Spike in migrants under 18 reaching Italy from Tunisia

A record number of irregular migrants under 18 years old reached Italy from Tunisia last year, more than quadrupling in four years, a rights group said Wednesday.
#migrants #tunisia #italy

Congo police detain suspects linked to Italian ambassador's killing

Police in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have detained members of a group allegedly linked to the killing of Italy's ambassador last year as well as more recent kidnappings of NGO workers, a provincial police chief said on Tuesday.
#congo #congopolice #italyambassador

Fake gynaecologist snares 400 women in webcam scam in Italy

Italian police on Friday searched the house of suspected serial sexual predator believed to have posed as a gynaecologist to persuade dozens of women to undergo vaginal exams via weblink.
#italy #italianpolice

Cyprus asylum seekers head for new lives in Italy thanks to pope

Six asylum seekers Pope Francis is helping relocate from Cyprus expressed gratitude and hope as they left to start their new lives in Italy on Thursday barely a week before Christmas.
#cyprus #pope #christmas

Italian Police Transport Kidney In Lamborghini, Covers 500km In 2 Hours

Italian police took full advantage of one of their supercars to deliver a kidney for a life-saving transplant. Reaching speeds of up to 230kph (143mph) officers drove their blue and white-coloured Lamborghini Huracian LP610-4 from the northern town of Padova, 500 kilometres (310 miles) down south to a hospital in Rome.
#italianpolice #italy #TrayvonBromell

Italy: Sicilian Cyclone Kills Two And Drops A Year's Rain In 48 Hours

At least two people have died after a cyclone battered the Italian island of Sicily and dropped a year's worth of rainwater in just 48 hours, leaving many streets flooded. Footage shows roads submerged under raging flood water and roads and buildings being left overwhelmed after almost 20 inches of rain fell in just 48 hours.
#siciliancyclone #italy #ecologicaldisaster

Vatican announces improvements to app which allows for quick digital praying

The Vatican on Tuesday rolled out its latest "Click to Pray" app, offering a personal planner among new functions for what it hopes will be an improved digital "praying experience" in a fast-paced world.
#vatican #italy #clicktopray

Italian captain given jail term for returning migrants to Libya

A ship’s captain who handed 101 migrants over to the Libyan coastguard after rescuing them in the Mediterranean Sea has been given a one-year jail term, in the first such case heard by Italy’s courts.
#libya #mediterraneansea #coastguard