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Over 150 migrants rescued from sailboats near western Greece, the Aegean Sea
About 150 migrants were rescued from overloaded sailboats provided by smugglers in two separate incidents Wednesday far off a western Greek island and ... World News -
Boat capsizes off Greece killing four migrants
Four migrants died Monday when their boat capsized off the Greek island of Lesbos, while 18 people were rescued, the coastguard said.For all the ... World News -
Dozens rescued, several dead as migrant boat sinks off Cape Verde coast
Several migrants have been found dead and around 40 rescued from a boat off Cape Verde, authorities said Tuesday, with fears dozens more may have died ... World News -
Boat capsizes off Tunisia’s Sfax coast killing five migrants
Five migrants died and seven others were missing while 23 were rescued after a boat capsized off Tunisia’s Sfax, state news agency (TAP) reported on ... North Africa -
13 Senegalese migrants perish as boat sinks off Moroccan coast
At least 13 Senegalese migrants from the same town died when their boat sank off the coast of Morocco late last week, the town’s mayor told AFP on ... World News -
Boat sinks in Bangladesh's Buriganga river with 20 onboard
At least four people died after a boat carrying 20 people sank in Bangladesh’s Buriganga river near the capital Dhaka on Sunday, a fire service ... World News -
Two migrants drown in an attempt to reach Spain
The bodies of two migrants were found on a beach in southeastern Spain after 132 other people arrived in two boats Friday, a government official said. ... World News -
Migrant boat sinks off Turkey with 45 on board
A migrant boat carrying 45 people sank off southwest Turkey, prompting the coast guard to launch a search and rescue mission, the Turkish defense ... Middle East -
At least three dead, five missing as migrant boat overturn off Canary Isles: Rescuers
At least three people died, including a woman believed to be pregnant, and another five were missing after a migrant boat overturned off Lanzarote in ... World News -
Five more bodies found in Morocco after migrant boat capsizes
Moroccan local authorities say they have recovered five more bodies after a rubber boat carrying Moroccan migrants capsized off the country’s ... North Africa -
Three children die after boat overturns off Normandy coast
French authorities are investigating the deaths of three children after a speedboat overturned just off the Normandy coast. All three adults aboard ... World News -
31 dead, 62 rescued after boats capsized in Philippines
Philippine police say rescuers have plucked more bodies in rough seas where three ferry boats capsized after being buffeted by fierce wind and waves ... World News -
At least four dead, 21 missing after Pakistan boat capsizes
At least four people have been killed and 21 still missing after a boat capsized in northwest Pakistan, officials said on Thursday, with a rescue ... World News -
Boat with 86 migrants on board sank in the Mediterranean, 82 reported missing
The UN migration agency says a boat carrying 86 migrants from Libya sank in the Mediterranean overnight, and just three people on board survived, with ... World News -
Eight dead as migrant boat sinks off western Turkey
A boat carrying migrants to Greece sank off the Turkish coast on Monday, leaving at least eight migrants dead, Turkey’s coast guard said. The ... Middle East -
US boat captain criminally charged for deaths of 17 passengers onboard duck boat
A US grand jury on Thursday indicted the captain of a boat that sank in a Missouri lake during a summer thunderstorm, killing 17 people on board.The ... World News -
Nine dead, 25 missing as migrant boat sinks off western Turkey
Nine people died after a boat filled with migrants sank off the western coast of Turkey and another 25 were missing, the Turkish coast guard said on ... Middle East -
World’s first ‘floating kitchen’ serves up burgers off Dubai’s coast
A floating kitchen, believed to be a world-first, is set to launch in Dubai this month. The “Aqua Pod” will provide a catering service to ... Variety -
Libya intercepts almost 500 migrants following sea duel
Libya’s coastguard on Wednesday intercepted a wooden boat packed with almost 500 migrants after duelling with a German rescue ship and coming ... North Africa -
Egyptian court jails 56 over deadly migrant boat capsize
An Egyptian court sentenced 56 people to prison on Sunday over the capsizing of a migrant boat that left over 200 people dead last year. The ... Middle East -
The story behind Saudi’s Titanic
‘Georgios G’ now remains in its place on the reef after the tragedy, and has become to be known as the Saudi Titanic Features -
At least 22 dead in migrant boat mishap off Libya
AFP photographer said the Europe-bound migrants were in an overloaded wooden boat and died of suffocation Middle East -
Egypt moves to tighten borders after migrant ship tragedy
President Sissi ordered the tightening of border security after more than 160 mainly Egyptian migrants died when their Europe-bound boat sank Middle East -
Egypt Nile boat accident death toll rises to 29
The new toll was released after rescuers found more bodies in the river Middle East -
Up to 7,000 migrants held in Libya
Thousands of illegal migrants who have tried to reach Europe from Libya are being held in detention centres in the North African country Middle East -
France, Italy save hundreds off Libya coast
French patrol boat saved 217 people while Italian Coast Guard and navy rescued 1,200 others from sea off Libya World News -
Survivor reveals how smugglers locked migrants in capsized boat
A smuggler's boat crammed with hundreds of people overturned off Libya's coast as rescuers approached Features -
At least nine dead after migrant boat sinks off Libya
Rescuers managed to save 144 of the migrants and were still searching for others Africa -
Official: Seven migrants dead after boat sinks off Turkey
Six people were rescued and two are still missing from the stricken vessel Middle East -
Collision kills 13 Egyptian fishermen in Gulf of Suez
A cargo ship which was coming from the Suez Canal hit the boat called ‘Badr’ but escaped Middle East