Truthdigger Pia Klemp Is the Badass Hero the World Desperately Needs

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Aug 31, 2019 The German sea captain, who has personally rescued thousands of migrants from drowning, faces a harsh prison sentence for her valiant deeds. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

EU Sets Crisis Summit on Migration

LORNE COOK and NICOLE WINFIELD / The Associated Press Jun 23, 2018 European Union leaders will try to find common ground for tackling a growing political drama that is threatening to undermine the entire alliance. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Up to 64 African Migrants Feared Dead After Dinghy Sinks in Mediterranean

FRANCES D’EMILIO / The Associated Press Jan 8, 2018 The Italian coast guard rescues 86 after traffickers' overcrowded rubber boat starts to deflate. The vessel reportedly had set out from a Libyan beach east of Tripoli. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Scenes of Horror: More Than 700 Migrants Feared Dead in Three Mediterranean Sinkings

Staff / Truthdig May 30, 2016 "We found a little kid of a few months," a rescuer said. "Most of them were young people -- we found a [dead] couple hugging each other.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Arctic and the Mediterranean Face Hot-Spot Worries

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Jan 23, 2016 Uneven heating of the earth’s surface as a result of climate change could see some regions facing seriously high rises in average temperatures. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

European Union Calls for Emergency Talks About Refugee Crisis

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Aug 31, 2015 As several countries in the region -- Hungary, Macedonia, Italy and Greece among them -- struggle to deal with staggering numbers of refugees from conflict zones in the Middle East and Africa, European Union leaders have decided it's time for an emergency summit on the subject. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Migrant Cemetery

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Record Number of Migrants Expected to Drown in Mediterranean in 2015

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 2, 2015 Ten times as many migrants lost their lives attempting to cross the Mediterranean in the first three months of 2015, compared with the equivalent period in 2014. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Climate ‘Toppled Late Bronze Age Rulers’

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Aug 25, 2013 A changing climate may have been a cause of the rise and fall of many of Bronze Age Europe's civilizations. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Mediterraneans Have All the Fun, Fewer Heart Attacks

Staff / Truthdig Jul 6, 2006 According to Reuters: "Mediterranean-style diets, rich in healthy fats from olive oil or nuts, may be better for the heart than low-fat regimens, a new study shows." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )