Libya to Europe: Please Dont Come to Our Rescue.
Libya to Europe: Please Dont Come to Our Rescue. Libyas U.N. envoy expresses skepticism over European plans to fight migrant smugglers in Libyan territory, saying it will cause more trouble than its worth. By Colum Lynch.
Migrant boat disaster: rescue hopes led to sinking in Mediterranean
If the death toll is confirmed, it means the number of migrants to drown in the Mediterranean so far in 2015 remains roughly 30 times higher than the equivalent figure from 2014, which was itself a record. This latest. Separately on Tuesday, the EU.
European Commission proposes migrant quotas for member states
The European Commission is to propose that member states receive a set number of migrants under a new quota system, potentially presenting UK prime minister David Cameron with a major challenge as he seeks to renegotiate Britains relationship with the .
African Training Exercise Turns Urgent as Threats Grow
The Obama administration agrees. New Boko Haram propaganda videos, including beheadings, mirror the releases of the Islamic State and had officials in Washington and European capitals watching to see if the two terrorist groups would draw closer .
UN official decries toxic backdrop as EU debates new migration policies
The European Commission is to produce new policy blueprints on migration by May amid a growing realisation that radical action is needed to tackle the humanitarian tragedy that sees thousands of migrants drown each year in the Mediterranean. Sutherland.
EU Agrees to Naval Intervention on Migrant Smugglers
BRUSSELS ��� European leaders agreed on Monday to use naval forces to intercept and destroy ships used by human traffickers from North Africa, a far more assertive attempt to combat the swelling migration crisis that has led to thousands of migrant.
EU under pressure over migrant rescue operations in the Mediterranean
European states have come under renewed pressure from human rights and refugee organisations to mount large-scale search-and-rescue operations in the Mediterranean after the latest migrant boat disaster led to the drowning of an estimated 400 people.
Alexander McQueens Demons - The Daily Beast
And McQueen had been involved with a porn star hed identified in a September 2009 New York Times Magazine piece as Mr. Stag. Two sources believe that Mr. Stag was in fact Aiden Shaw, a 43-year-old escort who at one��.
The Ballad of Lester Maddox
Maddox became a hero to conservative populists���most of whom were Democrats at that time in the South, because of a hangover from the Civil War a century before���and he rode the wave of resistance to desegregation all the way to the Governors. The.
Europe migrant military mission faces rough seas ahead
The Mediterraneans worst migrant shipwreck has spurred the EU to plan a military mission against people smugglers, but it will be hard to implement and risks reinforcing the image of an uncaring Fortress Europe. After more than 700 people drowned in.
Highlights from Frontex Annual Risk Analysis 2015.
UK Delays Deployment of Navy Ship in Mediterranean Until Italy Agrees to Accept Rescued Migrants ���. by Niels Frenzen | 05 May 2015 �� 05:37. In 2014, detections of illegal border-crossing reached a new record, with more than 280 000 detections. This was twice as many as the. As in 2013 and in 2011, the Central Mediterranean route was the main area for illegal border-crossing into the EU, representing 60% of all detections in 2014; ��� Around 3 400 people died or went missing��.
Putin Says He Weighed Nuclear Alert Over Crimea
MOSCOW ��� After the revolution in Ukraine last year, President Vladimir V. Putin sent military forces to secure Crimea and even weighed putting Russias nuclear arsenal on alert because of his concerns about both anarchy and Western intervention, the.
The Kickback That Killed Brazil
While Petrobras, Brazils state-run oil company, had an enviable reputation at the time for its technological prowess and managerial competence, it lacked refining capacity. Comperj was designed to plug that gap. According to Petrobrass own website.
Why Europe Lets People Drown | Zero Hedge
So when the New York Times opens with ���European leaders were confronted on Monday with a humanitarian crisis in the Mediterranean.. EU To Launch Military Operations Against Migrant-Smugglers In Libya. Luxembourg on Monday, held in response to the reported deaths of several hundred migrants in a packed fishing trawler off the Libyan coast at the weekend, also decided to bolster maritime patrols in the Mediterranean and give their modest naval mission��.
Europe migrant military mission faces rough seas ahead
The Mediterraneans worst migrant shipwreck has spurred the EU to plan a military mission against people smugglers, but it will be hard to implement and risks reinforcing the image of an uncaring ���Fortress Europe���.
Under-fire EU to consider military action at migrant summit.
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on Monday evoked the possibility of targeted interventions against the Libya-based smugglers that would fall short of a full military intervention. You cant. If approved, the operation would be the first time EU governments used military force to fight illegal migration.. British Prime Minister David Cameron is reportedly ready to offer the services of a Royal Navy warship which could seek to prevent migrant boats from leaving Libya.
EU unveils migrant action plan as more boats in distress.
Luxembourg (AFP) - EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini unveiled plans Monday to tackle a growing migrant crisis after telling member states they had no more excuses not to act as fresh distress calls rang out in the��.
