The tiny Italian island of Lampedusa should be a holiday paradise. The most southerly territory of Italy lies exactly between that country and North Africa. With a population of around 6,000 ...

Thousands of migrants crossing from Tunisia to the Italian island of Lampedusa are overwhelming the tiny island, and testing the welcome of those who live there. This week, more migrants arrived ...

Lampedusa is the closest piece of European territory to North Africa, so many migrants who make the perilous journey across the Mediterranean land there first. It is the gateway to Europe.

Lampedusa, not far from Sicily and the closest Italian island to Africa, is a major destination for migrants seeking to enter European Union countries. Charities rescued many of the boats.

is one of the thousands of migrants who have arrived this week on the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa, a first port of call for those crossing the Mediterranean from North Africa. Nsoe spoke to ...

Italian coastguard vessels rescued 539 people, including three women and some children, from the boat off the island of Lampedusa ... from countries in North Africa, and West Africa, and some ...

This week, more migrants arrived on Italy's Lampedusa than the small resort island's entire population. The deputy mayor says that some 12,000 people came on smugglers boats from nearby Tunisia ...