Over a thousand people rescued off the island of Lampedusa in the second such operation in two days.

Italy has threatened to allow refugees to cross its borders into neighbouring countries unless the European Union takes charge of a sea operation to manage the flow of migrants crossing in boats from...

The United Nations has been forced to consider establishing refugee holding centres in north Africa and the Middle East due to the spiralling numbers of migrants attempting perilous journeys across...

Italian newspapers have recently been full of reports of countless rickety boats conveying thousands of desperate migrants to its shores.

Italian authorities warn of catastrophe as data shows sharp increase in those making treacherous sea crossing to southern Europe

Hundreds of migrants force their way through the border fence from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Melilla.

Spanish authorities say 300 people tried to scale the barrier between Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Melilla on Friday morning, with more than 200 making...

Around 1,000 would-be immigrants stormed the border fence between Morocco and the Spanish North African city of Melilla on Wednesday morning, with around 400 managing to enter the enclave.