26

Jul

Power cut in French capital effects Eurostar service, passengers advised not to travel

Eurostar services to and from the French capital are severely disrupted on Friday with the company advising passengers not to travel due to power cut in Paris. Four services —…

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26

Jul

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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26

Jul

Fear heatwave could cause the ceiling at Notre Dame to collapse

After the massive fire at the Notre Dame Cathedral five months ago, there are fears that the current heat wave may threaten the ailing building. Notre Dame’s already weakened structure…

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26

Jul

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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26

Jul

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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26

Jul

Paris authorities see trees as solution to excessive heat

As Paris goes through record temperatures due to the current heatwave, Paris authorities have been implementing a strategy to use increased vegetation to beat the urban heat effect caused by…

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25

Jul

Flyboard creator Franky Zapata fails in attempt to cross the English Channel

French inventor Franky Zapata failed in anattempt to cross the English Channel on his jet-powered flyboard on Thursday. Zapata missed a landing platform mounted on a boat as he tried…

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25

Jul

Ryanair Portuguese cabin crew to strike in August

Portuguese cabin crew working with Ryanair are planning to strike in August over pay and working conditions, according to a domestic union. The National Union of Civil Aviation Flight Personnel…

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25

Jul

German daycares under police protection after plans to stop serving pork

Plans to no longer serve children pork or gelatin-containing products like gummy bears at two daycare centers in the eastern German city of Leipzig prompted a wave of criticism online…

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25

Jul

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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25

Jul

Photo Story: Forest fires in Portugal

  An airplane fights the flames during a forest fire in Sao Vicente da Beira, Sobral do Campo, Castelo Branco, Portugal. There are 228 operators, 66 vehicles, and one airplane…

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25

Jul

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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25

Jul

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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24

Jul

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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24

Jul

Photo Story: Preliminary work at the Notre-Dame

An exterior views of the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral during preliminary work, in Paris, France, 24 July 2019. The works are taking place three months after it was badly damaged…

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24

Jul

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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24

Jul

Photo story: Religious work’ exhibition at Burgos Cathedral in Spain

A visitor stands in front of an artwork on display at the exhibition 'Et incarnatus est. Venancio Blanco. Religious Work', held at the Valentin Palencia room in the Burgos Cathedral,…

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24

Jul

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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24

Jul

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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24

Jul

French parliament approves controversial EU-Canada trade deal CETA

France’s lower house of parliament approved a huge EU-Canada trade deal after a heated debate about its environmental impact and a rebellion by some ruling party members. In a vote…

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24

Jul

Probe opened into false rumours about radioactive tap water in Paris

Investigators in Paris have opened a n investigationto track down the source of false reports last week that drinking water in the French capital had been contaminated. In a viral…

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24

Jul

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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24

Jul

Renewed commitment to Mediterranean rescues encouraging, but ‘overriding priority’ must be ‘lasting peace’, say UN officials

The heads of the two key UN agencies championing refugees and migrants have called for an end to their “arbitrary detention” across Libya, following an agreement on Tuesday by European…

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24

Jul

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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23

Jul

Sánchez fails in first attempt to secure investiture vote

Acting Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez failed on Tuesday in his first attempt to be voted back into office, falling short of the absolute majority he needed in Congress to…

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23

Jul

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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23

Jul

Pope Francis writes to Syrian President Assad

Protection of civilian life, an end to the humanitarian catastrophe in Idlib Province, concrete initiatives for a safe return of displaced persons, the release of detainees and access for families…

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22

Jul

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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22

Jul

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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22

Jul

Strait of Hormuz incident: UK Foreign Secretary calls with French and German foreign ministers

The Foreign Secretary called both the French foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, and the German foreign minister Heiko Maas to discuss the illegal detention of a British-flagged ship by Iranian…

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22

Jul

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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22

Jul

SOS Mediterranée resumes migrant rescues off Libya

  Humanitarian group SOS Mediterranee announced it has relaunched migrant rescue operations off Libya, seven months after it was forced to abandon efforts using its ship Aquarius. SOS Mediterranee and…

