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 Two Italian officers accused of delaying the response to a 2013 shipwreck in which some 260 migrants drowned will stand trial for manslaughter, a court in Italy ruled on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20190916/two-italian-officers-to-stand-trial-for-2013-shipwreck-260-migrants-dead Mon, 16 Sep 2019 17:33:40 +0200 two-italian-officers-to-stand-trial-for-2013-shipwreck-260-migrants-dead Spain and Portugal on Tuesday offered to take in most of the 141 migrants on board the Aquarius after it was given permission to dock in Malta, resolving a new standoff over the rescue ship. https://www.thelocal.it/20180814/spain-portugal-to-take-in-most-of-aquarius-migrants Tue, 14 Aug 2018 21:10:00 +0200 spain-portugal-to-take-in-most-of-aquarius-migrants Over 100 migrants were stranded for nearly two days in the central Mediterranean after being rescued in by an NGO over the weekend, with Italy and the United Kingdom undergoing a back-and-forth over their fates. https://www.thelocal.it/20180508/aquarius-rescue-migrants-italy Tue, 08 May 2018 11:23:42 +0200 aquarius-rescue-migrants-italy A three-month-old baby has died after being picked up by rescuers at sea off Libya, because bad weather and a lack of boats made a medical evacuation impossible, aid organizations said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20180118/haid-aman-baby-dies-at-sea-mediterranean-migrants-italy Thu, 18 Jan 2018 18:41:02 +0100 haid-aman-baby-dies-at-sea-mediterranean-migrants-italy More than 900 migrants have been rescued off the coast of Libya during the past 48 hours while trying to reach Italy, the Italian coastguard said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20170610/more-than-900-migrants-rescued-off-libya Sat, 10 Jun 2017 12:50:29 +0200 more-than-900-migrants-rescued-off-libya Police have opened investigations into six people over deaths in an avalanche which engulfed a central Italian hotel in January. https://www.thelocal.it/20170427/six-people-face-investigations-over-italy-avalanche-deaths Thu, 27 Apr 2017 14:40:41 +0200 six-people-face-investigations-over-italy-avalanche-deaths The Italian coastguard and other boats rescued some 3,000 migrants from unseaworthy boats off the Libyan coast on Saturday, as the good weather pushes the numbers up, a participating NGO said. https://www.thelocal.it/20170416/italys-coastguard-3000-people-rescued-on-saturday Sun, 16 Apr 2017 09:45:41 +0200 italys-coastguard-3000-people-rescued-on-saturday Rescue vessels in the Mediterranean worked flat out on Friday to rescue over 2,000 people from flimsy dinghies as exhausted saviours accused the EU of turning a blind eye to the crisis. https://www.thelocal.it/20170415/frenzied-rescues-in-med-save-over-2000-migrants Sat, 15 Apr 2017 12:03:13 +0200 frenzied-rescues-in-med-save-over-2000-migrants About 1,350 migrants were rescued on Thursday during a dozen separate operations in the Mediterranean, with the body of one migrant also recovered, the Italian coastguard said. https://www.thelocal.it/20170407/over-1000-migrants-rescued-on-thursday-italian-coastguard Fri, 07 Apr 2017 10:47:37 +0200 over-1000-migrants-rescued-on-thursday-italian-coastguard About 146 migrants are feared missing after their boat capsized after leaving Libya, according to a Gambian man who was rescued following the disaster, the United Nations' refugee agency said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20170329/146-migrants-feared-missing-after-boat-capsizes-in-med-un-agency Wed, 29 Mar 2017 16:27:24 +0200 146-migrants-feared-missing-after-boat-capsizes-in-med-un-agency An Italian prosecutor has stepped up his investigation into charity-funded migrant rescue boats in the Mediterranean after claims they are acting as a de-facto taxi service for people traffickers. https://www.thelocal.it/20170323/italy-steps-up-investigation-into-charity-funded-migrant-rescue-boats Thu, 23 Mar 2017 09:47:07 +0100 italy-steps-up-investigation-into-charity-funded-migrant-rescue-boats A baby girl was born on a migrant rescue boat en route to Italy on Tuesday morning. https://www.thelocal.it/20170322/woman-gives-birth-to-baby-girl-on-migrant-rescue-boat Wed, 22 Mar 2017 10:36:11 +0100 woman-gives-birth-to-baby-girl-on-migrant-rescue-boat Interior ministers mainly from the central Mediterranean region met in Rome on Monday to ramp up efforts to curb migration from Libya amid a sharp rise in the number of people trying to cross to Europe. https://www.thelocal.it/20170321/we-should-govern-migratory-movements-rather-than-be-governed-by-them-says-italy-interior-minister Tue, 21 Mar 2017 09:44:09 +0100 we-should-govern-migratory-movements-rather-than-be-governed-by-them-says-italy-interior-minister Around 3,000 migrants were rescued off the coast of Libya on Sunday as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Europe, the Italian coastguard told AFP. https://www.thelocal.it/20170320/3000-migrants-rescued-off-libya-italian-coastguard Mon, 20 Mar 2017 10:18:39 +0100 3000-migrants-rescued-off-libya-italian-coastguard Five people remained missing on Sunday after scores of migrants in an inflatable boat were rescued in turbulent waters off the coast of Libya overnight. https://www.thelocal.it/20170306/over-100-rescued-migrants-arrive-in-lampedusa-after-turbulent-journey Mon, 06 Mar 2017 09:57:13 +0100 over-100-rescued-migrants-arrive-in-lampedusa-after-turbulent-journey Some 970 migrants were rescued off the coast of Libya on Thursday, Italy's coastguard said, as the numbers attempting to cross the Mediterranean to Europe continue to rise. https://www.thelocal.it/20170303/almost-1000-migrants-were-rescued-off-libya-on-thursday-italian-coastguard Fri, 03 Mar 2017 10:55:17 +0100 almost-1000-migrants-were-rescued-off-libya-on-thursday-italian-coastguard About 730 migrants were rescued off the Libyan coast on Wednesday after seven rescue operations mounted by the Italian coast guard and the SOS Mediterranee aid group. https://www.thelocal.it/20170223/italys-coastguard-rescues-another-700-people-off-libyan-coast Thu, 23 Feb 2017 10:13:55 +0100 italys-coastguard-rescues-another-700-people-off-libyan-coast Italy's coast guard has rescued about 630 migrants off the coast of Libya who were trying to cross the Mediterranean. https://www.thelocal.it/20170222/italy-rescued-hundreds-of-people-off-the-libyan-coast-last-night Wed, 22 Feb 2017 09:55:48 +0100 italy-rescued-hundreds-of-people-off-the-libyan-coast-last-night Rights groups on Friday blasted EU plans to help Libya stem migrant departures as a recipe for children being sent back to squalid detention centres in the north African country. https://www.thelocal.it/20170203/eu-migrant-plan-will-send-children-back-to-a-living-hell-rights-groups-say Fri, 03 Feb 2017 16:19:28 +0100 eu-migrant-plan-will-send-children-back-to-a-living-hell-rights-groups-say 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. https://www.thelocal.it/20170203/over-1750-saved-at-sea-as-italy-prepares-for-summit-on-stemming-migrant-flow Fri, 03 Feb 2017 10:26:46 +0100 over-1750-saved-at-sea-as-italy-prepares-for-summit-on-stemming-migrant-flow