been left at sea with no help for two weeks.
Two migrants dead, 19 missing after shipwreck off Libya
Libyan authorities combatting illegal migration said the boat embarked from Egypt and overturned off Libya. Officials did not say what caused the shipwreck.
IOM: 4,000 migrants returned to Libya so far this year
More than 4,000 migrants have been returned to Libya since the beginning of the year, according to the latest IOM numbers. The report comes after two boats in the past ten days have capsized off the Libyan coast, resulting in 53 presumed deaths.
19 presumed dead after migrant boat capsizes off eastern Libya
Libya's coast guard has said that at least 19 people are missing and are presumed dead after their boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off the east coast of Libya over the weekend. The vessel reportedly carried around two dozen mostly Egyptian migrants.
Six migrants found dead on shore of Lesbos
The Greek coast guard said that six bodies of migrants were discovered on the north-eastern coast of Lesbos on Tuesday. There were no signs of a shipwreck.