Europe

Malta detains second migrant rescue ship as hundreds die at sea

VALLETTA, Malta (AFP)--Malta on Monday stopped a second migrant rescue ship from leaving its port, as the UN refugee agency…

Merkel, rebel minister agree migrant deal to avert govt crisis

by Frank Zeller © Agence France-Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel reached a deal Monday on migration…

Future of Merkel coalition in doubt as interior minister offers to resign

by Ralf Isermann with Tom Barfield in Frankfurt Agence France-Presse MUNICH, Germany (AFP) - German  Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling coalition…

Q&A: Will Europe’s migrant deal end the crisis?

  by Katy Lee and Jacques Klopp Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- European leaders hailed a deal thrashed…

Migrant rescue ship docks in Malta as EU nations reach deal

by Arman Soldin Agence France-Presse VALLETTA, Malta (AFP) - A rescue boat stranded for nearly a week in the Mediterranean…

Early detection of ‘olive tree leprosy’ with drones

  by Marlowe Hood Agence France-Presse A bacterial infection ravaging olive orchards in southern Europe can be detected from small…

Italy’s Salvini in Libya as migrants in limbo at sea

by Imed Lamloum with Olivier Baube in Rome Agence France-Presse TRIPOLI, Libya (AFP) - Italy's pugnacious new government took its…

Nearly 1,000 migrants rescued off Libya coast: navy

TRIPOLI, Libya (AFP) - Libya's coastguard has rescued nearly 1,000 migrants who were on boats in distress in the Mediterranean…

More than 50 migrants die in Mediterranean crossings

  by Ala Sakka with Aymen Jamli in Tunis Agence France Presse More than 50 migrants drowned in the Mediterranean…

Netanyahu heads to Europe seeking about-face on Iran

by Deborah Cole © Agence France-Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu embarks Monday on a three-day European…

Three dead plus gunman in Belgium shooting: prosecutors

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- A man killed three people including two policemen on Tuesday in the eastern Belgian city of…

Europe can no longer rely on US to ‘protect’ it: Merkel

AACHEN, Germany (AFP) -- Europe can no longer rely on the United States to protect it, German Chancellor Angela Merkel…

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