New distress call from Med. as EU ministers meet to discuss deaths
The International Organisation for Migration says a sinking boat with 300 migrants has sent a distress call from the Mediterranean. It comes as European Union ministers file into a Luxembourg meeting to discuss the migrant crisis after 700 people drowned off the Libyan coast last weekend. The International Organisation for Migrations says the […]
Italian premier demands emergency EU summit on migrants’ drowning
Italy’s premier’s demanding an emergency European summit on the burgeoning often deadly sea migration from Africa. Pope Francis has expressed his deepest sorrow about what appears to be worst incident of its kind with as many as 700 Europe-bound people drowned off the coast of Libya. Once again, Italy’s taken the lion’s share of rescue […]