ROME (Reuters) - Italy's Coast Guard said on Friday it rescued 211 migrants off the island of Lampedusa, saving them from a ship struggling in rough seas. The migrants were intercepted some 28 km (17 miles) south of Lampedusa while on a fishing boat that "was starting to take in...
Standing on the steps of the church at dusk, he smiles as he watches an improvised game of football between migrants and local youngsters. “It’s Lampedusa 0, Tunisia 1...” But when the ball soars across the street to a supermarket, four plainclothes policemen intervene and the match en...