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The shipwreck was the latest tragedy in this part of the Mediterranean Sea, a key but dangerous route for migrants seeking a better life in Europe.
The rare 4,500-year-old stone sculpture is of Anat, the goddess of love, beauty, and war in the Canaanite mythology,
“Let us stop ignoring reality, stop constantly shifting responsibility, stop passing off the issue of migration to others," Pope Francis said during a visit to the Greek island.
An offshore oil spill deposited tons of tar across Israel's coastline in what officials are calling one of the country’s worst ecological disasters.
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Italian authorities accused Pia Klemp of colluding with smugglers to stage rescues at sea.
Those missing off the coast of Libya include 10 women and two children, including a two-month-old baby.
Russia blamed Israel for the crash, saying the plane was caught in the crossfire as four Israeli fighters attacked targets in northwestern Syria.
One in 18 migrants trying to reach Europe by sea died or went missing this year -- more than double the rate last year, per a report from the U.N. refugee agency.
Libya is one of the main departure points for migrants trying to cross to Europe by sea.
A rescue ship carrying 629 people finally docked in Spain.