Rome, April 24 - Mass migrant departures from Africa are picking up again after a slight respite, with about 1,400 migrants rescued from ... on Sunday that began in Italy near the border with ...

Nearly 1,200 undocumented migrants have arrived in Italy over the past 24 hours ... Officials say 674 people were rescued and five dead bodies recovered from an overcrowded fishing boat off ...

Rescue efforts are still underway as 20 migrants are still missing after a boat from Libya capsized in the Mediterranean Sea.

Seven survivors were rescued from the boat that sank after leaving Libya. A crackdown by Italy has reduced migration, but not the high death rates that come with crossing the Mediterranean.

Italy's controversial plan to send asylum ... The agreement allows up to 36,000 migrants - rescued by Italian ships including the coastguard or border police - to be sent to Albania each year.

ROME (AP) — About 20 migrants are believed to be missing after their boat capsized in the Mediterranean this week, the U.N.

At least 20 migrants were missing in the Mediterranean after their vessel sank off the Italian island of Lampedusa, Italy's ...

On Sunday alone the coast guard rescued 22 migrant boats. Italy has seen a sharp increase this year in the already big flow of migrants heading to its coast from North Africa. The authorities here ...

GJADER, Albania (AP) — Migrants rescued at sea while attempting to reach Italy may see themselves transported to Albania beginning next month while their asylum claims are processed, under a ...

The migrants told their rescuers that they had left Libya on Sunday on the boat packed with 28 people, including three minors.