Tag Archives: migrants
Evidence of Ice Age ?economic migrants? in Europe to be unearthed
New excavations aim to save flint artefacts from the impact of erosion. After being hidden for nearly 15,000 years, the lives of Ice Age hunter-gatherers who migrated to Europe to benefit from warmer climes are to be revealed in an … Continue reading
Italy rescues 4,000 migrants in 48 hours
P(By Denis Greenan).BR(ANSA) – Rome, April 9 – Italy issued a fresh call for help from the European Union Wednesday after rescuing more than 4,000 migrants in 48 hours.BRInterior Minister Angelino Alfano said in a radio interview that most migrants … Continue reading
Italian Navy rescues 1,000 migrants off southern-most coast
IMG class=hide alt=”Italian Navy rescues 1,000 migrants off southern-most coast” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-1ebf833284b9059f18ca7eed86a0a960.jpg” (ANSA) – Rome, March 20 – Navy ships rescued approximately 1,000 migrants in rickety boats off Italy’s southern coast in less than 24 hours between Wednesday and Thursday, official … Continue reading
Italy saves 1,200 migrants near Sicily
IMG title=”” alt=”” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-2468fccdf5cdd7a1694bf8fad2ede7b7.jpg” IMG class=hide alt=”Italy saves 1,200 migrants near Sicily” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-2468fccdf5cdd7a1694bf8fad2ede7b7.jpg” (ANSA) – Rome, March 18 – The Italian Navy and Coast Guard are assisting 13 boats packed with migrants in waters near Sicily, ANSA sources said Tuesday. … Continue reading
Italy rescues 1,200 migrants including children, women
IMG title=”” alt=”” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-77f21c09c70919df43210f6739558f8b.jpg” IMG class=hide alt=”Italy rescues 1,200 migrants including children, women” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-77f21c09c70919df43210f6739558f8b.jpg” (ANSA) – Rome, March 18 – As many as 25 children and 50 women were on one of the 13 boats packed with about 1,200 migrants … Continue reading
Human traffickers stopped with 15 migrants in false bottom
IMG title=”” alt=”” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-20135ae3b0a89ae0c107a5d4e5d42f5a.jpg” IMG class=hide alt=”Human traffickers stopped with 15 migrants in false bottom” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-20135ae3b0a89ae0c107a5d4e5d42f5a.jpg” (ANSA) – Brindisi, March 11 – Police arrested two men charged with human trafficking in the southern Italian port city of Brindisi Tuesday for … Continue reading
Pope prays for migrants who died on Niger trek
(ANSA) – Rome, November 1 – Pope Francis on Friday prayed for dozens of African migrants who died in the Niger desert two days ago. “I will pray for our brothers and sisters, men, women and children, who died of … Continue reading
More than 800 migrants rescued in Sicilian Channel
(ANSA) – Rome, October 25 – More than 800 migrants were rescued in four separate interventions in the Sicilian Channel between Italy and Africa Friday. Two boats were picked up by Italian Navy ships deployed in Italy’s new Mare Nostrum … Continue reading
Some 127 migrants rescued from fishing boat near Lampedusa
(ANSA) – Lampedusa, October 24 – Coast Guard patrol boats rescued about 127 migrants crammed on to a 15-metre-long fishing boat that was in serious distress about seven miles south of Lampedusa, authorities said Thursday. Conditions at sea were rough, … Continue reading
EU parliament passes resolution on migrants
(ANSA) – Strasbourg, October 23 – The European Parliament on Wednesday approved a bipartisan resolution on migrant flows in the Mediterranean after the October 3 boat disaster off the southern Italian island of Lampedusa that killed 366 Syrians, Eritreans and … Continue reading