Ventimiglia
In 'Calais of Italy' tension soars over migrant crisis
Emmanuel Macron is not a welcome guest in the Italian border town of Ventimiglia, a flashpoint in Europe's migration crisis.
French guards abused and forcibly returned migrants: Oxfam
Children as young as 12 and other vulnerable migrants have physically abused, detained and forcibly returned to Italy by French border guards in breach of international norms, Oxfam said on Friday.
Migrant electrocuted on top of train from Italy to France
French police discovered the partially burned body of a man on the roof of a train travelling from northern Italy to southern France.
Italy acquits activist who helped migrants cross French border
An Italian court on Thursday acquitted a humanitarian activist who had faced a possible prison term for trying to help a family of Sudanese migrants cross from Italy into France.
French and British volunteers arrested for giving food to migrants in Italy
A British and two French volunteers were arrested in Italy while distributing food to migrants which is banned in the town of Ventimiglia near the border with France, their association and police said on Thursday.
Italy arrests man for smuggling migrants to France
A man has been arrested by Italian police for allegedly smuggling migrants into France.
Migrants rejected by France 'to be deported from Italy'
Hundreds of migrants who have been rejected by France are to be transported to southern Italy before being deported, Italy’s chief of police Franco Gabrielli has said.
Fresh chaos as Italian border town sees new migrant influx
Authorities in the Italian-France border town of Ventimiglia are struggling to find accommodation for migrants after a spike in arrivals over the last seven days.
Italy and France play down migrant drama
Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and French President Francois Hollande played down tensions on Sunday over a migrant crisis which has seen hundreds of asylum seekers blocked at the border between the two countries.
Police clear migrants at Franco-Italian border
Italian police on Tuesday forcefully evacuated dozens of mainly African migrants from their shelter under a railway bridge on the Franco-Italian border, which has become a flashpoint in Europe's immigrant crisis.