At least 40 people have died and navy has rescued 320 in Mediterranean

Italian navy rescues migrants off the coast of Libya; survivors fear for missing

Fishing boat carrying hundreds of migrants capsized in Mediterranean

Vessel en route to port of Palermo after 25 fatalities and at least 185 unaccounted for

Navy vessel has rescued more than 3,300 migrants in Mediterranean mission

Some 3,480 migrants rescued from 15 boats in Mediterranean on Saturday

Enda Kenny applauds Irish ‘humanitarian personality’ as ship leaves on aid mission

Italian navy takes 220 migrants rescued from listing vessel off Libya coast to Catania

Asylum given to those who can show they are fleeing persecution and in need of protection

Rosita Boland: ‘I watched as migrants from Syria, Bangladesh, Mali and Nigeria took their first steps on land since embarking from Libya on boats they knew could as easily transform overnight into their coffins’

ISIS threat ‘signed with blood against the nation of the cross’ follows release of video

Deaths add to toll of 10 victims in Norman Atlantic disaster off Greece’s Adriatic coast

Boat was sailing from Greece to Italy carrying 478 passengers when blaze broke out

Four rescue operations involve vessels from Italy and other states over four days

Confusion mounts as decision taken to replace Mare Nostrum scheme from November

4,000 migrants rescued while attempting to reach country in last three days, navy says

Italian navy en route to vessel south of Lampedusa island