The lawyer for the suspected captain of the smugglers' ship that capsized in the Mediterranean's worst migrant disaster says his client was a regular paying passenger like everyone else on...

A number of migrants from various countries interviewed by The Malta Independent at the Hal Far open centre yesterday said they were seeking new pastures in mainland Europe not Malta, saying that they...

European Union leaders are discussing plans to double financial sources to save lives in the Mediterranean where hundreds of migrants have drowned in recent days, and to capture and destroy vessels...

Statement by Mr. Ahmet Davutoğlu, Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey on the Ottoman Armenians Who Lost Their Lives During The Last Years of the Ottoman Empire During the last years of...

European Union leaders gathering for an extraordinary summit are facing calls from all sides to take emergency action to save lives in the Mediterranean, where hundreds of migrants are missing and...

FRANCE-ATTACK THWARTED PARIS - An Islamic extremist with an arsenal of loaded guns was only prevented from opening fire on churchgoers because he accidentally shot himself, French officials...

Officials say a pair of Elton John's heart-shapedglasses has been stolen from a display case at a Memphis museum. Memphis police said Wednesday the glasses were taken from the...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has condemned what he says are suggestions in Europe to sink human traffickers' vessels and leavemigrants "to their deaths." European Union leaders...

Bound by the laws of the sea to help vessels in distress, shipping companies say Europe's migration crisis has placed unreasonable demands on their crews to act as lifesavers in the...

Two bystanders rescued a man in Washington DC when his wheelchair rolled off the platform at a metro station. Their heroic action was captured on video. Footage shows the wheelchair falling...