The head of the United Nations’ migration agency has warned that tightening borders while cutting development aid could ...

LAVRIO, Greece -- More than 500 migrants arrived at the port of Lavrio near Athens on Thursday after being intercepted south of the island of Crete, after a surge of arrivals from Libya.

Meanwhile, the number of migrants departing from Libya is surging, with more than 70,000 arriving in Italy so far this year, a 28 percent increase over the same period last year.

Dozens of Migrants Die After Their Dinghy Deflates in the Mediterranean Survivors, who departed from Libya, said they had been adrift for four days when they were found.

Italy says the aim is to spread arrivals across the country. Critics of rescue NGOs say their presence encourages migrants to embark on the potentially fatal journey - the NGOs reject this.

More than 1,400 migrants have been rescued from overcrowded vessels, including a sailboat, in four separate operations in the Mediterranean Sea off southern Italy, the Italian coast guard said ...