Search Results
Filter By:
-
Spain sends warship to pick up migrants off Italy’s coast
By Reuters,
2100, August 20, 2019 (EAT)
Spain ordered a naval vessel on Tuesday to the Italian island of Lampedusa to bring migrants stranded there on a rescue boat to Mallorca after some of...
-
French charities rescue 81 more migrants off Libya
By VOA,
905, August 13, 2019 (EAT)
Two French charities pulled another 81 migrants from the waters off Libya Sunday, bringing the number of those it rescued at sea since Friday to 211. ...
-
Italy mourns policeman, holds U.S. teenagers for suspected murder
By Reuters,
1918, July 29, 2019 (EAT)
Hundreds of mourners, including Italian political leaders, packed a provincial church on Monday for the funeral of a policeman allegedly murdered by t...
-
Migrant rescue ship captain regrets Italian docking scare
By Reuters,
1854, June 30, 2019 (EAT)
The German captain of a migrant-rescue ship who defied an Italian government ban to dock at the island port of Lampedusa expressed regret on Sunday fo...
-
Pope asks forgiveness for historical mistreatment of Roma people
By Reuters,
1910, June 2, 2019 (EAT)
Pope Francis on Sunday asked forgiveness in the name of the Catholic Church for the mistreatment of the Roma people, a move likely to increase tension...
-
Austrian interior minister faces dismissal over corruption scam
By CNN,
2226, May 20, 2019 (EAT)
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has recommended that the nation's far-right interior minister be dismissed amid a corruption scandal that could den...
-
4 EU nations to take in 64 migrants rescued at sea
By VOA,
1849, April 14, 2019 (EAT)
Malta's prime minister announced on Twitter Saturday that four European Union countries have finally come forward to take in the 64 migrants who were ...
-
Italy, France spar over tackling escalating conflict in Libya
By Reuters,
1717, April 12, 2019 (EAT)
France and Italy wrangled on Thursday over how best to tackle renewed conflict in Libya as a bid by eastern forces under Khalifa Haftar to seize Tripo...
-
Italy, France spar over escalating conflict in Libya
By VOA,
1119, April 12, 2019 (EAT)
France and Italy wrangled on Thursday over how best to tackle renewed conflict in Libya as a bid by eastern forces under Khalifa Haftar to seize Tri...
-
East Libyan troops close on Tripoli, clashes near former airport
By Reuters,
1755, April 6, 2019 (EAT)
Eastern Libyan troops commanded by Khalifa Haftar said on Friday they had advanced into the southern outskirts of the capital Tripoli in a dangerous t...
-
Italy rebuffs ship with 64 migrants rescued in sea off Libya
By VOA,
1753, April 6, 2019 (EAT)
Italy's interior minister said Wednesday that he won't offer safe harbor to 64 migrants rescued off Libya by the German humanitarian group Sea-Eye. ...
-
Malta armed forces seize tanker hijacked by rescued migrants
By VOA,
2122, March 28, 2019 (EAT)
A Maltese special operations team Thursday boarded a tanker that had been hijacked by migrants it rescued at sea, and returned control to the captain,...
-
Ship reported hijacked near libya by migrants rescued at sea
By VOA,
917, March 28, 2019 (EAT)
Migrants hijacked a cargo ship in Libyan waters Wednesday and forced the crew to redirect the vessel north to Europe, according to Italian and Maltese...
-
EU eyes awkward migration compromise on Mediterranean mission
By Reuters,
1040, March 27, 2019 (EAT)
The European Union was weighing up a compromise over migration policy on Tuesday that would extend its patrols in the Mediterranean but without vessel...
-
Italy to grant citizenship to student hero who saved dozens of children on hijacked school bus
By CNN,
1159, March 23, 2019 (EAT)
Italian police say a quick-thinking student hid himself and called authorities when a school bus carrying 51 children was hijacked and set on fire by ...
-
Why ISIS is easier for big tech to fight than white supremacy
By CNN,
1020, March 23, 2019 (EAT)
Social media networks are facing a reckoning for their role in spreading far-right terrorist propaganda, after a deadly attack on a New Zealand mosqu...
-
Driver hijacks, sets ablaze school bus in Italy, children flee unharmed
By Reuters,
2016, March 21, 2019 (EAT)
A bus full of schoolchildren was hijacked and set on fire by its own driver on Wednesday in an apparent protest against migrant drownings in the Medit...
-
‘This fight is madness’: Macron-Salvini spat threatens to boil over
By CNN,
1719, February 9, 2019 (EAT)
After months of simmering tensions between Rome and Paris, the battle for the soul of Europe just got a lot uglier. On Thursday, France recalled its a...
-
France recalls Italy ambassador after worst verbal onslaught ‘since the war’
By Reuters,
1715, February 8, 2019 (EAT)
France has recalled its ambassador in Rome after what Paris described as baseless and repeated attacks from Italy’s political leaders in past months...
-
France recalls Italy ambassador after worst verbal onslaught ‘since the war
By Reuters,
2056, February 7, 2019 (EAT)
French President Emmanuel Macron’s government recalled its ambassador to Rome on Thursday in a move unprecedented since World War Two, saying it was...
Loading. Please wait...
Latest Stories
-
sports
Mwalala urges troops to clear the cobwebs ahead of US Ben clash
-
news
Pastor Ng’ang’a apologises to Citizen TV’s Linus Kaikai over death threats
-
sports
Kenya chase for first gold at African Games as athletics begin tomorrow
-
news
Uhuru flags off first Ksh.1.2B crude oil shipment from Mombasa Port
-
sports
Kiplagat breaks race record at Mexico City Marathon