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Night rescue for hundreds of migrants in Italy

04/05/2015

Italy

French and Italian ships rescue thousands of migrants in the Mediterranean

A French ship has docked at the Italian port of Crotone bringing over 200 migrants it had rescued off the coast of Libya on Saturday. They were

04/05/2015

Italy

4,100 people rescued from Mediterranean over the weekend

Nearly 4,100 migrants were rescued from boats near the coast of Libya on Saturday and Sunday (May 2 and 3). Rescue operations continued as people

03/05/2015

Italy

More than 3000 migrants rescued from Mediterranean on one day alone.

The Italian authorities say they rescued more than three thousand migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean from North Africa on Saturday alone

03/05/2015

Sport

Juventus win Serie A with four games in hand

Juventus have clinched their fourth straight serie A title with victory over Sampdoria, their 31st Scudetto overall. Juve needed only a single point

02/05/2015

Italy

Milan Expo opens to riots on the city's streets

The opening of the long-awaited Milan Expo on Friday was marred by violent clashes between Italian police and protesters. Police fired tear gas and

02/05/2015

Italy

Milan Expo opens as Pope Francis warns it must 'globalise solidarity'

Italy's six-month global fair has opened in Milan under the slogan 'Feed the Planet, Energy for Life'. Among protesters who see the event as a front for big business, some turned violent outside.

01/05/2015

Italy

Italy: Students protest on eve of World Expo showcase in Milan

Student protesters marched in Milan on Thursday, a day before the 2015 Universal Exposition opens there. Critics denounce corruption scandals

30/04/2015

Italy

Newly discovered Da Vinci murals go on show at Milan Expo

Sections of a Leonardo Da Vinci mural which have been hidden for over 500 years are to go on show at this week’s Milan’s Expo 2015. 'Lost' Leonardo

28/04/2015

Italy

Italians celebrate 70th anniversary of Liberation Day

Italians are celebrating the 70th anniversary of Liberation Day. Ceremonies are being held to mark the uprising against the Nazis and their Fascist

25/04/2015

Sport

Astana team granted WorldTour licence for 2015

The International Cycling Union announced on Thursday that Vincenzo Nibali’s Astana Pro Team will retain their World Tour licence. The UCI revealed

24/04/2015

World

Once Upon a Time with Claudia Cardinale

John Wayne called her a “tomboy”. British actor David Niven said she was “the most beautiful Italian invention since spaghetti”. More than 150 films

24/04/2015

Italy

Court appearance over Mediterranean tragedy as more migrants come ashore

Dozens more migrants arrived at the Sicilian port of Catania on Friday. A total of 84 people were brought to shore by an Italian coastguard vessel

24/04/2015

Italy

Italian police launch 'vast' anti-terrorism operation against al Qaeda-inspired group

Italian police say they have been carrying out a “vast” anti-terrorism operation against an armed organisation inspired by al Qaeda. It is claimed

24/04/2015

Next Series

The walking robot set to help elderly people live an autonomous life

How can we help elderly people find their way around places which are new and completely unknown to them? At the Science Museum in Trento, northern

24/04/2015

Next Series

Do you know: what's a robotic walker?

24/04/2015

Italy

How the EU has struggled to cope with Mediterranean migrant influx

In October 2013, images of 111 coffins, four containing children, shocked the world. They were lined up in a shed on the Italian island of Lampedusa

23/04/2015

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Italy: Naval vessel brings hundreds of migrants ashore

23/04/2015

Italy

EU leaders meet to address migrant crisis

EU leaders meeting on Thursday over the migrant crisis are expected to agree to expand search and rescue efforts in the Mediterranean

23/04/2015

Europe News

Amnesty says EU "negligent" in migrant tragedy

Amnesty International blames the crisis on the end of Italy's Mare Nostrum search and rescue operation is to blame for dramatic increase in number of migrant deaths.

22/04/2015

Italy

Hundreds of migrants dock in Sicily; a further 115 rescued off Libyan coast

Is there a correlation between a decrease in funding and an increase in migrant deaths in the Mediterranean? Italy calls on Europe for action.

22/04/2015

Italy

Fleeing migrants need long-term solution from EU: Renzi

The European Union must take a collective stand to tackle migrant trafficking at its source in African countries, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi

22/04/2015

Italy

Fears that 30,000 migrants could die crossing Mediterranean in 2015

A dire warning has been issued as survivors of Sunday’s shipwreck arrived in Sicily, after a disaster that left up to 900 people dead. It is feared

21/04/2015

Italy

Captain of migrant boat arrested on suspicion of multiple homicide

Italian authorities say the captain of a migrant boat and his deputy have been arrested. Mohammed Ali Malek, 27, was arrested under suspicion of

21/04/2015

Italy

27 survivors of Mediterranean shipwreck reach Italy, death toll 800

Twenty-seven survivors of Sunday’s (April 19) Mediterranean shipwreck arrived on a coast guard vessel at the Italian port of Catania on Monday night

21/04/2015

Italy

EU under pressure to prevent Mediterranean Sea deaths

As news broke of another migrant ship sinking off the Greek island of Rhodes an Italian patrol ship docked in Malta. The corpses of 24 people

20/04/2015