Abandoned ship Ezadeen with 450 migrants on board being.
���The rescues of the Blue Sky M two days ago and of the Ezadeen show that smugglers are finding new ways to enter EU territory,��� a spokesperson told AFP. ���To prevent such events and to protect the lives of migrants, fighting��.
Fragile Cease-Fire in Ukraine Inspires Little Confidence in West
While European officials generally say that the cease-fire is holding and that elements of the Minsk agreement, like the withdrawal of heavy weapons, are proceeding, American officials disagree. ���We continue to see disturbing evidence of air defense, .
Europe Did not Cause this Tragedy | politipond
���unless Europe acts to reform its failed policy on migration��� writes the editorialist of the New York Times of April 21st, ���this could be the deadliest year yet for the thousands of people who fled to Libya from conflict-torn regions across the Middle East. Such law empowers the smugglers.. As reported in the New York Times by Jim Yardley, ���after a year in which more than 3,200 people died and more than 130,000 were rescued by Italian naval and coast guard ships.
Notes from the front - of the week 22/4/2015 - Socialist Action
The decision by the EU to scale back Italys naval rescue operations was immoral and indefensible in a civilised society. It amounted to. An emergency meeting of EU interior and foreign ministers on 20 April announced it will launch military operations against networks of migrant smugglers based in Libya. It is true some of.. At the recent IMF meeting in New York, Obama found time to meet Greek finance minister Varoufakis to urge flexibility on all sides. The US��.
What You Thought You Knew About the Pill - The Daily Beast
Until recently, there was an unwritten agreement with Amtrak that engineers would get a break of at least 90 minutes after a run.. Amtrak had finally installed the necessary transponders along the line, but as reported by The New York Times there have been delays in setting up the necessary wireless network.. The EU says it wants to stop human smugglers by destroying vessels before they have migrants on board���but even the U.N. thinks this is a deadly idea.
Italy says UN presence in Niger, Sudan can help migrant crisis
ROME ��� Italy pressed the European Union on Wednesday to devise robust steps to stop the deadly tide of migrants crossing the Mediterranean, including considering military intervention against smugglers and boosting. ���European Union naval operations in the Horn of Africa have successfully fought piracy ��� and a similar initiative must be developed to effectively fight against human trafficking in the Mediterranean,��� Renzi wrote in a New York Times opinion piece��.
Migrants Face Fortress Europes Deadly Moat | American.
Kenan Malik, New York Times, April 21, 2015. Up to 1,200 people are. On Monday, European Union officials came up with a 10-point plan, including military action against smuggling networks.. The number of migrants now attempting to reach Europe is little different from that for the same period last year, yet the death toll is about 18 times higher. {snip}. Western intervention in Libya exacerbated the chaos, which the proposed military action will only intensify.
EU Agrees to Naval Intervention on Migrant Smugglers.
New York Times BRUSSELS ��� European leaders agreed on Monday to use naval forces to intercept and destroy ships used by human traffickers from North Africa, a far more assertive attempt to combat the swelling��.
Migrant shipwreck survivors arrested as UN says 800 dead.
Apples new music streaming service is launching at the perf... Under-fire EU ministers meanwhile agreed on a 10-point plan to double the resources available to the current EU border surveillance mission Triton, as the UNs refugee agency and the International Organization for Migration. Italys Renzi, whose country bears the brunt of the problem, said Rome was studying the possibility of mounting targeted interventions against Libya-based people smugglers.
The Stalled War on Terror - The Daily Beast
���At the time, a junior FBI special agent in New York knew more about the case than me,��� then-CIA director James Woolsey told me. As a result, it took more than two years to capture the bombing mastermind, Ramzi Yousef.
Cities, Counties Ask Appeals Court To Let Obama Immigration Programs Move.
Continuing to delay implementation of the presidents executive action on immigration hurts our economy and puts families at risk, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio (D), who spearheaded the effort with Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti (D) as part of.
Politics this week
More than 1,750 migrants have now died trying to make the crossing to Europe from north Africa since the start of the year, 30 times more than during the same period of 2014, according to the International Organisation for Migration. See article and.
Ukraine conflict: Back to Minsk with so much at stake
It is five months since Minsk gave its name to a peace deal for Ukraine. Now key players are meeting here for what has been widely called one of the last chances to stop a widening trail of destruction and death, which threaten the territorial.
For Most People, Theres No Way Out Of Yemens Conflict
The main port in Djibouti city, the capital of Djibouti, is bustling with the new arrivals who made it out of Yemen alive. United Nations officials say they are planning for a ���massive influx��� of refugees into the tiny African nation and nearby.
Senate Democrats Put DHS Funding Pressure Back On John Boehner
House Democrats agreed to the one-week funding measure after receiving assurances that the House would take up a clean DHS bill -- without immigration restrictions -- once the conference vote failed in the Senate, according to Democratic leadership .