One hundred and forty-one migrants of sub-Saharan African origin were rescued on Sunday after their clandestine vessel went adrift off the Mauritanian coastal city of Nouadhibou. “These are 141 ...

Mauritania officials said yesterday that the country's coast guard had just rescued 141 illegal migrants from a boat with engine failure and drifting in the Atlantic Ocean.

Three would-be migrants died Thursday and several others had to be rescued, along with a suspected trafficker, after a boat ...

Rescuers aiding a dinghy packed with migrants off the coast of Libya said Tuesday they had discovered 13 bodies, including pregnant women, as EU member states extended an anti-human trafficking scheme ...

Greek authorities say two men who were found alive among 17 dead bodies on a partially sunken migrant boat near Crete have ...

The fate of 629 migrants stranded at sea for days has sparked bitter recriminations after their rescue ship was turned away from ports in Italy and Malta. Here is a summary of the dramatic rejection ...

Greek authorities say at least 18 migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea in an inflatable boat died when it ...

Commander Ivan Vuleta told Hina that his crews had recovered eight survivors and three bodies from the river - but later ...

Two people were rescued from a half-sunken boat off the island of Crete on Saturday evening, but 17 others died in the wreck.

Croatian authorities say at least three migrants died and eight were injured when their boat capsized on the Sava river early on Thursday ...