Italy to raise penalties for smugglers after migrant tragedy
Friday, 10 March 2023, 10:31
Last update: about 4 years ago
Associated Press
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni unveiled her right-wing government's plans to crack down on people smugglers following a Cabinet meeting she led Thursday in the southern town near the beach where a...
At least 5 dead in Ukraine after Russian missile barrage
Thursday, 9 March 2023, 08:36
Last update: about 4 years ago
Associated Press
Russia unleashed a missile barrage targeting energy infrastructure across Ukraine early Thursday, hitting residential buildings and killing at least five people in the largest such attack in three...
Civilians flee embattled town as Ukrainian pullout looms
Sunday, 5 March 2023, 06:48
Last update: about 4 years ago
Associated Press
Pressure from Russian forces mounted Saturday on Ukrainians hunkered down in Bakhmut, as residents attempted to flee with help from troops who Western analysts say may be preparing to withdraw...
Tom Sizemore, 'Saving Private Ryan' actor, dies at 61
Saturday, 4 March 2023, 06:10
Last update: about 4 years ago
Associated Press
Tom Sizemore, the “Saving Private Ryan” actor whose bright 1990s star burned out under the weight of his own domestic violence and drug convictions, died Friday at age 61. The actor...
UK is grappling with vegetable shortages. How did it happen?
Thursday, 2 March 2023, 09:23
Last update: about 4 years ago
Associated Press
When European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen visited Britain last week, some joked on social media: Can you please bring us some tomatoes? People in the U.K. have had to ration...
Rescuers comb wreckage of Greece's deadliest train crash
Thursday, 2 March 2023, 07:33
Last update: about 4 years ago
Associated Press
Rescuers searched late into the night Wednesday for survivors amid the mangled, burned-out wrecks of two trains that collided in northern Greece, killing at least 43 people and crumpling carriages...
Italy: Migrants paid 8,000 euros each for 'voyage of death'
Wednesday, 1 March 2023, 08:52
Last update: about 4 years ago
Associated Press
Rescue teams pulled more bodies from the sea on Tuesday, bringing the death toll from Italy’s latest migration tragedy to 65, as prosecutors identified suspected smugglers who allegedly charged...