Mediterranean
37 Bangladeshis among migrants rescued in Med
Tunisian authorities rescued 71 migrants, including 37 Bangladeshis, as their boat began to sink after setting out from neighbouring Libya for Italy, the National Guard said.
Crossing the Mediterranean: Trip doomed from start
The motorboat used by traffickers for the journey by sea from the coast of Libya to Europe was barely capable of carrying 35 people. Yet, 75 people, including the 64 Bangladeshis, were crammed on board.
23 migrants dead, 700 rescued in Mediterranean: Italian coastguard
Rescuers pulled 700 boat migrants to safety in the Mediterranean and found 23 bodies during one operation on Friday, an Italian coastguard spokesman says, the second loss of multiple lives recorded in the area so far.
EgyptAir crash: Second black box 'recovered'
The flight data recorder from the EgyptAir plane that crashed in the Mediterranean Sea last month is retrieved, Egyptian investigators say. The news comes a day after search teams recovered the cockpit voice recorder from the wreckage of Flight MS804.
Hundreds rescued as migrant boat sinks in the Mediterranean Sea
About 340 migrants are rescued and four bodies are pulled from the sea after a boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea, Greek officials say. Others are thought to be missing from the boat which was found in international waters, 75 nautical miles south of the Greek island of Crete.
Investigators play down explosion theory in EgyptAir crash
The head of Egypt's forensics authority dismisses a suggestion that the small size of the body parts retrieved since an EgyptAir plane crashed last week indicated there was an explosion on board.
EgyptAir crash: MS804 passenger who lost his passport
One of the people on board the EgyptAir flight almost did not make the trip after losing his passport last week, his friends tell media in France.
Debris found from missing EgyptAir plane
Debris from the missing EgyptAir flight has been found floating in the Mediterranean, Egyptian officials say.
‘Suicide belt’ dumped on Paris street
French police are examining what appears to be a suicide bomb belt dumped on a Paris street, 10 days after the attacks that killed 130 people.
'Dozens die' as migrant boat sinks
Dozens of migrants drown in the Mediterranean after a boat sinks south of Italy's island of Sicily, the Save the Children aid group says.
Thousands of migrants rescued at sea
Nearly 3,700 migrants rescued in several operations in the Mediterranean Sea, Italian coastguard says
EU to hold emergency migrant summit
EU leaders are due to hold an emergency summit on ways to stem the number of migrants risking the perilous journey across the Mediterranean.
Italy arrests 2 over Mediterranean boat sinking
The captain and a crew member of a boat that capsized off Libya on Sunday, killing hundreds of migrants, are arrested, Italian officials say. The two were held on suspicion of people trafficking.
40 drowned in new migrant sinking
More than 40 people have drowned off Sicily as Italy calls for more help from the EU to handle the surge in migrants crossing the Mediterranean.
400 migrants feared drowned off Libya
About 400 migrants are feared drowned after their boat capsizes off Libya, survivors tell aid group Save the Children. Italian coast guard rescues 144 people and launches air and sea search operation in hopes of rescuing others.