Mediterranean

Previously, the oldest direct evidence for cheese-making in the region dated to the beginning of the Bronze Age.

Amber has been valued for its color and natural beauty since ancient times.

The International Organization for Migration has said that 1,504 people have died this year, with more than half of those deaths occurring since June 1. 

Buyan-M-class missile corvette Vyshny Volochyok was officially made part of the Black Sea Fleet and is headed off for global military drills.

Russian warships and submarines don't only target ISIS and other Syrian insurgents, but also provide a cover against NATO's southern flank in Europe.

As frightening as they are, real tsunamis do much less damage than storms—and they may be less common than scientists realized.

The Varshavyanka class are among the quietest in the world, according to the boasts of Russian state media.

Moscow ordered its Admiral Essen frigate and Krasnodar submarine to open fire.

Moscow has deployed at least two cruise-missile armed frigates and intel ships.

The Admiral Essen joins its sister vessel, which arrived after the U.S. strike on Syria.

The deployment would strongly boost Russia’s capabilities near Aleppo.

The rescued migrants from Nigeria, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Bangladesh were taken to a Sicilian port for questioning.

NATO must assert the rights of freedom of navigation in the Baltic and the Black Sea so as not to cede any of these spaces to become a “Russian lake.”

At least 880 migrants have died in the Mediterranean Sea over the past week.

Mered Medhanie is believed to have smuggled thousands of people from Africa into Europe.

The refugees are believed to have set off from Libya, with 41 survivors now in Greece.

The EU ships get new powers to board, search, seize and divert vessels in the Mediterranean.

The changing weather will bring the continent new challenges.

The EU's anti-smuggling operation enters its second phase.

European ministers are meeting in Luxembourg over the weekend to discuss the plan.

About 500 people were on board two sinking ships.

Greece, Italy and Spain are straining under the arrival of tens of thousands of migrants.

Three other rescue operations underway on Monday as EU ministers present plan to double funding for Triton operation.

Twenty eight people were rescued and 24 bodies were recovered after a fishing vessel sank around 70 miles from the Libyan coast.

Greece is unable to react to Turkey's trespassing into its territory due to lack in military funding.

Over 10,000 migrants arrived in the first three months of this year.