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Bodies Of 28 Migrants Found In Mass Grave In Libya
According to the attorney general's office, the raid was executed late Saturday, targeting a gang that had been depriving migrants of their freedom and subjecting them to cruel treatment.
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Over 60 Migrants Feared Dead Off Libya Coast After Boat Sinks
At least 61 migrants were missing and presumed dead after their boat sank off Libya's coast, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Saturday, in the latest such tragedy off North Africa.
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Over 700 Trying To Cross Mediterranean Rescued This Weekend: Aid Group
Rescue ships picked up more than 700 people trying to cross the Mediterranean in makeshift vessels this weekend, mainly off the coasts of Libya and Malta, a migrant aid group said Sunday.
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43 Migrants Drown In Shipwreck Off Tunisia
At least 43 migrants drowned in a shipwreck off Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean from Libya to Italy.
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At Least 74 Migrants Dead In Shipwreck Off Libya: UN
At least 74 migrants died in a "devastating" shipwreck on Thursday off the Libyan coast, the United Nations said, the latest in a spate of migrant vessel sinkings in the central Mediterranean.
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Nearly 100 Migrants "Still Floating In Mediterranean, Risk Drowning": UN
Libya Migrants: Around 100 migrants fleeing war-ravaged Libya have run into difficulty in the Mediterranean and could drown, the UN said Monday, urging a rapid rescue.
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Richard Gere Delivers Food To Stranded Migrants Ship in Mediterranean
The Ocean Viking charity ship plucked 85 African migrants from the sea off Libya on Friday, the latest rescue in the Mediterranean as Hollywood star Richard Gere boarded a second vessel to highlight the plight of those stranded.
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150 Migrants Feared Dead After Worst Mediterranean Shipwreck This Year
The United Nations' refugee agency said Thursday that as many as 150 people are feared dead in a shipwreck off the coast of Libya, potentially marking the deadliest migrant disaster in the Mediterranean this year.
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40 Killed, 70 Injured In Strike On Libya Migrant Centre: Officials
Nearly 40 migrants were killed and more than 70 wounded in an air strike on their detention centre in a suburb of the Libyan capital Tripoli, an emergency services spokesman told AFP.
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3 Teen Migrants Charged By Malta For Hijacking Tanker After Sea Rescue
Three teenage migrants were charged in a Maltese court on Saturday with hijacking a small commercial tanker that had rescued them and others off the coast of Libya.The three, who have pleaded not guilty, were among 108 Africans rescued by the El Hiblu 1 tanker this week.
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Malta Army Takes Control Of Tanker Hijacked By Migrants
A tanker that was hijacked by migrants off Libya docked in Malta on Thursday after the Maltese armed forces took control of the vessel.
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3 Babies Dead, 100 Missing In Migrant Shipwreck Off Libya
The lifeless bodies of three babies were brought ashore in Libya on Friday, victims of a Mediterranean migrant shipwreck in which survivors say 100 people are still missing.
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Italian Coastguard Ship Brings Over 500 Migrants To Sicily
An Italian coastguard ship carrying more than 500 migrants, including dozens rescued by the US Navy off Libya last week, arrived Tuesday night at a port in Sicily, days after the new far-right interior minister banned NGO rescue ships from docking in Italy.
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90 Migrants, Mostly Pakistanis, Feared Dead In Shipwreck Off Libya: IOM
An estimated 90 migrants are feared to have drowned off the coast of Libya after a smuggler's boat capsized early on Friday, leaving three known survivors and 10 bodies washed up on shore, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) 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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Bodies Of 28 Migrants Found In Mass Grave In Libya
According to the attorney general's office, the raid was executed late Saturday, targeting a gang that had been depriving migrants of their freedom and subjecting them to cruel treatment.
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Over 60 Migrants Feared Dead Off Libya Coast After Boat Sinks
At least 61 migrants were missing and presumed dead after their boat sank off Libya's coast, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Saturday, in the latest such tragedy off North Africa.
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Over 700 Trying To Cross Mediterranean Rescued This Weekend: Aid Group
Rescue ships picked up more than 700 people trying to cross the Mediterranean in makeshift vessels this weekend, mainly off the coasts of Libya and Malta, a migrant aid group said Sunday.
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43 Migrants Drown In Shipwreck Off Tunisia
At least 43 migrants drowned in a shipwreck off Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean from Libya to Italy.
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At Least 74 Migrants Dead In Shipwreck Off Libya: UN
At least 74 migrants died in a "devastating" shipwreck on Thursday off the Libyan coast, the United Nations said, the latest in a spate of migrant vessel sinkings in the central Mediterranean.
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Nearly 100 Migrants "Still Floating In Mediterranean, Risk Drowning": UN
Libya Migrants: Around 100 migrants fleeing war-ravaged Libya have run into difficulty in the Mediterranean and could drown, the UN said Monday, urging a rapid rescue.
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Richard Gere Delivers Food To Stranded Migrants Ship in Mediterranean
The Ocean Viking charity ship plucked 85 African migrants from the sea off Libya on Friday, the latest rescue in the Mediterranean as Hollywood star Richard Gere boarded a second vessel to highlight the plight of those stranded.
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150 Migrants Feared Dead After Worst Mediterranean Shipwreck This Year
The United Nations' refugee agency said Thursday that as many as 150 people are feared dead in a shipwreck off the coast of Libya, potentially marking the deadliest migrant disaster in the Mediterranean this year.
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40 Killed, 70 Injured In Strike On Libya Migrant Centre: Officials
Nearly 40 migrants were killed and more than 70 wounded in an air strike on their detention centre in a suburb of the Libyan capital Tripoli, an emergency services spokesman told AFP.
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3 Teen Migrants Charged By Malta For Hijacking Tanker After Sea Rescue
Three teenage migrants were charged in a Maltese court on Saturday with hijacking a small commercial tanker that had rescued them and others off the coast of Libya.The three, who have pleaded not guilty, were among 108 Africans rescued by the El Hiblu 1 tanker this week.
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Malta Army Takes Control Of Tanker Hijacked By Migrants
A tanker that was hijacked by migrants off Libya docked in Malta on Thursday after the Maltese armed forces took control of the vessel.
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3 Babies Dead, 100 Missing In Migrant Shipwreck Off Libya
The lifeless bodies of three babies were brought ashore in Libya on Friday, victims of a Mediterranean migrant shipwreck in which survivors say 100 people are still missing.
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Italian Coastguard Ship Brings Over 500 Migrants To Sicily
An Italian coastguard ship carrying more than 500 migrants, including dozens rescued by the US Navy off Libya last week, arrived Tuesday night at a port in Sicily, days after the new far-right interior minister banned NGO rescue ships from docking in Italy.
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90 Migrants, Mostly Pakistanis, Feared Dead In Shipwreck Off Libya: IOM
An estimated 90 migrants are feared to have drowned off the coast of Libya after a smuggler's boat capsized early on Friday, leaving three known survivors and 10 bodies washed up on shore, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) 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.
