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Earthquake on Ischia leaves at least one dead and 25 injured 
Naples: A 4.0 magnitude earthquake on the Italian island of Ischia has left at least one person dead and 25 more injured
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| Jul.12 |
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Italy wildfires: Tourists rescued by boat from Calampiso. Sicily
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| May.26 |
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G7 summit agrees on countering terrorism but not climate change 
Map of Taormina Sicily Italy| Sicily: Leaders of the world's leading industrial nations, the G7, have agreed on new action to counter terrorism at a summit in Taormina, Sicily | |
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Tiger escapes from circus, takes to the road in Sicily
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Deadly icy spell grips much of Europe |
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Italy mafia fugitive found hiding in secret room in own home
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25 people died in train collision Map of Andria Apulia Italy| Many more people are injured and some are in a critical condition. Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, has visited the site. The trains were on a single-track line... | |
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| Jun.23 |
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Migrant crisis: 4,500 rescued in Mediterranean in one day
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| May.27 |
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Italy navy: 135 saved, 45 bodies retrieved from migrant boat |
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| May.25 |
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Capsized boat horror caught on camera The deadly capsizing of a migrant boat in the Mediterranean has been caught on camera by the Italian navy as it rescued 562 people
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| Jul.24 |
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Italy fireworks factory blast kills seven - reports
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| Jul.8 |
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Berlusconi bribery trial: Ex-PM convicted |
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| Jun.15 |
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Mediterranean migrants: EU to discuss quota plan |
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| May.16 |
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Italy's Coast Guard rescues 2,452 migrants in the Mediterranean |
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| May.5 |
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'Dozens die' as migrant boat sinks in Mediterranean. Sicily
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| May.2 |
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Italy rescues more than 1,200 migrants from smugglers' boats |
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| Apr.25 |
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Italian navy rescues 274 from ship off Libyan coast |
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| Apr.24 |
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Italian police round up terror suspects in failed Vatican plot |
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| Apr.21 |
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Migrants: Details emerge of deadly capsize |
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| Apr.20 |
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Italy arrests two over migrant boat sinking Map of Catania Italy Sicily: The captain and a crew member of a boat that capsized off Libya on Sunday, killing hundreds of migrants, have been arrested, Italian officials say
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| Apr.5 |
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Italians rescue 1,500 migrants in Mediterranean |
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| Feb.9 |
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29 migrants traveling from Africa to Italy die of hypothermia |
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| Jan.2 |
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Abandoned migrant ship Ezadeen reaches Italy A ship abandoned by its crew off Italy with 450 migrants on board has arrived at the Italian port of Corigliano Calabro, the coastguard says
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| Jan.1 |
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Bid to save second abandoned migrant ship off Italian coast The Italian coast guard says a merchant ship with at least 400 migrants on board is heading for the Italian coast
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Italy rescuing more migrants in Mediterranean
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| Dec.30 |
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Cargo ship carrying '700 migrants' docks in Italy |
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Italy takes over 'migrant ship' after distress scare Map of Gallipoli Italy Rescuers from the Italian navy and coast guard have taken control of a cargo ship Blue Sky M thought to be carrying hundreds of migrants
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| Sep.27 |
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Girl, 7, killed in explosion of small mud crater |
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| Jul.19 |
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400 migrants rescued near Malta; 19 dead
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| Jun.29 |
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Italy finds bodies in migrant boat |
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| Jun.21 |
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Pope Francis attacks 'evil' mafia in 'Ndrangheta base
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| Jun.14 |
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Italy rescues hundreds of migrants in Mediterranean |
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| Apr.11 |
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Italy's navy rescues 6,000 migrants in just four days, U.N. says
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| Apr.9 |
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Italian navy rescues over 1,000 migrants from overcrowded boats in a day |
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| Apr.2 |
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Italian navy rescues 730 migrants in overcrowded boats |
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Italy acts to stop Pompeii collapse |
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| Feb.6 |
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More than 1,100 asylum seekers rescued off Italian coast Sicily: Patrol choppers saw the overcrowded rafts, and four navy vessels rescued those on board. The asylum seekers were from sub-Saharan Africa
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| Jan.30 |
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3 year-old killed in suspected mafia hit |
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| Jan.2 |
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Italian navy rescues 233 migrants
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| Dec.29 |
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Earthquake near Naples shakes much of southern Italy |
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| Nov.23 |
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Mount Etna showers volcanic ash on nearby towns |
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| Nov.19 |
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Storm Cleopatra kills at least 16 on Italian island of Sardinia Regional President Ugo Cappellacci described the situation as dramatic and critical
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| Nov.16 |
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Thousands march in Naples over toxic waste dumps Thousands of families have marched to demand a quick cleanup of toxic waste that has been dumped by the local Camorra crime syndicate for de...
