Aug 28 Watch News Wrap: More than 300,000 have made Mediterranean Sea crossing, says UN By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the United Nations refugee agency announced that more than 300,000 refugees and migrants have crossed the Mediterranean Sea to Europe. That number does not include the 2,600 who have died on the journey. Also, a… Continue watching
Jul 26 Watch 8:24 Fishermen stepping in to save migrants stranded in the Mediterranean By PBS News Hour As the civil war worsens, more migrants are being smuggled off the shores of Libya and end up stranded in neighboring Tunisian waters, leaving it up to those working at sea to rescue them. The fishermen here say that over… Continue watching
Jul 22 Mediterranean whales bear the brunt of industry’s historic toxins By Catherine Woods Researchers detect high levels of banned toxic chemicals in whales in the Mediterranean Sea. Continue reading
May 30 Humanitarian crisis at sea: More than 4,200 migrants rescued in Mediterranean By News Desk More than 4,200 migrants trying to reach Europe were rescued from the Mediterranean Sea over the past 24 hours, the Italian Coast Guard said Saturday, amid the swelling humanitarian crisis at sea. Continue reading
May 27 Watch 3:47 Rescue of stranded Syrian migrants captured on video By PBS News Hour When a small boat with Syrian refugees, fleeing war in their country, broke down in the Mediterranean Sea, one woman captured their rescue by Greek forces on her smartphone. Geraint Vincent of Independent Television News reports. Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch 3:57 How can Europe deter desperate migrants? By PBS News Hour The number of migrants traveling over water to reach Europe has grown tremendously. Gwen Ifill talks to Daryl Grisgraber of Refugees International about what’s driving them to attempt passage to Europe and how countries are dealing with the situation. Continue watching