The death toll in the Greek ferry fire has risen to 10 and rescuers are checking to see if anyone else might still be missing.

The death toll in the Greek ferry fire has risen to eight and rescuers are checking to see if anyone else might still be missing.

The evacuation of the Greek ferry that caught fire off Albania has been completed, officials say, and only the vessel’s captain and four Italian sailors remain on board to assist in the operation.

Hundreds of passengers and crew braved cold temperatures and gale-force winds as they waited for nearly a day to be evacuated from a burning ferry adrift in rough seas between Italy and Albania.

Rescue crews battled gale-force winds and massive waves as they struggled to rescue hundreds of people trapped on a burning ferry adrift between Italy and Albania.

Romans went to the polls yesterday to elect a mayor of Italy’s capital in a vote which could have repercussions for the fragile national government of prime minister Enrico Letta.

MORE than 200 protesters continue to occupy a square in front of St Paul’s Cathedral in the heart of London’s financial district for a third day of protests against corporate greed and state cutbacks.

Italian police raided suspected anarchists across the country today following the Rome riots.

AN Italian toddler died after her father forgot to drop her off at day-care and left her in his hot car for five hours.

A Italian toddler died after her father forgot to drop her off at a day-care centre and left her in his hot car for five hours.

RYANAIR has announced five new routes from its Madrid base and seven new routes from Rome (Ciampino).

Ryanair have announced five new routes from Madrid to Ancona, Ibiza, Krakow, Oujda (Morocco) and Stockholm Skavsta from November 2010.

Budget airline Ryanair announced it was starting 11 new routes from Liverpool’s John Lennon Airport in the autumn.

Finally at rest after years of debilitating disease, Pope John Paul II’s body lay in state today in the frescoed Apostolic Palace as the world mourned his passing and the Vatican prepared for the ritual-filled funeral and conclave that will elect his successor.

EVERY year I swear I’ll never again be wrapping and delivering presents on Christmas Eve — yet, despite my endless resolutions, I somehow end up doing just that the following year.

ROMANIA, desperately unlucky not to reach the European Championship finals in Portugal next month, will provide stiff opposition for Ireland in tonight’s friendly at Lansdowne Road.

USA striker Brian McBride is poised to joined Blackburn next week in a £600,000 (€868,000) deal after a change of heart by the club.

Dino Baggio has rejected a loan move back to Italy from Blackburn and given another headache to Rovers boss Graeme Souness.

Inter Milan coach Hector Cuper believes his side’s pre-season plans are back on track following a largely disappointing summer.

Police found explosives on a plane waiting to board passengers for a domestic flight at an airport in eastern Italy, an emergency services official said.

Police found explosives on a plane waiting to board passengers for a domestic flight at an airport in eastern Italy today, an emergency services official said.