Italian woman saves four migrants on Lampedusa holiday
Francesca Matina is a young woman who, while she was on a boat off the Italian island of Lampedusa on holiday, jumped into the sea alongside a friend to save four migrants in danger.
Francesca Matina is a young woman who, while she was on a boat off the Italian island of Lampedusa on holiday, jumped into the sea alongside a friend to save four migrants in danger.
Storm Daniel washed away entire towns in Libya. The eastern coast of the North African country is a transit point for people coming from Egypt, Syria, and sub-Saharan Africa.
Fatal clashes last week near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border between troops and militants has resulted in a renewed crackdown on Afghan refugees.
While on the Italian island of Lampedusa record numbers of migrants have arrived, France and Germany are strengthening their borders. Italian deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini has lashed out at the EU for leaving Italy to shoulde1
A Memorandum of Understanding signed with Tunisia in July was the source of heated argument on Tuesday in the European Parliament. Only the EPP was in favor of the pact, which is aimed at stopping migrants from coming to the EU.