The Latest: Cyprus police rescue 13 asylum-seekers in boat

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres, center, sits between migrants and refugees at the Moria camp on the eastern Aegean island of Lesbos, Greece, Saturday Oct. 10, 2015. Greece’s first “hotspot,” or migrant processing center, will open over the next 10 days, allowing migrants to be flown to other European Union countries, mostly of their preference, and have their asylum applications processed there, European Union officials say. (AP Photo/Antonis Pasvantis) United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres, center, sits between migrants and refugees at the Moria camp on the eastern Aegean island of Lesbos, Greece, Saturday Oct. 10, 2015. Greece’s first “hotspot,” or migrant processing center, will open over the next 10 days, allowing migrants to be flown to other European Union countries, mostly of their preference, and have their asylum applications processed there, European Union officials say. (AP Photo/Antonis Pasvantis)

By Associated Press October 10, 2015 2 min read

ATHENS, Greece (AP) – Developments as tens of thousands of people fleeing war and poverty in their homelands embark on a quest to seek safety in Europe. All times local.

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10:30 p.m.

Cyprus police say 13 people, including six children and three women, have been rescued from a boat found off the eastern Mediterranean island’s southern coast.

A police official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to disclose details of the rescue, said the 13 are believed to be Syrian and Lebanese nationals. He said the boat was found late Saturday.