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| Oct.25 |
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Italian coast guards rescue 700 migrants Italian coast guards rescued nearly 700 people in five separate operations overnight around the island of Lampedusa
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Italy steps up migrant boat patrols Italy is stepping up sea and air patrols following the deaths of hundreds of migrants sailing in overcrowded boats from North Africa
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| Oct.8 |
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Lampedusa boat sinking: Survivors recall ordeal
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| Oct.4 |
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Italy migrant boat search to resume Divers are hoping to resume their search for the bodies of more than 200 migrants,two days after their boat sank off the island of Lampedusa
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Bad weather delays Italy boat search Rough seas have forced divers to postpone their search for more than 200 migrants still unaccounted for after their boat sank
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| Oct.3 |
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Italy day of mourning for boat dead
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Hundreds feared dead in Italy shipwreck Map of Lampedusa Italy At least 130 African migrants have died and many more are missing after a boat carrying them to Europe sank off the Italian island of Lampedusa
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50 dead after boat sinks off coast of Italy
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| Jul.28 |
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Italy coach plunge 'leaves 36 dead' Map of Avellino Campania Italy| A coach plunged 30m (98ft) down a steep slope, Italian media report | |
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| Jan.26 |
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Freed aid workers arrive at Italy base. Sicily
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| Sep.29 |
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US balloon goes missing in storm |
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| Jul.31 |
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Building collapse in Italy kills 3
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| Jan.11 |
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Migrants leave town amid violence
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| Oct.3 |
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Death toll from mudslides now 21. Sicily
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Sicilian mafia 'decapitated' by raid. Sicily
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| May.24 |
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Violence breaks out over trash crisis Naples: Police and protesters furiously clashed at government plans to dump mountains of uncollected trash from Naples in their towns
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| May.18 |
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Naples rubbish crisis sparks health fears
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Soldiers bulldoze Naples rubbish
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Senior Mafia boss arrested. Sicily
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| Aug.30 |
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Mafia suspects arrested
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Italy buries football riot victim |
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Dead spy's Italy contact arrested |
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'Top Mafia boss' caught |
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Many die in jet crash off Sicily |
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11 Bodies Found on Migrant Boat |
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Mass funeral for lost generation
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| Nov.1 |
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New quake as death toll hits 29
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| Oct.31 |
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20 trapped in debris of collapsed school
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Children killed in earthquake Rescuers have pulled the bodies of at least 4 children from the rubble of a school where the roof collapsed
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| Oct.29 |
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Etna burns through forests. Sicily
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Etna forces state of emergency |
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Optimistic end to G7 session |
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1908 Messina earthquake Map of Messina Italy| After of 7.1 quaqe the cities of Messina and Reggio Calabria were almost completely destroyed and between 75,000 and 200,000 lives were lost | |
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Joachim Murat, King of Two Sicilies, executed Map of Castello di Pizzo Calabria Italy Forces of the king, Ferdinand IV of Naples, arrested him, and he was put on trial for treason. He was eventually sentenced to death by firing squad
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Sicilian Vespers Sicily: The successful rebellion against the rule of the French/Capetian king Charles I, who had ruled the Kingdom of Sicily since 1266
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