Six landings, in the space of a few hours, have taken place on Lampedusa, where a total of 265 migrants have arrived, local ...

Lampedusa, Italy – Fishing, a quintessential Mediterranean industry, has been a historic lifeline for Lampedusa, the touristy Italian island famed for its picturesque beaches and now, Europe’s latest ...

This year, popular Italian destinations like Rome, Florence and the Amalfi Coast are buckling under overtourism as record number of visitors embark in “revenge travel”. But other destinations are ...

Lampedusa, Italy – More than 2,000 people and 289 children have died in 2023 trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea in search of safety and a future in Europe. Many of those who survive the journey ...

A boat carrying nearly 100 migrants capsized Wednesday in international waters near the Italian island of Lampedusa, leaving at least 26 people dead and around a dozen missing, Italian authorities and ...

LAMPEDUSA, Italy — The small harbor in Lampedusa is crowded with a fleet of dilapidated wooden and metal smuggler's boats, some half-submerged. Discarded life jackets, filthy clothes and plastic water ...

Feature'Beaches of Italy' (4/6). Closer to Tunisia than to Sicily, this Mediterranean limestone rock bathed in turquoise waters has become a symbol of undocumented migration, where two worlds cross ...

The disaster, in this case involving people travelling from Libya, is the latest to befall migrants making the perilous Mediterranean crossing from Africa to Europe. An Italian law enforcement ...

On July 8, 2013, Pope Francis made his first trip outside Rome. Instead of traveling to a glamorous European capital or some other well-known destination, he chose to fly to a remote Italian island in ...

Europe’s human rights commissioner has called on the continent to welcome Afghan refugees with open arms. But this latest chapter in the refugee and migrant crisis will add to thousands of people, ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Rome: The Italian government has approved new measures to crack down on immigration, after the southern island of Lampedusa was again ...

More than 500 migrants were rescued from one severely overcrowded fishing boat off the coast of Italy this weekend. Italian coastguard vessels rescued 539 people, including three women and some ...