48 hours, 5,500 migrants rescued: Italy's daring rescue ops

The Italian coastguard coordinated one of its largest rescue operations to date, saving 5,500 people on Saturday and Sunday as smugglers took advantage of calm seas to send migrants across the......

700 African migrants feared dead in Mediterranean shipwreck

A migrant is helped as she disembarks from a Coast Guard boat. Photograph: Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters. Up to 700 African migrants are feared dead when their boat capsized off the coast of Libya......

Pirates abduct 17 Indian sailors in Indian Ocean

Using rocket launchers and submachine guns, suspected Somali pirates abducted 17 Indian and five Italian sailors after hijacking a large Italian-flagged oil tanker in the Indian Ocean. The......

Hundreds stranded on burning ferry adrift in Adriatic

A major rescue operation is underway in the Adriatic Sea to airlift passengers stranded in a burning Italian-flagged ferry, the Norman Atlantic. The car ferry Norman Atlantic burns in waters off......

Brazil meet Portugal after Italy crash out

Brazil meet Portugal in a mouth-watering finale to the World Cup group matches on Friday after holders Italy were knocked out in a humiliating defeat by tournament debutants Slovakia. The miserable......

Underdogs in good shape as Cluj line up Chelsea

Romanian club CFR Cluj will believe anything is possible on Wednesday when they host Chelsea in the UEFA Champions League having blazed a trail for the competition's supposed lightweights two weeks......

Soccer PIX: Juve rally to take Serie A lead; Spurs knocked out of League Cup

IMAGE: Juventus' Miralem Pjanic celebrates his goal againt Brescia Calcio during their Serie A match at Stadio Mario Rigamonti in Brescia, Italy, on Tuesday. Photograph: Marco Luzzani/Getty Images......

French Open PIX: Serena, Osaka knocked out; Djokovic through

Images from Day 7 of the 2019 French Open in Paris on Saturday. IMAGE: Serena Williams of the US reacts during her third round match against Sofia Kenin. Photograph: Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters Serena......

Chelsea win FA Cup as Di Matteo magic does the trick

Chelsea's remarkable turnaround since Roberto Di Matteo took over as interim coach has taken them to the brink of a cup double after they beat a disappointing Liverpool side 2-1 with goals from......