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Now playing Next no comment Syria: Young child being rescued – Jets struck a market place Video posted to social media shows rescuers searching through the debris of damaged buildings hit by airstrikes said to be in the town of Douma in Syria’s Damascus… 11/09/2016
Now playing Next no comment Spain: Four dead after train derails A passenger train derailed in Spain’s northwestern Galicia region, killing four people and injuring 47 others who were taken to hospitals, authorities said. 10/09/2016
Now playing Next Italy Two cats make the most of their nine lives by surviving the earthquake in central Italy Georgiana and Pietro have been rescued from the rubble of their respective homes more than two weeks after the tremor struck. 10/09/2016
Now playing Next Spain At least three dead after train derails in Galicia, Spain At least three people were killed on Friday after a train derailed in Galicia in north-western Spain, emergency services said. 09/09/2016
Now playing Next France Dozens trapped after cable car failure over Alps 33 people trapped overnight in cable cars high over the glaciers of Mont Blanc in the Alps have finally been brought down to safety. 09/09/2016
Now playing Next Italy Fewer migrants crossing the Med to Europe but more dying - IOM New figures from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) show that fewer people are crossing the Mediterranean Sea, but more are perishing on the crossing to… 07/09/2016
Now playing Next no comment Aegean Sea rescue Portuguese Maritime Police rescued 38 migrants including several babies and infants from a dinghy in the Aegean sea on Sunday (September 4). 06/09/2016
Now playing Next Italy Death toll from Italy quake rises to 295 Rescuers have found the body of the last person reported missing after the deadly Aug. 24 earthquake in Italy, according to local media. 06/09/2016
Now playing Next world news Pope shakes paw of rescue dog The holy hound rescued a four-year-old girl buried in the rubble of her earthquake-hit home in Pescara Del Tronto 03/09/2016
Now playing Next no comment Italy quake: Romeo the dog rescued from the rubble Fire fighters in Italy rescued a golden retriever named Romeo on Friday after pulling him alive from a pile of rubble more than a week after an earthquake in the centre of the… 03/09/2016
Now playing Next Italy Migrants in the Med: Weather window sees crossing boom A period of good weather has led to an increase in the number of migrants attempting make the journey to Europe from the north-African coast 01/09/2016
Now playing Next no comment Italy: migrants arrive at the ports of Cagliari and Messina A Norwegian ship arrives at the Italian port of Cagliari, carrying 1,100 rescued migrants. 31/08/2016
Now playing Next Sci-tech Rescue drones a new generation of lifeguards Not quite Pamela Anderson in a red swimsuit, but a new generation of life saver. 31/08/2016
Now playing Next world news Almost 10,000 migrants rescued in Strait of Sicily in two days Around 3,000 migrants were rescued in the Strait of Sicily on Tuesday, in 30 separate missions. 30/08/2016
Now playing Next no comment Thousands of migrants rescued off Libya More than 6,000 migrants and refugees, mostly from Eritrea, were rescued on Monday from the Mediterranean Sea by members of two NGOs and the Italian navy. 30/08/2016
Now playing Next Italy Thousands of migrants are rescued at sea in the biggest operation so far An estimated 6,500 migrants are rescued at sea, some 20km off the Libyan town of Sabratha. Forty operations took place in 24 hours. 30/08/2016