At least 23 migrants drown off Tunisia
Migrants arrive in Pozzallo, near Ragusa, Sicily Island - AAP 1 of 1 5370537724001 At least 23 migrants from Africa have drowned in a shipwreck off Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean from Libya to Italy, and 70 were rescued, the Tunisian Red Crescent humanitarian organisation says. More than 120 migrants have died in recent weeks in similar incidents off the Tunisian coast, as improved weather has increased the number of trips from Tunisia and Libya towards Italy to reach Europe. "(The Tunisian) navy rescued 70 migrants, as 23 others drowned in a boat carrying more than 90 migr...