Mediterranean Sea
Voyage to Europe: 64 stranded Bangladeshis agree to return home
The 64 Bangladeshi migrants who have been stranded in the Mediterranean Sea off Tunisian coast of Zarzis for 17 days have finally agreed to return home.
84 migrants still missing after boat sinks off Libya: IOM
Eighty-four migrants are still missing after an inflatable craft sank off the coast of Libya, according to survivors cited by the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
Migrant crisis: 'Many Somalis' feared drowned in Mediterranean
Many people are feared drowned after a boat carrying up to 400 mainly Somali migrants capsized in the Mediterranean off the coast of Egypt.
EU launches operation to seize migrant smugglers' boats
The EU is beginning a new operation to intercept boats smuggling migrants across the southern Mediterranean.
Over 2,200 migrants rescued off Libya: Italy coastguard
Eight rescue operations picked up more than 2,200 people off the Libyan coast, according to the Italian coastguard from 10 boats in distress in the Mediterranean.
Italy's Eni finds 'supergiant' natural gas field off Egypt
The Italian energy company Eni SpA announces it has discovered a "supergiant" natural gas field off Egypt, describing it as the "largest-ever" found in the Mediterranean Sea.
Libya boat capsize: Dead victims, survivors confirmed to be Bangladeshis
Bangladeshi authorities confirm the nationalities of the deceased and survivors who were on boats that perished in the sea off Libyan coast.
Italy navy rescues 50 migrants from dinghy
Italy's navy says it has rescued 52 migrants from a sinking rubber dinghy in the Mediterranean, but about 50 others are missing.
Divers find mysterious transparent blob off the coast of Turkey
This amazing video shot by a group of divers off the coast of Turkey shows an enormous transparent blob that nobody was able to explain.
EU to hold migrant crisis talks
EU interior ministers are to discuss how to deal with tens of thousands of migrants trying to enter Europe each year by crossing the Mediterranean.
International effort rescues over 5,000 Mediterranean migrants
Corpses of 17 migrants along with 454 survivors were brought ashore in Sicily by an Italian naval vessel.