The Latest Breaking News from the Mediterranean Sea

Alarmed by a recent series of maritime emergencies involving migrants trying to reach European shores, Europe's top ethics watchdog is calling on the EU’s authorities to open a public investigation into thousands of deaths in the Mediterranean Sea. European Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly demanded an independent commission of inquiry as part…

Thousands of migrants have drowned while trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea from North Africa to Europe. The dangerous journey does not deter many more from the risky crossing.

Hemmed in by Israeli forces and the Mediterranean Sea, Palestinians in Gaza seemingly have only one place left to go — across the border to Egypt. But Egypt is resistant to letting them in.

Four huge deposits from supervolcano eruptions over the last 40,000 years have been discovered at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea.

The crash happened in the Mediterranean Sea during a routine air refueling mission on Saturday morning, defense officials said.

Israeli troops have pushed into the Gaza Strip’s largest city along a key coastal road on the Mediterranean Sea as part of their war on Hamas

It's a nod to the land between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea and the tensions between Palestinian Arabs and Israeli Jews who live there. But what does it actually mean?

Escaping overcrowded schools, families displaced by Israeli bombs are bathing in ocean polluted with untreated sewage.

Tunisia has announced it would reject an installment of funds sent by Europe to help the debt-ridden country patrol the Mediterranean Sea as migrant boat crossings spike to levels not seen in several years