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Italian forces rescue over 1,300 migrants from Mediterranean
Other forces operating within the EU mission Eunavfor, and vessels from aid groups also joined in
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Why work-related migration hasn't reduced inequality India
Free movement of people across states hasn't made poorer states less poor, Economic Survey finds
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29 people found dead off Libya in migrant boat horror
UN on Wednesday has claimed more than 3,800 lives so far this year
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Some 1,400 migrants rescued off Libyan coast
More than 2,400 migrants has been rescued since Sunday
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Toddler among 129 migrants rescued in Mediterranean
Around 160,900 migrants and refugees are being hosted in reception centres in Italy
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Fire damages Greek camp as migrants flee
Island residents have also staged protests to demand the transportation of the migrants to the mainland
14,000 migrants saved in Med in 5 days: Italian coastguard
Italy now has 148,000 asylum seekers in reception centres, compared with 103,000 in 2015 and 66,000 in 2014
At least 700 migrants feared dead
At least 700 migrants may have died at sea this past week in the busiest week of migrant crossings from Libya towards Italy this year, Medecins San Frontieres and the UN Refugee agency said on Sunday.About 14,000 have been rescued since Monday amid calm seas, and there have been at least three confirmed instances of boats sinking. But the number of dead can only be estimated based on survivor testimony, which is still being collected."We will never know exact numbers," Medecins San Frontieres said in a Tweet after estimating that 900 had died during the week. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said more than 700 had drowned.Migrants interviewed on Saturday in the Sicilian port of Pozzallo told of a large fishing boat that overturned and sank on Thursday with many women and children on board.Initial estimates were that 400 people died, but the UN Refugee agency said on Sunday there may have been about 670 passengers on board.According to testimony collected by EU
84 migrants still missing after boat sinks off Libya
An Italian cargo ship rescued 26 migrants from a flimsy boat that was sinking off the coast in mediterranean
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About 500 dead in Mediterranean shipwreck
Witnesses told United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Half a million migrants waiting to head to Europe
Over a million migrants and refugees entered Europe last year, fleeing war and poverty in the Middle East, Africa & Asia.
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Nearly 6,000 migrants reach Italy since Tuesday: IOM
Most travelled on rubber dinghies, with roughly 130 people packed on each, the IOM said
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EU deports migrants from Greece to Turkey despite global outcry
Ewa Moncure, a spokeswoman for EU border agency Frontex said most migrants are from Pakistan, Bangladesh
Geetanjali Krishna: A tale of two migrants
Arrey bhaiya, is that really you?" I heard, before I saw the plumber and the electrician locked in a tight embrace in my living room. It turned out that the two supposedly unconnected maintenance men I'd hired were childhood friends, reuniting after 20 years. "Just imagine," said the plumber Satish Jha, "we went to the same school!" His long-lost friend Ram Singh added, "Moreover, since we were perhaps destined to not work in the fields, we even went to the same vocational training class in our village in Bihar! That's where I learnt electrical work, and you, plumbing." As they exchanged notes, it transpired that they had both migrated to Delhi in their early 20s. Both had relatives in the capital to help them find work. And both lived within striking distance of one another in Sangam Vihar. "It was the natural choice for us as most people from back home stay there," said Jha. "I decided to stay there, as my cousins lived there and I thought my wife would adapt better among her own peo
Record 1.25 mn asylum seekers in EU in 2015: Agencies
EU leaders hold a summit on Monday with Turkey as part of efforts to halt the flood of migrants.
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Migrants attempt to break through Greece-Macedonia border
More than 7,000 people are stranded, as anger mounts over barriers to entry imposed on migrants flooding into Europe.
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