What we know about the floods that killed thousands in Libya
CNN — Emergency teams are working to find survivors and retrieve bodies after a massive flood hit Libya’s northeast three days ago, killing more than 6,000 and leaving 10,000 missing.…
Greece floods kill at least one as country grapples with ‘totally extreme weather phenomenon’
CNN — Greece is being lashed with torrential rains which have flooded homes, businesses and roads and left at least one person dead after a wall collapsed in the extreme…
Greek migrant boat tragedy: Pakistani boy’s fateful journey exposes impossible choice faced by millions
Gujrat, Pakistan CNN — Pervez Akhtar fights through tears as he recalls the final words of his 14-year-old son. “It will all be OK,” Muhammad Abuzar told him. “I’ll educate…
Migrant boat: Nine arrested over vessel that sank off Greek coast
Kalamata, Greece CNN — Nine crew members have been arrested for people smuggling after a packed vessel sank in the Mediterranean on Wednesday, killing dozens of people, as human rights…
Two boats carrying hundreds of people are in distress in the Mediterranean, rescue group says
CNN — Two boats carrying around 1,000 people on board are reportedly in distress in the Mediterranean sea, but Italian and Maltese authorities have not responded to calls for help,…
Europe’s migration policies in chaos as arrivals surge
CNN — As a boat carrying 400 migrants drifted, out of fuel, along a perilous migration route in the central Mediterranean last week, Italian authorities led a major rescue operation…
Italian Coast Guard escorting boat carrying 400 migrants in Mediterranean Sea
CNN — The Italian Coast Guard is escorting a boat carrying 400 migrants in the Mediterranean Sea, according to the volunteer-run service Alarm Phone, which received the boat’s distress call…
France suspends deal to take in thousands of asylum-seekers currently in Italy after row over stranded migrant rescue ship
CNN — The diplomatic fallout between France and Italy over a stranded migrant ship in the Mediterranean Sea is far from over. The French government on Thursday suspended a deal…
Israel and Lebanon reach historic agreement, paving the way to potentially rich gas exploration
CNN — Israel and Lebanon have reached a historic agreement, leaders on each side said separately on Tuesday, settling a years-long maritime border dispute involving major oil and gas fields…