Doctor of Lampedusa: The man who saved thousands Born on the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa, after a stint as a fisherman Pietro Bartolo worked there as a doctor for more than 30 … World • 13 Oct 19
Italy seizes rescue vessel, fines crew €300,000 Italian authorities have impounded a charity rescue vessel and fined its crew €300,000 for entering the port in Lampedusa illegally. World • 03 Sep 19
Migrants on rescue boat disembark at Italian port Migrants on a rescue boat that breached a ban on docking in Italy for the second time in a week, arriving illegally in Lampedusa, have … News • 07 Jul 19
Italian coastguard rescues 2,000 migrants A total of 2,164 migrants in 12 boats were rescued between the Libyan coast and the Italian island of Lampedusa. News • 16 Feb 15
Thousands of migrants rescued off Italy The Italian coast guard has rescued more than 1,000 migrants from three separate boats, in the second such operation in two days, officials said. News • 07 Jun 14
At least 14 dead after boat sinks off Italy Italian naval and coast guard vessels recovered 14 bodies and rescued around 200 people after a migrant boat sank in the sea between Libya and … World • 12 May 14
Migrants rescued in waters between Sicily & Libya About 370 migrants have been rescued by the Italian navy in the waters between Sicily and Libya. News • 15 Oct 13
State funeral promised for Lampedusa victims Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta has said state funerals will be held for the hundreds of African migrants who drowned off the island of Lampedusa. News • 09 Oct 13
Divers recover more bodies from Lampedusa wreck Italian divers have recovered an additional 38 bodies from the wreck of a boat that was packed with African migrants before it sank off the … News • 08 Oct 13
Rescuers recover 84 bodies off Lampedusa 84 bodies have been brought to the surface despite poor weather conditions off Lampedusa island in Italy. News • 07 Oct 13
Weather hampers search for bodies off Italy A delegation of politicians and officials have said that the survivors of a shipwreck off Sicily two days ago live in terrible conditions and face … News • 05 Oct 13
Day of mourning as over 300 migrants feared dead Italian rescue workers have found 111 bodies after a migrant boat sank off the island of Lampedusa yesterday and expect to recover many more today. News • 04 Oct 13
Over 100 people drown as boat sinks off Sicily More than 100 people drowned and at least 200 were missing after a boat packed with African migrants caught fire and sank off the southern … News • 03 Oct 13
Pope Francis denounces indifference to migrants Pope Francis has denounced the "globalisation of indifference" that greets migrants who risk their lives trying to reach Europe. News • 08 Jul 13
