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Italian prosecutors blame captain for collision in migrant shipwreck
World
April 22, 2015
Italian prosecutors blame captain for collision in migrant shipwreck
Italian prosecutors blamed the captain of a grossly overloaded fishing boat for a collision which capsized and sank his vessel…
Shipwreck corpses brought ashore in Malta, another boat sinks off Greece
World
April 20, 2015
Shipwreck corpses brought ashore in Malta, another boat sinks off Greece
European Union foreign ministers met on Monday under pressure to produce more than words and save desperate migrants drowning in…
Italy rescues almost 1,000 migrants at sea, one dead
Middle East
April 11, 2015
Italy rescues almost 1,000 migrants at sea, one dead
Italian and merchant ships have rescued almost 1,000 migrants from three overcrowded skiffs near the coast of Libya and found…
Man shoots judge, lawyer, co-defendant in Milan courthouse
World
April 9, 2015
Man shoots judge, lawyer, co-defendant in Milan courthouse
A man on trial for bankruptcy shot dead a judge, a lawyer and a co-defendant in the Palace of Jutice…
Italy and Vatican sign deal to exchange financial, tax information
World
April 1, 2015
Italy and Vatican sign deal to exchange financial, tax information
The Vatican and Italy on Wednesday signed an agreement to share financial and tax information and the Holy See pledged…
Italy recovers lost Picasso from retired frame maker
Art news
March 29, 2015
Italy recovers lost Picasso from retired frame maker
Italian police have recovered a painting by Spanish master Pablo Picasso that a retired frame maker in Rome said he…
Italy restores Pompeii villa as EU funding deadline looms
Archaeology
March 25, 2015
Italy restores Pompeii villa as EU funding deadline looms
Italy unveiled the restored crown jewel of the ancient city of Pompeii on Friday, showing off a rare success story. The…
Activist: 46 Egyptians missing en route to Italy via Libya
Egypt
March 23, 2015
Activist: 46 Egyptians missing en route to Italy via Libya
Forty-six Egyptians have been missing since September when they were illegally traveling to Italy via Libya, a human rights activist…
Italy wants North African countries to rescue migrants at sea
World
March 20, 2015
Italy wants North African countries to rescue migrants at sea
Italy wants Egypt and Tunisia to play a role in rescuing stricken migrant vessels in the Mediterranean, a government planning paper…
Meeting between Italy, Egypt and Algeria over Libya postponed
Egypt
March 19, 2015
Meeting between Italy, Egypt and Algeria over Libya postponed
A trilateral meeting over developments in Libya, which was due on Wednesday between the foreign ministers of Italy, Algeria and…