More than 700 feared dead in recent Mediterranean crossings
By SARAH EL DEEB Survivor accounts have pushed to more than 700 the number of migrants feared dead in Mediterranean Sea shipwrecks over three days in the past week, even…
Drownings
Libyan smuggling route grows 1 year after mass drownings
By SHAWN POGATCHNIK When more than 800 people drowned last year on an overcrowded ship bound for Italy’s southernmost isle of Lampedusa, the European Union deployed a round-the-clock flotilla that…
Hungary blocks migrants from trains; 11 drown off Turkey
By SHAWN POGATCHNIK Hundreds of migrants chanted defiant slogans outside Budapest’s main international train station Wednesday as Hungarian police blocked them for a second day from seeking asylum in Germany…
6 migrants drown off Turkish coast trying to reach Greece
By MIKE CORDER Six Syrian migrants, including an infant, drowned off the Turkish coast Tuesday as they tried to reach a Greek island, a rescuer said, underscoring the deadly risks…
32 MORE MIGRANT BODIES RECOVERED IN ITALY
By LUCA BRUNO Italian soldiers carry body bags at the Lampedusa island, Italy, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013. Authorities say divers have recovered new bodies from a fiery shipwreck of a…
USHER’S EX-WIFE GRANTED EMERGENCY CUSTODY HEARING
By KATE BRUMBACK FILE – In this June 27, 2013 file photo shows Usher accepts the golden note award at the 26th Annual ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards in…
SURVIVORS OF OHIO CRASH SAY TEEN WAS DRIVING CRAZY
By JOHN SEEWER This Monday, March 11, 2013 photo in Southington, Ohio shows the vehicle where six people died in a crash early Sunday in Warren, Ohio. Two teens who…