EU Holds Emergency Meeting After Migrant Boat Capsizes; Hundreds Feared Dead
With 28 survivors reported and 24 bodies recovered, only a fraction of the hundreds of people who were reportedly on board are accounted for.
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Captain In Deadly Migrant Boat Sinking Charged With Manslaughter
The captain and a crew member are among the boat's 28 survivors; the U.N. says more than 800 would-be migrants died after cramming themselves onto the 66-foot boat.
Ex-Auschwitz Guard Says He Was 'Morally Complicit' In Atrocities
In his opening statement to a court in Germany, Oskar Groening, 93, said the judges must decide on his "criminal liability." He has been charged with 300,000 counts of accessory to murder.
When Rates Turn Negative, Banks Pay Customers To Borrow
European interest rates are being pushed so low — to less than zero — that some banks are paying borrowers to take loans. Such low rates are aimed at boosting Europe's economy, but there are risks.
From Losers To Possible Kingmakers, A Scottish Party Comes Back Strong
No party is expected to win a majority in the upcoming U.K. elections. That means the Scottish National Party, after losing a vote on independence last year, could determine the country's next leader.
European Leaders Address Migrant Crisis In Mediterranean
European leaders say they have come up with a plan in response to the flood of migrants crossing the Mediterranean sea from Africa. If the death toll is confirmed in the latest tragedy Sunday, as many as 1,800 people have died making the perilous crossing to Europe so far this year.
Trial Of Former Auschwitz Guard To Begin In Germany
The trial begins Tuesday of a 93-year-old man who is accused of committing war crimes while working at Auschwitz. There are doubts that he will live long enough for the trial to be completed.
Mediterranean Migration Crisis Represents Scope Of Smuggling Business
NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Leonard Doyle of the International Organization for Migration, which estimates that more than 21,000 migrants have made it to Europe since the beginning of the year.
Italy Calls On EU To Act After Migrants Drown In Mediterranean
Hundreds of migrants are believed dead after a smugglers' boat carrying hundreds of migrants capsized off the Libyan coast. Pressure is growing on EU leaders to prevent such tragedies.
FBI Chief's Comments Linking Poland To Holocaust Draw Angry Response
In a speech last week, James Comey appeared to suggest that Poles had been complicit in the Holocaust. Polish leaders, who have long recoiled at that assertion, demanded an apology.