Italy

At least 94 killedas boat capsizes

At least 94 asylum seekers drowned and 150 were rescued after a boat carrying around 500 people caught fire off the Sicilian island of Lampedusa on Thursday, officials and media reports said. Italian news agency Ansa quoted Lampedusa Mayor Giusi Nicolini as saying 94 bodies had been recovered by emergency workers, including those of two children and several women. Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta said the incident was "an immense tragedy".