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ROME (AP) — Mount Etna has erupted in a fiery show of lava in eastern Sicily.

The head of EU border agency Frontex on Monday criticised charities that rescue migrants off Libya, arguing that they encourage the traffickers who profit from the dangerous Mediterranean crossings. Such rescue operations “should be reevaluated”, Fabrice Leggeri told Germany’s Die

ROME (AFP) – An Italian hospital’s decision to hire two medics to perform abortions has sparked a Catholic backlash in a country where most doctors refuse to terminate pregnancies, often for religious reasons. Abortion has been legal in Italy since 1978 under

Some 63 North African migrants caused a major uproar in the middle of the night on an Italian ferry Monday, fighting, screaming, stealing, vandalizing, beating other passengers and pulling people out of their bunks.

Four people from Ghana living in Italy have been arrested for smuggling around 200 migrants across the Italy-Switzerland border.

Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, has admitted that search-and-rescue (SAR) missions in the Mediterranean Sea are strengthening criminal migrant smugglers’ business model and increasing total drowning deaths.

The mayor of a small Italian town has ordered a pile of earth to be dumped on a road leading to a residence to stop more migrants moving in.

ROME (AP) — Former Italian Premier Matteo Renzi admonished his Democratic Party on Monday to stop its internal squabbling and focus instead on defeating the populist politicians and protectionist politics gaining popularity in Europe.

ROME, Feb 12 (Reuters) – Facebook must do much more to stamp out hate speech on its site, the president of Italy’s lower house of parliament said, warning that rising abuse on various social media was being fuelled by fake

A 15-year-old schoolgirl was groped and raped by two allegedly North African migrants on the commuter train from Milan to Mortara Thursday afternoon.

The Italian government on Friday approved measures aimed at streamlining the decision process for asylum requests – as well as speeding up the deportations of those whose asylum bids have been denied.

As U.S. courts seek to block President Trump’s executive order restricting some travel into the country, Italian populist leader Matteo Salvini has sharply criticized the move as politically motivated.

Islam has taken its first step towards becoming an officially recognised religion in Italy, with major Muslim groups signing up to a government demand that all imams are registered and preach in the Italian language.

News media are abuzz over a possible meeting between Donald Trump and Pope Francis when the U.S. President visits Italy this May.

Italian police spent Monday combing through surveillance video footage in an effort to apprehend the culprits behind the hundreds of anti-pope posters that were plastered around Rome over the weekend.

Some 1,500 migrants have been rescued in the Mediterranean this weekend, an unusually high number for winter when crossings tend to slow because of difficult sea conditions, the Italian coastguard said Sunday.

MILAN (AP) — Italy’s premier emphasized the significance of NATO and outlined a new agreement between Italy and Libya to fight human trafficking during a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump.

ROME (AFP) – More than 1,750 migrants have been rescued in the Mediterranean within 24 hours, Italy’s coast guard said Thursday, as EU leaders prepared for a summit on stemming the flow of boats from North Africa to Europe.

The President of the European Council has finally recognized that Europe cannot handle the massive influx of migrants crossing from North Africa into Italy and has called for measures to shut down the maritime route across the Strait of Sicily.

A migrant from Nigeria has been arrested for attempted rape of a 62-year-old woman and now faces deportation.

ROME (AFP) – Italy on Wednesday pledged 200 million euros ($215 million) in funds to several African countries as it seeks to slash the number of migrants risking their lives in the Mediterranean to reach Europe. Unlike previous European financing pledges, which

Islamist terror groups including Islamic State are now getting much of their revenue from smuggling migrants into Europe, Italy’s intelligence chief has said.

Italy’s Deputy Foreign Minister has warned “hardliners” in the European Union (EU) could seek to punish Britain and exploit Brexit, sparking a “battle of interests” and even an “economic cold war”.

Italian police said on Monday they had smashed a criminal gang that smuggled migrants packed into vans across the border with France for up to 1,000 euros (851 pounds) each.

Contents: Furious Turkey threatens migrant deal over Greece’s failure to extradite; Desperate EU officials still try to shut down Mediterranean migration route

An earthquake-induced avalanche that buried a hotel in central Italy last week has killed a total of 29 people according to latest reports.

PENNE, Italy (AP) — The final death toll from Italy’s devastating avalanche stands at 29 after the remaining bodies were pulled out of the rubble of a hotel crushed by tons of snow, firefighters said Thursday.

FARINDOLA, Italy (AP) — The Latest on rescue efforts at Italian hotel struck by an avalanche (all times local): 3: 10 a.m. Officials say a helicopter ferrying an injured skier off the slopes crashed into a central Italian mountainside and

FARINDOLA, Italy (AP) — The death toll from an avalanche in central Italy climbed to 14 on Tuesday as hopes began to fade that any of the 15 people still missing might be found alive under a mountain resort buried by tons of snow and rubble.

The leader of Italy’s populist Five Star Movement (M5S) said that he is “very optimistic” about the Trump presidency, which will reignite the American economy and stop playing world police enforcer.

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s foreign minister says it could take days to officially identify the 16 people killed in a bus crash in Italy. Two adults critically injured also remain unidentified. Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said Sunday there were

An earthquake-induced avalanche has enveloped a small hotel in central Italy, where at least 30 are missing and many presumed dead.

Having not yet recovered from the severe earthquakes of recent months, central Italy was struck by ten earthquakes in succession over a four-hour period Wednesday, all of them registering over 4.0 on the Richter Scale.

Central Italy has been rocked by three earthquakes measuring between 5.1 and 5.6 on the Richter scale, according to Euronews.

With its open doors immigration policy, Europe can expect “record levels” of new migrants in 2017, according to the Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU).

Contents: Over 100 migrants drown in Mediterranean after their dinghy sinks; With Libya in chaos, migrant deal with Italy collapses