Italy

EU seeks volunteer countries to take in migrants stranded at Italian port

Italy is engaged in another standoff with the European Union over migrants in the Mediterranean, refusing to allow 115 Africans to disembark in Sicily. They are on board the Bruno…

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One driver dead, one injured after three heavy trucks crashed in Bologna, Italy (Video)

Two trucks went on fire after a traffic accident on the A14 motorway, at Borgo Panigale, in Bologna. One of the drivers died, while the other was injured. The accident,…

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Rome’s council offering public transport credit to those who return plastic for recycling

Commuters in Rome can now earn five cents towards public transportation tickets for every plastic bottle they recycle at special machines around metro stations. The city of Rome has unveiled…

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Funeral for the Carabiniere killed in Rome

On Monday in the Santa Croce di Santa Maria del Corso church in Somma Vesuviana the funeral took place for Carabiniere Vice Brigadier Mario Cerciello Rega who was killed in…

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Last salute for murdered Carabiniere starts in Rome

The last salute for Carabiniere Mario Cerciello Rega started on Sunday, in a burial chamber set up in a chapel in Rome, as Italian police have opened an investigation after…

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Freak storm in Rome causes death of a woman

A woman lost her life during the night between Saturday and Sunday in Focene, in Fiumicino district of Rome, after her car was caught in a whirlwind so strong that…

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Watch: Etna erupts again

Mount Etna has erupted again on Saturday. The phenomenon was preceded and accompanied by a gradual increase in the average amplitude of the volcanic tremor. An intense explosive phase has…

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Carabiniere’s murder: “You are my superheroes. You will not be forgotten Mario” – Young girl’s tribute to slain policeman

"Dear Carabinieri, I would like to thank you for everything you do, you are my superheroes". A little girl sent this message in a letter, together with a bouquet of…

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Teenage US student admits killing Carabiniere

A teenage US student has admitted killing plain-clothes carabiniere Mario Cerciello Rega in a struggle which broke out as Cerciello Rega and his patrol buddy tried to arrest the student…

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Italian family disowns 11-year-old autistic son

A centre for people with autism in Trentino in Italy revealed that it was contacted by a court for minors from another part of Italy asking it to take in…

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Plastic bottles for metro tickets in Rome

Machines have been placed at three Rome metro stations which allow passengers to “earn” public transport tickets by recycling their old plastic bottles. The machines were placed in the Cipro…

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Carabiniere stabbed to death in the centre of Rome

There is shock in the Italian capital Rome after a member of Italy’s Carabinieri was stabbed to death while on duty. The Italian security official was stabbed as he stopped…

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Libyan authorities released the crew of seized Italian-flagged trawler

Libyan authorities on Wednesday released the crew of an Italian-flagged trawler and their vessel the day after they were seized at sea and questioned, officials said. “The Tramontana trawler with…

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Italian government wins confidence vote

The Italian government won a parliamentary confidence vote on Wednesday on a security and immigration decree, in a victory for Interior Minister Matteo Salvini, who heads the far-right League…

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Alitalia strike set for Friday moved to September 6

A 24-hour strike by Alitalia pilots and flight attendants has been put off from Friday until September 6, unions announced. The unions took the decision after appeals from the strike…

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PD to put forward no confidence motion in Salvini

Italy's Democratic Party will put forward a motion of no confidence against Interior Minister Matteo Salvini. The opposition party's announcement came after Salvini, the leader of the far-right League, refused to…

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Two private planes crash at Italy-France border

Two private tourist planes collided at the French-Italian border on Wednesday. The incident happened in the skies above Larche and Batterie de Viraysse, in France's Haute-Savoie region, on the border…

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Five Italian cities put on maximum alert due to the heat

The highest level of warning for high temperatures has been issued Wednesday for five Italian cities: Bolzano, Brescia, Florence, Perugia and Turin. The alert issued by the health ministry will…

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Nationwide transport strike in Italy

A nationwide strike of transport workers effecting trains, metros, buses and ferries kicked off on Wednesday morning. The strike will also effect air transport with planes will be grounded on…

