At least 35 dead after boat capsizes

At least 35 migrants are believed to have died after their boat capsized off the southern coast of Tunisia.

The coastguard service has also rescued 67 other people.

The country has become an important new route for migrants trying to make the crossing to Italy and other parts of Europe in the past year.

The latest incident comes after moves against human traffickers in Libya, who have regularly enslaved or murdered migrants.

The latest boat to go down off Tunisia contained about 180 people, most of whom were Tunisian, the country’s interior ministry said.