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Italian Coast Guard rescues 192 migrants

The Italian Coast Guard rescued 192 migrants in the Mediterranean Sea on Sunday (11/12), also recovering six bodies during the operation.

13 December 2016

Sci-Tech

HyQ - the four-legged robot for disaster zones

As Italy is slowly recovering from a series of deadly earthquakes, researchers at the Italian Institute of Technology of Genoa are developing a new generation of robots to work in disaster…

9 December 2016

Italy

"We're Italians, we come to help you"

Up close and personal with the latest group of migrants found drifting in the Mediterranean.

8 December 2016

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Brazilian beachgoers rescue dolphin stranded in shallow water

A group of man splash water on a dolphin after it became beached on Itacoatiara beach in Niteroi.

6 December 2016

Italy

IOM records big surge in migrants arriving in Italy

Figures from the International Organisation for Migration suggest there was a big surge in migrant arrivals in Italy between the 14th and the 20th of November.

24 November 2016

Italy

Rescued migrants arrive in Italy after deadly week in the Mediterranean

Hundreds of migrants dock in Messina, Sicily.

20 November 2016

New Zealand

New Zealand's islands moved two metres closer together by tremor

Seismologists are still recording hundreds of aftershocks. An estimated 2,000 have rattled the region since the initial tremor shook shortly after midnight on Sunday.

18 November 2016

New Zealand

Stranded no more. Three cows left isolated after earthquake saved by owner

Farmer Derrick to the rescue! Three cows stranded in New Zealand after Monday's earthquake have been rescued by their owner.

16 November 2016

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Rescued migrants arrive in Sicily

Almost 700 migrants were taken to the Italian port town of Augusta on Monday (November 7) after being rescued at sea by Italian and Spanish ships.

8 November 2016

Indonesia

18 killed in Indonesia boat accident

At least 18 people have been killed and more than 40 are still missing in Indonesia after the speedboat they were on capsized.

2 November 2016

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Religious art rescue

A video released by Italian firefighters on Tuesday (1 November) shows statues, paintings and a crucifix being salvaged from a cathedral in the town of Norcia, following a…

2 November 2016

Italy

Italy's 'quake' dog rescue

Video has emerged of a rescue among the rubble in central Italy following Sunday’s (Oct 30) earthquake.

1 November 2016

Italy

Farmers' winter plans for cattle disrupted by Italy earthquake

Farmers in central Italy have been trying to find their herds after Sunday's quake and worry about a lack of winter shelter.

1 November 2016

Italy

More tremors predicted after Italy's latest earthquake

Thousands of people are in temporary accommodation after the fiercest quake in over a quarter of a century hit the central region at the weekend.

31 October 2016

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Over 300 Italy-bound migrants are rescued at sea

Malta-based NGO Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) on Tuesday rescued 342 migrants, including women and children, who were trying to reach Italy.

27 October 2016

Next Series

Humanoid robots to 'replace' search and rescue workers

Italian researchers are developing a humanoid robot to replace humans in search and rescue operations following disasters.

24 October 2016

Next Series

Takeaway: search and rescue robot

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24 October 2016

World News

3,300 migrants rescued by Italian coastguards in one day

They were picked up off one large boat, three smaller ones and 20 rubber vessels.

22 October 2016

Cameroon

Train crash in Cameroon kills more than 50 people

Fifty-five dead and 575 injured are the provisional casualty figures following a train derailment in Cameroon.

21 October 2016

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Watch: Boy left hanging from bomb-hit building in Aleppo is rescued

This is the moment rescuers saved a boy left hanging precariously after more bombing in besieged Aleppo.

18 October 2016