Nearly 500 more migrants arrived in Sicily on Thursday after being picked up by a Swedish boat in the Mediterannean.<br /><br /> One of them died on the journey, although the cause of death is yet to be established.<br /><br /> Italian officials say more than 3,700 people have been rescued at sea since Monday alone.<br /><br /> The new arrivals landed on Italian soil as Prime Minister Matteo Renzi met with regional leaders to discuss how to spread the migrant burden.<br /><br /> He faced tough opposition during talks in Rome as northern regional heads refused to take more of the migrants, who are typically brought to shore in the south.<br /><br /> The wealthier north says it has been taking in more of the migrants for several years and its processing centres are full.<br /><br /> More newcomers tend to head north to find work.<br /><br /> One regional head described Thursday’s meeting as “useless”, saying the “chaos would continue”.<br /><br /> While Luca Zaia, governor of Veneto called for local officials to ignore Rome’s phone calls and instead “represent the i
