Spain offers to take in drifting rescue ship with 629 migrants

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who took office just over a week ago, has given instructions for the boat to be admitted to the eastern port of Valencia after Italy and Malta refused to let it dock.

Pakistani women trafficked to China in ‘bride market’

629 girls and women from largely impoverished families across Pakistan were sold to China as “brides.” Pakistani investigators blame China and its ambassador in Pakistan for neglecting trafficking networks. #Pakistan #China #bridetraffickin

Italy prepares Spanish migrant convoy, faces French criticism

Some 629 migrants, including 11 children and seven pregnant women, have been afloat in the central Mediterranean aboard the Aquarius rescue ship since Sunday, when both Italy and Malta refused to let them dock.

Boat migrants rocked by EU political storm arrive in Spain

Madrid said it has accepted an offer from France to take in some of the 629 migrants from the Aquarius rescue ship following a turbulent week that saw Italy spurning people plucked from the Mediterranean.

Tasked with resolving the Gulf dispute, why did Anthony Zinni resign?

A retired four star marine general who served in the Middle East and criticised the Iraq war, Zinni gave up on brokering peace between the estranged gulf allies.

Pakistan Child Brides: Pakistani girls sold as brides to Chinese men

A study by Pakistani investigators shows at least 629 girls and women were sold to Chinese men as brides in 2018 and early this year. Traffickers have increasingly targeted Pakistan's marginalised Christian population, paying families for their daughters...

Refugee Crisis: Ship carrying 900 refugees docks in Italy

A ship carrying more than 900 migrants from Africa has docked in the Italian port of Catania, just days after the government in Rome refused docking permission for another rescue ship to arrive. The 629 migrants on board that ship are now being taken to S...

Refugee Crisis: Italian naval vessels carry refugees to Spain

The 629 refugees stranded aboard a rescue ship in the Mediterranean have begun the next leg of their journey. Many are being transferred to other vessels and then will be taken to the port of Valencia after the Spanish government volunteered to take them...