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Thousands of bones discovered in search for Emanuela Orlandi

The Catholic News Agency (CNA) reports that the search for the remains of missing 15-year-old Emanuela Orlandi took another twist as Vatican officials discovered “thousands” of human bones in a…

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Amanda Knox launches crowdfunding appeal to finance wedding

Amanda Knox and her fiancé Christopher Robinson have launched a crowdfunding appeal to fund their wedding saying they spent all their money on a recent trip to Italy to campaign…

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Italian fishing trawler seized by Libyan’s Coast Guard

The Libyan coastguard has seized an Italian fishing vessel, Italy's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. Rome said the reasons for the seizure were not clear, but were likely linked to…

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UniCredit considering 10,000 redundancies

Italy's biggest bank, UniCredit, is considering making 10,000 staff redundant according to a new strategic plan that will be presented in December, Bloomberg News reported Monday, citing persons close to…

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Arrest ordered of Kenyan Finance Minister in corruption related probe

Kenya's chief prosecutor has ordered the arrest of the finance minister over allegations of corruption related to the construction of two dams. Henry Rotich is accused of flouting procurement procedures…

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Train service between Rome and Florence suspended due to fire

All train services between Rome and Florence in Italy were suspended due to a fire in the early hours of Monday. An arson fire in a rail transformer room…

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Northern Italy regions see highest level of suspected mafia operations

The northern regions of Italy are seeing the highest level of "suspected mafia operations" at 46.3%, according to the latest report from the Anti-Mafia Investigation Directorate (DIA). The south instead…

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2006 World Cup winner Iaquinta released from Mafia links accusations

2006 World Cup winner Vincenzo Iaquinta was not in the mafia unlike his father, according to the explanation, released Thursday of a sentence on the Calabrian 'Ndrangheta mafia's infiltration of…

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Italy should clear up whether Salvini’s Lega got Russian kickbacks from oil deals – Merkel

Italy should clear up whether the nationalist League party sought or received funding from Russia, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday. "Clarification is up to Italy," she said. "I think that…

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Italian, American and Russian astronauts lifted off for the International Space Station on 50th anniversary since Apollo 11 moon landing

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Sea Watch 3 Skipper Carola Rackete returns to Germany

Sea-Watch3 skipper Carola Rackete has returned to Germany, a spokesman for the German migrant rescue NGO that recently defied Interior Minister Matteo Salvini's closed-ports policy said Friday. Rackete, 31, left…

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Mani Pulite Magistrate Francesco Saverio Borrelli dies

Francesco Saverio Borrelli former head of the Mani Pulite Pool of Magistrates, died in Milan. At the time of Mani Pulite, Borrelli was prosecutor and former prosecutor general of Milan.…

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Catania airspace reopened after Etna activity subsides

Activity at Catania airport resumed on Saturday morning after the eruption from the Etna volcano subsided and the ash in the area above cleared. Late Friday night the airspace above…

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Rome continues to enforce zero tolerance towards rowdy tourists

Rome's is enforcing it’s new 'zero tolerance' policy meaning among other things that anyone caught taking a dip in the fountains may be fined up to €450. After a string…

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UPDATED: Etna activity closes Catania airspace in Sicily

UPDATED: Activity at Catania airport resumed on Saturday morning after the eruption from the Etna volcano subsided and the ash in the area above cleared. Earlier, increased activity of…

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Di Maio tries to avert Italian government crisis

Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio called for a meeting on Friday with government partner and co-deputy PM Matteo Salvini in a peace offering following mutual recriminations that raised…

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Italy to fine migrant rescue ships €1 million

NGO run migrant rescue ships will be fined up to one million euros for defying a ban on entering Italian waters under a new League amendment to the government's second…

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27 years since the murder of Paolo Borsellino

On July 19th, Italy marks the 27th anniversary of the murder of one its most prominent anti-mafia heroes, Sicilian magistrate Paolo Borsellino, who was killed along with five members of…

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Sea-Watch captain Carola Rackete faces Italy prosecutor over migrants

