Watch: Mt Etna roars into action with 'cascades' of lava Mount Etna's 'Voragine' crater is back in spectacular, explosive action. World • 06 Jul
Two dead, hotel evacuated in Sicily fires Two people have died and 700 tourists were evacuated from their hotel overnight following wildfires in northern Sicily, officials and Italian media reports said. World • 23 Sep 23
Three dead as Sicily 'devastated' by wildfires Italy's southern island of Sicily has been devastated by wildfires that have killed three elderly people, its regional president said, as a heatwave and severe … Europe • 26 Jul 23
At least four dead after gas explosion in Sicily At least four people died when several buildings collapsed in the Sicilian town of Ravanusa following a gas explosion last night, Italy's Civil Protection said. World • 12 Dec 21
Dozens held in Sicily over mafia scam of EU funds Italian police said they had dismantled a massive Mafia operation in Sicily that had been defrauding the European Union of millions of euro in funds … World • 15 Jan 20
Crew of migrant rescue ship fear legal action A charity ship carrying 47 rescued migrants has docked in the Sicilian port of Catania as the crew feared legal action from Italian authorities. World • 31 Jan 19
Minor earthquake hits Sicily following Mt Etna eruption A 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck in the area near Europe's most active volcano Mount Etna overnight, injuring several people, damaging buildings and forcing the partial … Italy • 26 Dec 18
New mafia boss arrested in Sicily - Italian police Italian police have arrested new Mafia boss Settimino Mineo and dozens of other suspects in a major swoop against a resurgent Cosa Nostra. Italy • 04 Dec 18
Death toll from storms in Italy rises to 29 At least 12 people have been killed by severe weather on the island of Sicily, bringing the overall death toll from the storms sweeping Italy … World • 04 Nov 18
Mafia 'boss of bosses' dies in Italian hospital Former "boss of bosses" Toto Riina, one of the most feared Godfathers in the history of the Sicilian Mafia, has died after battling cancer, according … World • 17 Nov 17
Bright lava lights up Sicilian sky as Mount Etna erupts Bright lava lit up the night sky on the Italian island of Sicily on Monday as Mount Etna erupted for the first time this year. Video • 28 Feb 17
217 bodies recovered from migrant shipwreck Italian emergency workers have recovered 217 bodies from the wreck of a boat that sank in the Mediterranean in April 2015, the Navy has said. News • 07 Jul 16
Dramatic eruption from Italy's Mount Etna Fire and hot ash spewed high into the sky from Italy's Mount Etna in Sicily, in one of the most dramatic eruptions of Europe's highest … News • 04 Dec 15
More than 1,000 migrants rescued off Sicily The Italian navy has rescued more than 1,100 migrants from nine large rafts in the waters south of Sicily, the latest arrivals from North Africa. News • 06 Feb 14
More than 700 rescued from waters off Sicily Italian navy and coast guard vessels rescued more than 700 migrants in waters between Sicily and North Africa overnight as an immigration crisis that has … News • 25 Oct 13
Dozens dead as migrant boat capsizes off Sicily Dozens of people, including women and children, have died after a boat carrying around 250 migrants capsized between Sicily and Tunisia. News • 14 Oct 13
Day of mourning as over 300 migrants feared dead Italian rescue workers have found 111 bodies after a migrant boat sank off the island of Lampedusa yesterday and expect to recover many more today. News • 04 Oct 13
Over 100 people drown as boat sinks off Sicily More than 100 people drowned and at least 200 were missing after a boat packed with African migrants caught fire and sank off the southern … News • 03 Oct 13
13 migrants feared drowned off Sicily coast At least 13 people on a migrant boat arriving into Sicily have drowned close to the coast near the eastern city of Ragusa. News • 30 Sep 13
