A migrant boat has capsized off the coast of Libya, leaving at least 15 Egyptians dead. Libyan officials report the boat was heading for Europe and capsized early Friday near Tobruk.

LAMPEDUSA, Italy (Reuters) -At least 26 people died in a migrant shipwreck on Wednesday off the southern Italian island of ...

Vladimir Putin appears to have teamed up with a Libyan warlord to trigger a fresh migrant crisis in the European Union.

There are 60 survivors from the perilous journey from Libya, but a UN agency says there could be more people missing.

At least 35 migrants have died attempting the dangerous crossing of the Niger desert to Libya or Algeria on their way to Europe, a campaigning group said on Saturday.

EXCLUSIVE: Testimony from inside fragile country tells of heart-breaking conditions as migrant boat disaster kills at least ...

Libya’s violent crackdown against migrants and refugees has escalated with at least six shot dead after several hundred fled a major detention centre in Tripoli on 8 October.

Sixty survivors were brought to a center in Lampedusa. There were 92 to 97 migrants on board when the boat departed Libya, ...

This year, there has been a surge of more than 7,300 migrants traveling from northeastern Libya to the islands of Crete and Gavdos, according to the Greek government and aid agencies.

ATHENS (Reuters) -Greece will deploy two frigates and one more vessel off Libya's territorial waters to deter migrants from arriving at its southern islands of Crete and Gavdos, Greek Prime ...

LIBYA’S chaos has turned it into a lucrative magnet attracting migrants desperate to make the dangerous sea voyage to Europe. April 24, 2015 In Libya’s anarchy, migrant smuggling is a thriving ...

CAIRO -- A major crackdown in western Libya has resulted in the detention of at least 4,000 migrants, including hundreds of women and children, officials said Saturday. The U.N. said ...