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At Least 30 Dead After Boat Carrying Migrants Sinks Off Libya, 200 Rescued
At least 25 migrants died after their boat sank off Libya's western coast on Saturday and survivors were being brought back to port in Tripoli, Libyan coastguard officials said.
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54 Dead, Some 10,000 Migrants Rescued Off Libya Coast In 4 Days
About 10,000 migrants were rescued off the coast of Libya over the previous four days but at least 54 others died, Libyan and Italian officials said Saturday.
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Hundreds Of Migrants Feared Dead In Mediterranean Over Weekend - Survivors
More than 200 migrants are feared to have died in the Mediterranean over the weekend, according to testimony from survivors, and several bodies, including that of an infant, have washed up on a Libyan beach.
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Armed Men Attack Migrant Boat Off Libya, 4 Dead, 15 Missing: NGO
Armed men have attacked a boat carrying migrants off Libya, leaving at least four dead and 15 missing, German NGO Sea-Watch said Friday.
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Libya Coastguard Stops 600 Migrants Crossing To Europe
The Libyan coastguard on Sunday stopped three boats carrying 600 migrants including pregnant women trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe, an official said.
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Libyans Intercept Suspected Fuel-Smuggling Ship
The Libyan coastguard on Saturday intercepted a ship with a 12-man foreign crew that it said was smuggling diesel and escorted it to the marine base in Tripoli.
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Pope Francis Calls Southern Italy An 'Example' In Migrant Crisis
Pope Francis has praised southern Italy for its efforts in welcoming migrants, calling the region an "example for the entire world" and commending the "courageous" Italian coastguard, the Vatican said today.
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Libya Coastguard Rescues 346 Migrants
The Libyan coastguard said it rescued 346 migrants on Tuesday, almost 100 of them women and children, crammed onto rubber boats and stranded off the country's coast.
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50 Women, Hundreds Rescued at Sea: Libya Coastguard
The Libyan coastguard said it rescued 215 migrants Sunday from two boats in the Mediterranean, including more than 50 women, a day after Italy said over 4,500 people were saved off Libya.
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Over 4,500 Migrants Rescued Off Libya in One Day
Twenty rescue operations Saturday picked up over 4,500 people off the Libyan coast, according to the Italian coastguard, which was coordinating the response for yet another boat in distress in the Mediterranean.
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Major Migrant Rescue Operation Underway in Mediterranean
Nearly 3,500 migrants were rescued Saturday from 15 boats off the coast of Libya, Italy's coastguard said.
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Libyans Arrest 600 Europe-Bound Illegal Migrants
Libyan authorities on Saturday arrested about 600 illegal migrants from African countries who were planning to sail to Europe, a coastguard official said.
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Italy Rescues More Than 2,000 Migrants Off Libyan Coast
The Italian coastguard launched a massive operation on Sunday to rescue more than 2,000 migrants in difficulty between the Italian island of Lampedusa and the Libyan coast, local media said.
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At Least 30 Dead After Boat Carrying Migrants Sinks Off Libya, 200 Rescued
At least 25 migrants died after their boat sank off Libya's western coast on Saturday and survivors were being brought back to port in Tripoli, Libyan coastguard officials said.
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54 Dead, Some 10,000 Migrants Rescued Off Libya Coast In 4 Days
About 10,000 migrants were rescued off the coast of Libya over the previous four days but at least 54 others died, Libyan and Italian officials said Saturday.
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Hundreds Of Migrants Feared Dead In Mediterranean Over Weekend - Survivors
More than 200 migrants are feared to have died in the Mediterranean over the weekend, according to testimony from survivors, and several bodies, including that of an infant, have washed up on a Libyan beach.
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Armed Men Attack Migrant Boat Off Libya, 4 Dead, 15 Missing: NGO
Armed men have attacked a boat carrying migrants off Libya, leaving at least four dead and 15 missing, German NGO Sea-Watch said Friday.
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Libya Coastguard Stops 600 Migrants Crossing To Europe
The Libyan coastguard on Sunday stopped three boats carrying 600 migrants including pregnant women trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe, an official said.
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Libyans Intercept Suspected Fuel-Smuggling Ship
The Libyan coastguard on Saturday intercepted a ship with a 12-man foreign crew that it said was smuggling diesel and escorted it to the marine base in Tripoli.
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Pope Francis Calls Southern Italy An 'Example' In Migrant Crisis
Pope Francis has praised southern Italy for its efforts in welcoming migrants, calling the region an "example for the entire world" and commending the "courageous" Italian coastguard, the Vatican said today.
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Libya Coastguard Rescues 346 Migrants
The Libyan coastguard said it rescued 346 migrants on Tuesday, almost 100 of them women and children, crammed onto rubber boats and stranded off the country's coast.
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50 Women, Hundreds Rescued at Sea: Libya Coastguard
The Libyan coastguard said it rescued 215 migrants Sunday from two boats in the Mediterranean, including more than 50 women, a day after Italy said over 4,500 people were saved off Libya.
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Over 4,500 Migrants Rescued Off Libya in One Day
Twenty rescue operations Saturday picked up over 4,500 people off the Libyan coast, according to the Italian coastguard, which was coordinating the response for yet another boat in distress in the Mediterranean.
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Major Migrant Rescue Operation Underway in Mediterranean
Nearly 3,500 migrants were rescued Saturday from 15 boats off the coast of Libya, Italy's coastguard said.
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Libyans Arrest 600 Europe-Bound Illegal Migrants
Libyan authorities on Saturday arrested about 600 illegal migrants from African countries who were planning to sail to Europe, a coastguard official said.
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Italy Rescues More Than 2,000 Migrants Off Libyan Coast
The Italian coastguard launched a massive operation on Sunday to rescue more than 2,000 migrants in difficulty between the Italian island of Lampedusa and the Libyan coast, local media said.
