Italy aims to deploy ships in Libyan waters by end-August
"This all makes sense only if we can limit the arrival of migrants in Italy"
Syrian rebels reopen main border crossing with Turkey
The crossing handles tens of millions of dollars worth of trade and humanitarian relief annually
Saudi-led coalition stops oil tankers from entering Yemen, UN says
The four ships were carrying just over 71,000 metric tons of fuel, which represents over 10 percent of Yemen's total monthly fuel needs
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"There are kilometres and kilometres and kilometres of active devices, sensitive enough to be detonated by a child and powerful enough to blow up a truck"
New EU aid scheme for Greece to help refugees with rent, cash
The scheme will provide 22,000 rented homes in cities and towns on mainland Greece and some 2,000 places on the islands
Far-right group's ship held in Cyprus, Sri Lankans on board ask for asylum
Members of the Identarian movement sailed from Italy last week heading for the Libyan coast with 20 Sri Lankan trainee sailors on board
Hezbollah and rebels agree ceasefire at Lebanese-Syrian border
The region was the scene of one of the most serious spillovers of the Syrian civil war into Lebanon
Myanmar tracks spread of H1N1 as outbreak claims sixth victim
Most cases have been found in Yangon, but 10 people were confirmed to have contracted the virus earlier this month in Matupi, in the remote northwestern state of Chin
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United Nations estimates that in Yemen a child under the age of five dies every 10 minutes from preventable causes
Italy aims to deploy ships in Libyan waters by end-August
"This all makes sense only if we can limit the arrival of migrants in Italy"