Lampedusa death toll rises
Authorities say a further 38 bodies have been recovered following the Lampedusa boat tragedy, taking the death toll to 232. A boat carrying migrants sank off the Italian island of Lampedusa last week.
Italian rescue teams continue search in bad weather
Italian rescue teams are continuing to try and recover bodies from a sunken ship in the Mediterranean despite bad weather. More than 100 people - mostly migrants from Africa - were killed when the vessel capsized off the Italian island of Lampedusa on Thursday. Another 200 are still missing.
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