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Crew members abroad the 'Golfo Azzurro', the rescue vessel of the Spanish aid organisation Proactiva Open Arms, spotted two overcrowded rubber boats floating at sea in the early hours of Saturday (1 April)

There were more cases of measles in the first three months in 2017 than in the whole of 2016.

Italian police detained three men and a minor, all Kosovo nationals, in overnight raids across the city.

New bill put forward by centre-left Democratic Party proposes up to three days off per month.

The bubonic plague reached Genoa in the summer of 1347.

In the past few years, cocaine has been found hidden in fruit containers all across Europe.

Naked body found curled up in a black bin bag inside a blue suitcase in the harbour of the Adriatic town of Rimini.

Alleged mafia mastermind had been on the run for a decade.

The deal has decreased the number of arrivals, but deaths in the Mediterranean have increased year-on-year.

The programme discussed Melania Trump and questions such as "From the East: Husband stealers or perfect wives?"

Police suspected Anthony Collinssplatt killed himself, but now believe he was murdered.

Archaeologists used a radar device attached to the back of a quad bike to examine the excavation site.

Robbers lit a smoke bomb to cover their traces and disappear through the crowd in Saint Mark's square.

Europe's most active volcano is undergoing a new phase of activity.

Police said the man persuaded the girl she was the victim of strong 'negative forces'.

The attack has been described as 'pure barbarism' by the mayor of Palermo.

Couple had been married for 36 years and had two grandchildren, with a third one on the way.

Italian police investigate hypothesis that Daniel Belling used Angie Li's suitcase to get rid of her body.

The move is aimed at defending women's freedom in Italy, which has around one million Muslims.

No one thought to have been in building at time of the blaze.

England struggled against controversial Italian strategy before powering to victory in second half.