German captain Carola Rackete, who sparked international headlines by forcibly docking in an Italian port with rescued migrants, faces questioning by an Italian prosecutor on Thursday over allegedly aiding illegal…

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Another major operation against organized crime in Italy

Italian police on Thursday arrested 14 people in an international operation against the Calabria-based 'Ndrangheta mafia. The operation was aimed at the Muià 'ndrina group, affiliated with the powerful…

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Salvini says elections still possible after summer break

Italy still has time to dissolve parliament and go to elections after the summer break, Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini told daily Il Corriere della Sera. Salvini, who’s also the…

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Emergency in Mt Blanc Tunnel because of smoke

Some 67 people were evacuated from a coach in the Mt Blanc tunnel after it came to a halt because of a technical fault and started giving out smoke on…

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UPDATED: Big operation against Cosa Nostra in Palermo and New York

More than 200 members of the Italian Police and the FBI are taking part in a massive operation against the Italian Mafia based in Palermo know as Cosa Nostra. The…

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Qatar says French missile found among arms seized in Italy was sold 25 years ago

Qatar said that a French missile once owned by Qatar’s military and found among a huge arsenal of weapons seized in Italy was sold by Qatar 25 years ago to…

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Genoa Bridge had safety problems before collapse – Report

The Genoa bridge that collapsed last year with the death of 43 people had a series of safety problems in the 10 years before the disaster, according to a report…

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Tragic death in Italy, man throws baby from second floor

Tragedy struck Naples on Monday morning as a 35-year-old man threw his 16-months old daughter to her death from a second-floor balcony and then jumped himself, seriously injuring himself. The…

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UPDATED: Missile among weapons seized during raids across Italy

Italian security forces conducted a series of raids in the north of the country during which several weapons, including assault weapons and even an air-to-air missile, were discovered. Italian media…

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Violent incidents between squatters and police in Rome

Police evicting anticapitalistic and anarchist squatters from a former school on the outskirts of Rome were showered with objects from the windows on Monday. The incidents took place in via…

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Romano Prodi urges Europe to stick together

In an interview with The South China Morning Post, former European Commission President and Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi said that if France, Italy fail to maintain unity, Europe will…

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UPDATED: Tragic weekend in Italy as 12 persons die in road accidents

It was a tragic weekend in Italy as 12 persons lost their life in various traffic accidents across the country. Among them nine youths who lost their life in four…

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Trash crisis in Rome sparks health fears

Landfills in flames and rats feasting on waste in the streets have sparked health fears in Rome, as doctors warn families to steer clear of disease-ridden kerbside garbage and…

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A new mystery has surfaced in the Emanuela Orlandi case

Another twist emerged on Saturday in the puzzle surrounding the disappearance 35 years ago of Emanuela Orlandi, a Vatican employee's 15-year-old daughter. The Vatican confirmed that two sets of bones…

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Italy’s Tria hopes Atlantia will buy a stake in Alitalia

Italy’s Economy Minister Giovanni Tria said he hoped infrastructure group Atlantia would buy a stake in Alitalia, the troubled airline company the government is struggling to rescue. After meeting on…

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Vatican tombs in Orlandi search found empty

The tombs of two princesses in the Vatican's Teutonic Cemetry, opened in a search for the body of Emanuela Orlandi, have been found empty, her brother said Thursday. Orlandi, the…

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Photo Story: ‘Emanuela Orlandi’ demonstration at the Vatican

A woman with a t-shirt 'You said She is in heaven, but where is her body?' during a demostration in front of the Sant'Uffizio gate at the Vatican, 11…

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Envelope with bullet sent to Salvini

Italian police have opened an investigation after an anonymous letter with a bullet inside was sent to Matteo Salvini, the Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior.…

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Political storm over allegations Salvini’s party took money from Russians

Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini denied a media report that his League party had sought millions of euros from Russian investors via a secret oil deal. The U.S. website…

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Beachgoers rush to the sea as Catania coast catches fire

A large fire broke out on the coast of Plaia di Catania on Wednesday prompting many beachgoers to rush into the sea. One beach establishment was badly damaged and others…

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