A Dutch court has convicted an Eritrean man of people smuggling and extortion, sentencing him to 20 years in prison.

A group of migrants sent a distress call from the Mediterranean when their boat began to fail. Two vessels arrived — one European, one operated by Libyan militia. Fearing torture if returned to Libya, ...

The four dead were among 26 Bangladeshis travelling aboard one vessel, the organisation said. The second boat was carrying 69 migrants, two of them Egyptian and the rest Sudanese, eight of whom were ...

Arrests of smugglers are rare in Libya, where the judiciary has little power since the country is effectively controlled by former rebel groups which helped to oust Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. Libyan ...

"The final toll may be significantly higher, a stark reminder that this route remains the deadliest migration corridor in the ...

A migrant boat sank off Libya's coast Thursday with about 100 passengers on board. Officials said 88 people had been rescued and that some 20 bodies were spotted in the sea. For the latest news, ...

Libya's attorney general's office says a member of a criminal group linked to a mass grave of 21 migrants will stand trial ...