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New wave of migrants swells diverse Italian American communities
Some 17 million Americans claim Italian descent. Emigrants from newly united Italy a century ago retained strong regional identities but like their counterparts today a monetary union and lack of opportunities drove them to start a new life
Fears over the sea
Italians fret about both Islamic extremists and immigrants
Michele Ferrero obituary
Chocolate tycoon who became Italy’s richest individual
Renzi’s struggle in the swamp
The prime minister presses on with his reform agenda after winning a crucial vote
Refugees give thanks after ‘ghost ship’ Ezadeen rescued in Mediterranean
Out of the hold of the Ezadeen, 360 Syrians emerged, towed to shore after smugglers abandoned the controls
Smugglers abandon migrant ship off Italy in new tactic to force rescue
Watchdog says smugglers ‘playing chicken with people’s lives’ after Ezadeen, carrying 450, found adrift in dangerous seas
Abandoned ship Ezadeen with 450 migrants on board being towed to Italy
Sierra Leone-flagged vessel is second in four days to be abandoned by crew in rough seas in new strategy by human traffickers
Death toll on stricken ferry in Adriatic Sea rises to at least eight
All passengers and crew now rescued from ferry adrift in freezing temperatures and rough seas between Italy and Albania
Rescuers battle through night to save passengers on burning Italian ferry
Italian coastguard says 251 of the 478 people on the Greece to Italy ferry evacuated by early Monday