23 killed as boat sinks in the Mediterranean

The bodies of 23 people were recovered from the Mediterranean on Friday after the dinghy they were travelling in sank, the EU's anti-migrant task force said. EU Navfor Med said 64 others were rescued after their inflatable vessel began taking on water. It said a total of 263 people had been rescued on Friday, including 146 "migrants in distress" saved by a Spanish ship as part of the European Union's anti-trafficking force.