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An Egyptian mother reacts beside the body of her son who was on a boat carrying migrants which capsized off Egypt's coast, in Al-Beheira, Egypt, September 22, 2016.
Conflict
At least 162 bodies recovered from Egypt migrant shipwreck
EU leaders have committed extra ships, planes and helicopters to save lives in the Mediterranean at an emergency summit. More than 1,300 migrants have died in April 2015.
Justice
Destroying smugglers’ boats won’t fix the Mediterranean refugee crisis, this man says
Migrants in a boat during a rescue operation by Italian navy ship San Marco off the coast to the south of the Italian island of Sicily.
Development
Italy has been rescuing migrants stranded at sea — but they don’t want to pay for it
Arts, Culture & Media
Yes, A Mediterranean Diet is Good For You
Global Politics
Busy waterway
Global Politics
Climate change threatens Cyprus with drought