‘Apocalyptic’ storm floods Sardinia, 17 dead
By NICOLE WINFIELD Two tankers are battered by gale winds while at the roadstead in the rough waters of the Gulf of Cagliari, Sardinia, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013. A violent…
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Berlusconi invites former allies into alliance
By FRANCES D’EMILIO FILE – In this April 23, 2013 file photo, then People of Freedom party leader Silvio Berlusconi, left, is followed by party secretary Angelino Alfano as they…
Concordia trial: Captain told engines were flooded
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Francesco Schettino, the captain, arrives to attend the trial where he is accused of alleged manslaughter, abandoning ship and causing the shipwreck of the Costa Concordia near…
Blatter to have audience with Pope Francis
Britain’s Prince William talks FIFA President Sepp Blatter, right, during The Football Association’s 150th Anniversary Gala Dinner in central London, Saturday Oct. 26, 2013. The Football Association was founded 150…
SURVIVORS OF NEW MIGRANT TRAGEDY ARRIVE IN MALTA
By STEPHEN CALLEJA and COLLEEN BARRY An officer holds a baby as migrants disembark from a Maltese Navy ship at the Valletta harbor, Malta, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013. A Maltese…
LACK OF WORKER SKILLS THREATENS EUROPEAN RECOVERY
By LORI HINNANT and JORGE SAINZ Protesters at Athens university, wearing white masks, shout slogans during a demonstration, in central Athens on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013. University staff suspended all…
DIVERS RECOVER 17 MORE BODIES, DEATH TOLL HITS 211
By ANDREA ROSA Migrants wait to board a ferry boat from the port of Lampedusa, for Sicily, southern Italy, where they will be sent to other temporary camps based on…
32 MORE MIGRANT BODIES RECOVERED IN ITALY
By LUCA BRUNO Italian soldiers carry body bags at the Lampedusa island, Italy, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013. Authorities say divers have recovered new bodies from a fiery shipwreck of a…