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Spanish Ship Stranded With 73 African Migrants After Italy Refuses Access
The leader of a Spanish rescue mission said on Sunday that Italian authorities had refused to grant port access to its Open Arms ship, leaving the vessel stranded in rough conditions in the Mediterranean with more than 70 African migrants on board.
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Richard Gere Delivers Food To Stranded Migrants Ship in Mediterranean
The Ocean Viking charity ship plucked 85 African migrants from the sea off Libya on Friday, the latest rescue in the Mediterranean as Hollywood star Richard Gere boarded a second vessel to highlight the plight of those stranded.
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Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu Scraps African Migrant Relocation Deal With UN
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday he was cancelling an agreement with the U.N. refugee agency to relocate thousands of African migrants, bowing to right-wing pressure to scrap the deal.
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6 African Migrants Injured In Suspected Racial Shooting In Italy's Macerata
An Italian man opened fire on African migrants in the central city of Macerata on Saturday, injuring six people in the racially motivated attack before he was captured, police said.
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At Least 30 Dead After Boat Carrying Migrants Sinks Off Libya, 200 Rescued
At least 25 migrants died after their boat sank off Libya's western coast on Saturday and survivors were being brought back to port in Tripoli, Libyan coastguard officials said.
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Over 50 African migrants feared dead in Niger's Sahara desert
Over 50 African migrants are feared dead in the Sahara desert of northern Niger after being abandoned by their drivers, aid workers and local officials said on Tuesday.
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More Than 100 Migrants Rescued Off Spain In 1 Day
More than 100 African migrants were saved from the Mediterranean off the coast of Spain on Saturday after attempting the perilous crossing to Europe on a rickety boat, officials said.
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47 African Migrants Rescued Off Gran Canaria
A Spanish coast guard ship rescued 47 African migrants today from a boat found adrift off the Spanish island of Gran Canaria, officials said.
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African Migrant Found in Spain ... Behind Auto Dashboard
Spanish police said Thursday they found a would-be migrant squashed into a hidden compartment under the dashboard of car that was attempting to enter Spain's North African enclave of Melilla from Morocco.
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African Migrant Surge Imperils European Union Social Infrastructure: British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond
A surge in migrants from Africa threatens the European Union's living standards and social infrastructure, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said on Sunday, saying the bloc was unable to take in millions of people seeking a new life.
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Migrant Boat Capsizes in Mediterranean, 25 Dead
A boat packed with up to 700 African migrants capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya today and many are feared dead, officials and aid agencies said.
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A Life in Limbo for Migrants Stuck on the French-Italian Border
Musa, 21-year-old Sudanese man is one of hundreds of African migrants who survived the perilous journey across the Mediterranean to Italy on rickety boats, and who then headed to the border -- only to have France turn them away.
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Libya's Coast Guard Detains Almost 600 African Migrants
Libya's coast guard detained on Wednesday almost 600 illegal African migrants, among them pregnant women and 18 children, who had tried to sail to Europe on a fishing boat, a security official said.
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60 Africans Scramble Over Morocco-Spain Border Fence
About 60 Africans scrambled over a border fence from Morocco into Spanish territory on Monday, as a UN official urged Spain to protect migrants' rights following evidence of police abuse.
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100 African Migrants Drown Off Libyan Coast
An official with Libya's coast guard says at least 100 African migrants trying to reach Europe have drowned off the coast near the capital, Tripoli.
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Spanish Ship Stranded With 73 African Migrants After Italy Refuses Access
The leader of a Spanish rescue mission said on Sunday that Italian authorities had refused to grant port access to its Open Arms ship, leaving the vessel stranded in rough conditions in the Mediterranean with more than 70 African migrants on board.
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Richard Gere Delivers Food To Stranded Migrants Ship in Mediterranean
The Ocean Viking charity ship plucked 85 African migrants from the sea off Libya on Friday, the latest rescue in the Mediterranean as Hollywood star Richard Gere boarded a second vessel to highlight the plight of those stranded.
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Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu Scraps African Migrant Relocation Deal With UN
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday he was cancelling an agreement with the U.N. refugee agency to relocate thousands of African migrants, bowing to right-wing pressure to scrap the deal.
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6 African Migrants Injured In Suspected Racial Shooting In Italy's Macerata
An Italian man opened fire on African migrants in the central city of Macerata on Saturday, injuring six people in the racially motivated attack before he was captured, police said.
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At Least 30 Dead After Boat Carrying Migrants Sinks Off Libya, 200 Rescued
At least 25 migrants died after their boat sank off Libya's western coast on Saturday and survivors were being brought back to port in Tripoli, Libyan coastguard officials said.
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Over 50 African migrants feared dead in Niger's Sahara desert
Over 50 African migrants are feared dead in the Sahara desert of northern Niger after being abandoned by their drivers, aid workers and local officials said on Tuesday.
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More Than 100 Migrants Rescued Off Spain In 1 Day
More than 100 African migrants were saved from the Mediterranean off the coast of Spain on Saturday after attempting the perilous crossing to Europe on a rickety boat, officials said.
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47 African Migrants Rescued Off Gran Canaria
A Spanish coast guard ship rescued 47 African migrants today from a boat found adrift off the Spanish island of Gran Canaria, officials said.
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African Migrant Found in Spain ... Behind Auto Dashboard
Spanish police said Thursday they found a would-be migrant squashed into a hidden compartment under the dashboard of car that was attempting to enter Spain's North African enclave of Melilla from Morocco.
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African Migrant Surge Imperils European Union Social Infrastructure: British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond
A surge in migrants from Africa threatens the European Union's living standards and social infrastructure, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said on Sunday, saying the bloc was unable to take in millions of people seeking a new life.
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Migrant Boat Capsizes in Mediterranean, 25 Dead
A boat packed with up to 700 African migrants capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya today and many are feared dead, officials and aid agencies said.
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A Life in Limbo for Migrants Stuck on the French-Italian Border
Musa, 21-year-old Sudanese man is one of hundreds of African migrants who survived the perilous journey across the Mediterranean to Italy on rickety boats, and who then headed to the border -- only to have France turn them away.
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Libya's Coast Guard Detains Almost 600 African Migrants
Libya's coast guard detained on Wednesday almost 600 illegal African migrants, among them pregnant women and 18 children, who had tried to sail to Europe on a fishing boat, a security official said.
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60 Africans Scramble Over Morocco-Spain Border Fence
About 60 Africans scrambled over a border fence from Morocco into Spanish territory on Monday, as a UN official urged Spain to protect migrants' rights following evidence of police abuse.
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100 African Migrants Drown Off Libyan Coast
An official with Libya's coast guard says at least 100 African migrants trying to reach Europe have drowned off the coast near the capital, Tripoli.
