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More than 50 arrested in football match-fixing probe

Italian police have arrested more than 50 people as part of a widespread match-fixing inquiry led by anti-Mafia prosecutors in the southern town of

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Alleged migrant ship disaster captain and deputy to remain behind bars

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EU agrees to people smuggling crackdown in Libya

The EU has agreed a mission to fight against people smugglers operating in Libya. A naval operation will start next month with its headquarters based

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EU set to OK plan to destroy smugglers' boats

EU foreign and defence ministers met in Brussels on Monday to approve a mission aimed at destroying boats used by people smugglers in Libya. It forms

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Tiralongo claims tough stage 9 Contador still in pink at the Giro d'Italia

Astana rider 37-year-old Paolo Tiralongo stormed to an impressive victory in stage 9 of the Giro d’Italia to claim his third career stage win at the

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Migrant crisis: Hundreds more people flock to Italy

As the European Union debates the contentious issue of immigration, Italy continues to accept daily waves of people from north Africa. Italian media

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Contador under attack but still in pink at the Giro d'Italia

The champagne flowed for the young Basque rider Benat Intxausti after stage 8 of the Giro d’Italia the first real big mountain stage of the grand

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Dnipro make the final of the Europa League after putting out Napoli in the semis

Dnipro have reached their first ever European final after victory over Napoli in the semi-final of the Europa League. The score was 1-1 after the

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Germany says root causes must be tackled in migrants' home nations

Hundreds more migrants attempting to reach Europe have been taken ashore in the Sicilian port city of Catania. The British Navy was involved in the

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Data raises questions over EU's attitude towards asylum seekers

New data has shed fresh doubt over the EU’s attitude to asylum seekers after a weekend in which more than 700 migrants drowned trying to reach the

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Champions League: Juventus hold on despite Real pressure

Italian champions Juventus have booked their place in the Champions League final with a tense 1-1 draw against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu

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Italy's second case of Ebola gets treatment in Rome

An Italian nurse who tested positive for Ebola after returning from Sierra Leone has been transferred to Rome for treatment, and three people who he

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Real Madrid or Juventus to meet Barcelona in Champions League final

Facing Barcelona in the Champions League final will be either their home rivals Real Madrid or the Italian champions Juventus. In the first round

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Milan's Universal Expo looks at how we will feed ourselves in the future

The latest Universal Expo has brought 145 countries to Milan where they have erected pavilions to show off the best they can offer in modern design

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Sicilian Godfather's house to become police barracks

The seized house of a mafia chief in Sicily is to be used as a police barracks. The villa belonged to Toto Riina, the biggest boss in recent mafia

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Italy and US break-up alleged drug trafficking network

Police say a major cocaine trafficking network, allegedly run from a pizza restaurant in New York, has been broken up. Italian and FBI agents

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Flights resume at Rome's Fuimicino airport after fire forces shutdown

Rome’s main Fiumicino airport has re-opened after being closed for 12 hours by a fire that badly damaged the main international terminal. Despite

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Italy's coastguard rescues 600 migrants in 24hrs

Set adrift for two days in the Mediterranean 98 migrants have been picked up by the Italian coastguard overnight on Tuesday. Italy has rescued at

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UN Security Council to discuss Mediterranean migrants crisis

The European Union is working on proposals to put to the Security Council early next week, as the EU seeks international backing for its plan to tackle human traffickers.

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Juventus stun holders Real Madrid in Champions League semi-final

Juventus stunned Champions League holders Real Madrid 2-1 in a pulsating semi-final first leg on Tuesday night. The home side started very brightly

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