Rome, Muharram 15, 1437, Oct 28, 2015, SPA -- Some 1,042 migrants have been rescued following seven interventions off the coast of Libya, the Italian coast guard said Wednesday. According to dpa, Irish, Slovenian, British and German navy vessels - some taking part in the European Union mission against migrant smugglers - were involved in the operations. A day earlier, a private rescue vessel run by the international aid group Doctors Without Borders saved another 226 migrants, the coast guard said in a separate statement. They were taken to the island of Lampedusa. According to the International Organization for Migration, Italy has recorded nearly 140,000 landings since the start of the year, compared to more than 566,000 in Greece. --SPA 19:21 LOCAL TIME 16:21 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w