https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Italy's interior ministry has ordered regional prefects to find emergency housing for an influx of boat migrants, sparking criticism on Tuesday over the government's handling of a crisis that looks set to intensify. https://www.thelocal.it/20150414/italy-row-over-migrant-beds-as-boat-arrivals-intensify Tue, 14 Apr 2015 19:11:40 +0200 italy-row-over-migrant-beds-as-boat-arrivals-intensify Tunisia's coastguard and navy on Monday rescued almost 180 African migrants from two boats which broke down as they headed from Libya to Italy, the Red Crescent and an AFP correspondent said. https://www.thelocal.it/20150414/italy-bound-migrants-rescued-as-boat-sinks Tue, 14 Apr 2015 10:50:29 +0200 italy-bound-migrants-rescued-as-boat-sinks The latest migrant drowning tragedy in the Mediterranean claimed at least 50 lives, 40 more than first thought, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150306/children-among-40-migrant-dead-iom Fri, 06 Mar 2015 09:37:58 +0100 children-among-40-migrant-dead-iom A Somali trafficker who raped and attacked migrants he had led through the desert to Libya to make the perilous crossing to Italy has been sentenced to 30 years in prison by an Italian court, media reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20150216/trafficker-jailed-for-30-years-for-raping-migrants Mon, 16 Feb 2015 09:46:00 +0100 trafficker-jailed-for-30-years-for-raping-migrants Up to 300 people are feared to have drowned trying to reach Italy, a spokesman for the UN’s refugee agency told The Local on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150211/200-feared-drowned-trying-to-reach-italy Wed, 11 Feb 2015 11:14:00 +0100 200-feared-drowned-trying-to-reach-italy The UN refugee agency on Tuesday called on the EU to boost rescue efforts in the Mediterranean, warning of further tragedies after at least 29 boat migrants died of hypothermia. https://www.thelocal.it/20150210/un-calls-on-eu-rescuers-after-29-migrant-deaths Tue, 10 Feb 2015 15:32:00 +0100 un-calls-on-eu-rescuers-after-29-migrant-deaths UPDATED: Twenty-nine African migrants intercepted by Italian authorities while trying to reach Europe by boat in rough and icy conditions have died of hypothermia, most after being rescued, sources said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150210/at-least-20-boat-migrants-die-of-cold Tue, 10 Feb 2015 09:23:00 +0100 at-least-20-boat-migrants-die-of-cold The Italian Navy on Thursday saved hundreds of boat migrants in the Mediterranean, as new UN figures show relatively few arrivals apply for asylum in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20150109/few-of-italys-rescued-migrants-wish-to-stay Fri, 09 Jan 2015 15:15:00 +0100 few-of-italys-rescued-migrants-wish-to-stay Cold, cramped, sick and miserable, aboard an old cargo ship left drifting towards the Italian coast - this was the "journey of death" some 768 desperate Syrian migrants had embarked on in the hopes of a better life in Europe. https://www.thelocal.it/20150107/hope-turns-to-despair-for-italy-ghost-ship-migrants Wed, 07 Jan 2015 09:39:00 +0100 hope-turns-to-despair-for-italy-ghost-ship-migrants Catholic convents and other institutions in Italy have responded enthusiastically to Pope Francis' appeal to thrown open their doors to aid the wave of refugees landing in the country from Syria, Iraq and African nations. https://www.thelocal.it/20141222/boat-migrants-find-homes-in-italian-convents Mon, 22 Dec 2014 13:27:00 +0100 boat-migrants-find-homes-in-italian-convents A baby boy was born on board an Italian Navy ship on Tuesday to an Eritrean mother, one of 430 boat migrants saved this morning off the coast of Sicily. https://www.thelocal.it/20141216/eritrean-migrant-gives-birth-on-italian-navy-ship Tue, 16 Dec 2014 12:35:00 +0100 eritrean-migrant-gives-birth-on-italian-navy-ship Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni on Friday described migration across the Mediterranean as "one of the great European problems", following the death of 17 people on an Italy-bound boat. https://www.thelocal.it/20141205/17-people-dead-in-new-migrant-tragedy Fri, 05 Dec 2014 13:09:00 +0100 17-people-dead-in-new-migrant-tragedy As a new report finds European countries guilty of "radio silence" over Italy’s boat migrant crisis, one expert tells The Local that EU states need to get over their "national egoism" and take swift action. https://www.thelocal.it/20140909/eu-radio-silence-over-italy-migrant-crisis-report Tue, 09 Sep 2014 17:26:00 +0200 eu-radio-silence-over-italy-migrant-crisis-report UN refugee agency chief Antonio Guterres on Thursday urged European governments to step up efforts to rescue and host migrants who cross the Mediterranean, as this year's death toll reached 800. https://www.thelocal.it/20140724/eu-countries-must-take-more-boat-migrants-un Thu, 24 Jul 2014 16:18:00 +0200 eu-countries-must-take-more-boat-migrants-un As EU ministers met on Tuesday to discuss how to help Italy deal with thousands of boat migrants, the European Commission said the refusal of member states to be flexible on asylum requests was fuelling the crisis. https://www.thelocal.it/20140708/we-must-open-legal-routes-to-refugees-malmstrom Tue, 08 Jul 2014 17:30:00 +0200 we-must-open-legal-routes-to-refugees-malmstrom Three migrants drowned and six more were missing in the Mediterranean off Italy, the coastguard said on Tuesday, the latest deadly incidents to hit refugees making the treacherous sea crossing from north Africa to Europe. https://www.thelocal.it/20140610/three-migrants-drown-trying-to-reach-italy Tue, 10 Jun 2014 14:44:00 +0200 three-migrants-drown-trying-to-reach-italy More than 2,000 migrants arrived in Italy on Monday, bringing to a close an international operation to rescue refugees who had packed into 25 boats and travelled from Libya. https://www.thelocal.it/20140609/pregnant-women-and-babies-among-saved-migrants Mon, 09 Jun 2014 15:44:00 +0200 pregnant-women-and-babies-among-saved-migrants Italy has rescued over 1,000 migrants over the past 48 hours, the navy said on Tuesday, amid rising criticism from the political right over the high cost of the operation. https://www.thelocal.it/20140422/italy-must-stop-saving-migrants-ex-minister Tue, 22 Apr 2014 14:19:00 +0200 italy-must-stop-saving-migrants-ex-minister Italy said on Wednesday that 4,000 immigrants have reached its shores by boat in the past two days - the highest number since it launched a naval operation to rescue them in the wake of two shipwrecks last year. https://www.thelocal.it/20140409/italy-rescues-4000-boat-migrants-in-48-hours-2 Wed, 09 Apr 2014 11:37:00 +0200 italy-rescues-4000-boat-migrants-in-48-hours-2 The Italian navy said on Friday it had rescued in 24 hours more than 1,000 migrants attempting the perilous journey across the Mediterranean by boat in rough winter seas. https://www.thelocal.it/20140103/italy-navy-rescues-over-1000-boat-migrants Fri, 03 Jan 2014 11:58:00 +0100 italy-navy-rescues-over-1000-boat-migrants