12 migrants die off Tunisia’s Mediterranean coast after their boat sinks
Tunisia’s coast guard has found 12 bodies of migrants, including three young children, off the Mediterranean coast, as authorities struggle to stem unauthorized boat crossings from North Africa to Europe.
At Least 12 Die, 10 Missing as Migrant Boat Sinks off Tunisia
TUNIS (Reuters) -At least 12 people died, including three infants, and 10 others were missing after their boat sank on Monday off the Tunisian coast at Djerba as they sought to cross the Mediterranean to Europe. The coast guard rescued 29 people who had been on board the crowded boat, an official said.
Dozens Feared Dead After Migrant Boat Sinks Off Spain
At least nine people are known to have died in a sinking off the Canary Islands and 48 more are missing, the latest disaster on the perilous Atlantic crossing from West Africa.
Tunisia’s coast guard finds bodies of 13 migrants washed up on its shores
The bodies of 13 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa have been found washed up on Tunisia’s Mediterranean coast this week as authorities struggle to stem unauthorized boat crossings from North Africa to Europe.
Two More Migrant Boats Reach Canary Islands After Deadly Sinking
Two boats loaded with migrants reached the Canary Islands late on Sunday as rescuers kept searching for 48 missing from an earlier sea wreck that may be the deadliest such accident for 30 years in the Spanish archipelago.
Around 48 migrants missing, nine found dead, after boat sinks off Canary Islands
About 48 migrants are missing and nine more are dead after their boat sank near the Spanish island of El Hierro.
Hopes fade of finding dozens of migrants missing after boat sinks off Canary Islands
Hopes of finding any of the 48 migrants missing since their boat sank near the Spanish island of El Hierro are diminishing, authorities said on Sunday, in what threatens to be the deadliest such incident in 30 years of crossings from Africa to the Canary Islands.
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Tunisia passes law to strip courts of power over election authority appointed by president
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Tunisia assembly votes to strip court of electoral authority, days before presidential vote
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Tunisia lawmakers revise election law days ahead of vote
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Tunisia strips courts of electoral power
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Tunisia: Dozen people die trying to reach Europe as boat capsizes off Djerba
Twelve Tunisians trying to emigrate to Europe, including babies and women, drowned when their boat sank off the coast of the ...