Europe Seeks U.N. Blessing to Use Military to Halt Smugglers at Sea Somini Sengupta, New York Times 10 September, 2015   Image: Hellenic American Leadership Council   UNITED NATIONS — European countries are pushing for a United Nations Security Council resolution to allow their military forces to apprehend human-smuggling vessels in the international waters of the Mediterranean Sea, diplomats here said. The draft resolution, which is

Hundreds of Migrants Rescued After Boat Capsizes Off Libya Gaia Pianigiani, The New York Times 05 Aug 2015   Image: Migrants make the dangerous journey between Africa and Europe(Reuters) - International Business Times     ROME — An overcrowded fishing boat carrying migrants to Europe capsized on Wednesday, apparently after being approached by a rescue vessel a few miles off the coast of Libya. Rescuers saved 400 people, though 25

'Genocide' charged as boat capsizes in the Mediterranean Ashley Fantz, Josh Levs, and Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN 19 April 2015 (CNN)As a boat packed with hundreds of migrants capsized in Mediterranean waters, many were trapped inside behind locked doors. That's the account one survivor of the deadly shipwreck gave to investigators, according to a statement released Sunday by prosecutors in Catania, Italy. The Bangladeshi migrant's description provides

Mediterranean migrant deaths in 2015 may hit 30,000: IOM BBC News Europe 21 April 2015 The number of migrants dying in Mediterranean Sea crossings could hit 30,000 this year if the current rate continues, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) says. The deaths in 2015 so far are 30 times higher than the same period last year. The UN believes the sinking of one boat at the weekend claimed over 800 lives, making it the deadliest recorded.

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