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Italian pop icon Pino Daniele dies

One of Italy’s best-loved singer-songwriters, Pino Daniele, has died aged 59. Steeped in his the sounds of his native Naples, Daniele burst onto the

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Probe ongoing into Norman Atlantic ferry fire

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Syrian migrants paid thousands to board decrepit ship abandoned by crew

The desperate conditions inside the Ezadeen have been revealed as investigators board the cargo ship that was carrying some 360 migrants when it was

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Migrant 'ghost ship' arrives in Italy

Abandoned at sea, 360 migrants aboard the Ezadeen are now safe on land at the Italian port of Corigliano Calabro. All were described as being in

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Italian investigators in second inspection of burnt-out Norman Atlantic ferry

A prosecutor in Brindisi boarded the vessel on Saturday in another inspection of the ferry which caught fire in the Adriatic.

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Italy: Abandoned cargo ship full of migrants is safely towed to port

An uncertain future faces some 450 migrants on board a cargo ship abandoned by its crew off Italy in a new tactic by people smugglers.

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Fatal Italian ferry fire probe begins as number killed remains unclear

Investigators hope to establish what went wrong and how many died in a fatal fire on a car ferry travelling from Patras in Greece to Ancona in Italy.

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Italy launches probe after mass police "sick leave" on New Year's Eve

The Italian government has threatened disciplinary action after 83 per cent of police in Rome called in sick for work on New Year’s Eve. An inquiry

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Italy's costly, deadly battle with migrant traffickers

Finally safe on dry land in Gallipoli, Italy… The vessel Blue Sky M had its steering locked on a collision course for the Italian Adriatic shore

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Italy finds second ghost ship with 450 migrants

The Italian coastguard has rescued a drifting ship towards the coast of Italy with hundreds of migrants on board in the second such incident this

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Burned-out Norman Atlantic ferry waits to moor at Italian port Brindisi

The Norman Atlantic car ferry that caught fire off the coast of Greece on Sunday has been taken to the Italian port of Brindisi. Investigators will

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Italian coast guards board new abandoned migrant ship

Italian military takes control of a cargo ship carrying some 450 migrants in the Mediterannean after it had been abandoned by human smugglers

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Italy rescues another abandoned migrant ship

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New footage as mystery remains over how many died in ferry fire tragedy

New footage has emerged of the ordeal suffered by passengers on board the fire-hit ferry Norman Atlantic which is due to be towed to the Italian port

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Video of kidnapped Italian aid workers claims to show women still alive in Syria

Video has just been released suggesting that two unofficial Italian aid workers captured in Syria in August are still alive, although the footage

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World cities greet 2015 with spectacular fireworks displays

Fireworks and music fill the night skies as cities from Sydney to London compete to put on the best display to welcome in the New Year

Italy

Italian President announces retirement, setting challenge for government

Giorgio Napolitano confirms he is to quit as Italy's president setting PM Renzi a major challenge to find a consensus replacement

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Dramatic phone footage of car ferry blaze, rescue

Dramatic footage of the burning Norman Atlantic ferry emerged on Wednesday from two passengers who filmed the rescue operation on their mobile

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Blanket of snow and icy conditions across Italy for New Year

Southern Italy is experiencing unusually wintry weather. In Rome, arctic-inspired winds brought temperatures as low as minus eight degrees Celsius

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Cargo ship with 700 migrants on board and no crew docks in Italy

A cargo ship understood to be carrying around 700 migrants arrived in the Italian port of Gallipoli on Wednesday. Italian authorities had taken

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