Italy
State of emergency declared after earthquake leaves 267 dead in Italy
Italy’s prime minister has declared a state of emergency in the area affected by the earthquake which killed at least 267 people.
State of emergency declared after earthquake in Italy leaves 250 dead
Italy’s prime minister has declared a state of emergency in the area affected by the earthquake which killed at least 250.
Inquiry into deadly Italy train crash examining antiquated train control
The investigation into the violent head-on train crash in southern Italy that killed at least 25 people is focusing in particular on the antiquated telephone...
At least 20 die in head-on train crash in southern Italy
At least 20 people have been killed after two trains collided head-on in southern Italy, say firefighters.
At least 12 die in head-on train crash in southern Italy
At least 12 people have been killed after two trains collided head-on in southern Italy, say firefighters.
Ten women migrants die as dozens are rescued from sinking dinghy
Ten women died in a sinking boat packed with migrants off the coast of Libya on Thursday.
Raised from the sea bed: Wreck which was tomb for hundreds of migrants
The wreck of an overcrowded boat which sank in the Mediterranean killing hundreds of migrants was raised from the sea bed on Wednesday.
Safe but psychologically devastated: Freed hostages return home to Italy
Two Italians who were held hostage by Islamic State militants in Libya have arrived home after being released in a raid. Gino Pollicardo, 55, and...
Apple to pay €318 million to shake off investigation into unpaid tax in Italy
Apple has agreed to pay €318m (£235m) to settle a dispute with Italian authorities after allegations that it dodged tax payments.
A new life beckons for first 19 asylum-seekers flown out under relocation plan
A group of Eritrean asylum seekers was flown from Italy to Sweden on Friday, the first step in a relocation plan aimed at helping countries at the forefront...
19 asylum-seekers become first to be flown across Europe in relocation plan
A group of Eritrean asylum seekers were flown from Italy to Sweden on Friday, the first step in a relocation plan aimed at easing the burden on border...
Italian navy says 3,000 boat migrants in trouble off Libyan coast
The Italian navy has said it is co-ordinating the rescue of up to 3,000 migrants in waters off the Libyan coast. The alarm was raised after it apparently...
At least 40 migrants ‘suffocated in filth’, says Italian navy captain
At least 40 migrants have died at sea and hundreds more have been rescued from an overcrowded smugglers’ boat in the Mediterranean sea.
60 pizza-makers create nearly mile-long ‘pie’ in Milan
Italy beat the world record for the longest ever pizza on Saturday, serving up a sizzling margherita over one and a half kilometres long at Milan’s...
Mediterranean migrant crisis: Italy rescues over 6k, demands help from EU
Italian rescue ships have brought thousands of migrants to the country’s southern ports as crowded shelters in Sicily and on the mainland struggled...
10 traffickers and 15 migrants arrested as boats pour into Italy
Italian Police in the Sicilian port city of Augusta have arrested 10 alleged traffickers who were amongst hundreds of migrants rescued at sea. Fifteen...
Hundreds feared dead as another migrant boat sinks; Pope urges action
As many as 700 people are feared dead after a boat carrying migrants capsized off the Libyan coast overnight in what may be the deadliest in recent tragedies...
Italy’s migrant crisis intensifies with murder arrests, drownings
Italian police arrested 15 African men suspected of throwing about a dozen Christians from a migrant boat in the Mediterranean on Thursday, as the crisis...
No more survivors to be found from Italy migrant shipwreck, rescuers say
Rescuers have found no more survivors from the shipwreck of a boat in which 400 migrants are believed to have drowned, the Italian coastguard said Wednesday.
Up to 400 migrants die as boat capsizes off Libya, survivors say
Some 400 illegal migrants may have drowned when their boat capsized off the coast of Libya on Sunday, according to survivors who were rescued and brought...
400 migrants die in shipwreck off Libya, survivors say
Up to 400 illegal migrants trying to reach Europe died after their boat capsized off the Libyan coast on Sunday, said survivors who were saved and brought...
Italian coastguard saves 900 migrants after smugglers abandon ship
Italy’s Coast Guard said Wednesday it had narrowly averted a catastrophe after people smugglers set a cargo ship with 900 people on board on a collision...
Italy’s first female astronaut arrives at International Space Station
A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying Italy’s first female astronaut has safely docked with the International Space Station, NASA said.
Court in the palace: Italian president testifies in Mafia trial
Prosecutors and judges have arrived at Italy’s presidential palace for an unprecedented hearing to take testimony from the head of state in the trial...
Prostitutes, drugs and black market cigarettes lift Italy out of recession
Italy today learnt it was no longer in a recession thanks to a change in data calculations across the European Union which includes illegal economic activities...
Tunisia’s fishermen save rising tide of migrants
Chamseddine Bourassine, a Tunisian fisherman in his 50s, says he and his colleagues are on the front lines of a growing humanitarian disaster as waves...
Italy slides back into recession despite strong recovery across Eurozone
The Italian economy shrank by 0.2 percent in the second quarter, dragging the eurozone’s third-biggest economy back into recession and further behind...
Muddy flash flood kills four at Italian festival
Four men died and another 20 people were injured when a flash flood struck a festival in Italy.
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