Dominican authority says 17 other refugees and migrants rescued from the boat heading for Puerto Rico, a US territory.

The men were not wearing life jackets but held onto the boat for an hour before police pulled them out of the water.

The BBC's Andrew Harding saw French gendarmes using knives to slash an inflatable small boat, packed with men, women and ...

Yaquelin Dominguez-Nieves was sentenced to 7½ years in prison for her role in an immigrant smuggling ring that led to the deaths of 16 people, prosecutors said.

California closes $12-billion deficit by cutting back immigrants' access to healthcare Jesus apparition appears in clouds after Mass at basilica in the Philippines ...

French police have intensified efforts to stop migrants crossing the English Channel. Recent videos show officers slashing ...

Proposal comes as government agrees for first time to intervene at sea to stop boats leaving within 300 metres of the ...

FRENCH cops have finally been captured tackling small boats in the water… while a BBC camera crew were conveniently on hand ...

At least 30 passengers including several students were killed when a boat sank in Congo’s northwestern Equateur province amid extreme weather, residents and local media said Thursday.

Alameda firefighters and a fire boat worked to protect the surrounding vessels from being impacted and deployed a floating boom to prevent oil spread.

Three migrants died on Wednesday after a boat carrying a large group capsized off the coast of Calais, a local French authority said, highlighting the challenges for the British and French ...

At least three people remain missing after a boat sank in Washington state, and as recovery efforts enter a second day, so far, one person has been rescued by passing boaters. The boat, with four ...