Libyan migrants reach record levels
Italy coast guard: More than 2,000 migrants rescued at sea
More than 7,100 people have now been plucked from international waters since Thursday.
-
Facebook mistook Libyan shipwreck photos for spam
Facebook has apologised after they temporarily took down photos of a shipwreck off the coast of Libya.
-
Migrant boat sinks off Libyan coast, kills at least seven
A boat carrying migrants sank off Libya's Mediterranean coast, the second such fatal accident within days.
-
Libya's rival govt to confront EU attacks on traffickers
Public outrage peaked this week after up to 900 migrants died last Sunday when their boat sank.
-
Record number of migrant deaths at sea
The IOM said 40,000 migrants worldwide are believed to have drowned since 2000.
-
Almost 2,000 migrants have drowned this year
The UN Refugee Agency says most of the deaths have been in the past three months.
-
Italy finds 19 boat migrants dead, saves over 3,500 since Friday - navy
Thousands attempted to cross to Europe by boat over the weekend, the Italian navy said.
-
Boat with 170 Africans on board sinks off Libyan coast
Migrants have been streaming out of North Africa in rickety boats in rising numbers for years.
-
Libyan migrants beaten and tortured
A rights group has revealed accounts of torture and inhumane conditions in Libyan detention centres.
