More than 40 people have been reported missing after a boat sank en route from the Tunisian city of Sfax to the coast of Lampedusa in the Mediterranean Sea. The only known survivor might be an 11 ...

Twenty migrants were missing Tuesday off the coast of Italy's Lampedusa in a shipwreck in which seven people, including an eight-year-old Syrian child, were rescued, news media reported.

More than 40 people have been reported missing after a boat that departed from the Tunisian city of Sfax and was heading across the Mediterranean Sea to the shores of Lampedusa capsized.

Tunisian authorities say Sfax, a port city about 80 miles (130km) from Lampedusa, is a popular gateway for migrants seeking a better life in Europe. The tragedies follow June's Greek boat disaster ...