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22

Jul

Photo Story: Wildfires in Greece

Vehicles drive near wildfire raging at Koutsouria area, near Nafplio, Peloponnese, Greece. Reports state 26 firefighters, 12 land vehicles, two aircrafts, and 2 water wagons battled the fire.   Photo:…

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22

Jul

Maltese-registered cruise ship rescues over a hundred migrants near Greece

A Maltese-registered cruise ship sailing close to the Greek mainland has rescued more than a hundred migrants, the country's coast guard said on Sunday. The migrants were picked up by the…

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22

Jul

Photo Story: The Ciudad de Gijon Aerial Festival in Spain

Members of the team Eagle perform during an air show at 13th edition of Ciudad de Gijon Aerial Festival, near to San Lorenzo beach in Gijon, Spain, 21 July 2019.…

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22

Jul

Huge operation tackles central Portugal wildfires

Hundreds of firefighters have spent the day battling wildfires in a forested, mountainous area of central Portugal. Some houses were affected by the fires but Portugal's Civil Protection did not…

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21

Jul

Man’s first step on the moon should spark desire for greater goals – dignity for the weak, more justice among peoples, and more future for our common home – Pope Francis

“Fifty years ago, yesterday”, Pope Francis said on Sunday, “Man set foot on the moon, achieving an extraordinary dream.” Addressing the crowd gathered in St Peter’s Square for the Angelus…

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21

Jul

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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21

Jul

Macron and the Yellow…Jersey

French President Emmanuel Macron talks with France's Julian Alaphilippe of Deceuninck Quick Step team on the podium wearing the overall leader yellow jersey following the 14th stage of the 106th…

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21

Jul

Emanuela Orlandi’s brother’s regrets and the right to know the truth about his sister’s disappearance

A missing teenager, an empty tomb, a swirl of dark theories, and the closed doors and habitual secrecy of the Vatican. It sounds like fiction, but it is a real-life…

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21

Jul

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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21

Jul

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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21

Jul

Podemos and Socialists reach agreement for future Spain’s coalition government

The leader of Spain's far-left Podemos party said on Friday he was willing to give up having a post in a coalition government, potentially opening a way out of stalled…

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21

Jul

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

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21

Jul

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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20

Jul

Orlandi Case: Fresh probe begins into ossuaries inside Vatican City

Forensic experts extracted bones from two ossuaries within the walls of the Vatican on Saturday as part of an investigation aimed at resolving the case of a girl who vanished…

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20

Jul

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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20

Jul

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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20

Jul

Spain will give Morocco €30 million to curb irregular immigration

Spain’s acting government will approve a €30 million outlay to fund Morocco’s efforts at curbing irregular immigration into Europe. This direct injection of funds is in addition to the €140…

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20

Jul

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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20

Jul

Photo Story: Memorial in Cyprus for soldiers killed in the 1974 Turkish invasion

Military personnel attend a memorial service at the Tymvos Makedonitissa military cemetery during a memorial day for the soldiers who lost their lives fighting the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus,…

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20

Jul

The Holy See’s desire for clarity in the Emanuela Orlandi mystery

On Saturday, experts will examine two ossuaries - small chambers where dead are buried - in the latest attempt to unravel the mystery of the disappearance of a teenage Italian…

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20

Jul

People smuggling network busted in Greece

The Greek Police, supported by Europol, dismantled an organised criminal group (OCG) smuggling migrants from Turkey to Greece and facilitating their secondary movements to other EU Member States. The network…

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20

Jul

German churches lose 430,000 Catholic and Protestant members in 2018

DW quotes data published on Friday by the German Bishops' Conference and the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) that states that Germany's Catholic Church lost 216,078 members and Protestant churches lost some 220,000…

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20

Jul

Photo Story: The aftermath of the Athens earthquake

  The marble cross of the church of the Pantanassa sits half-broken on the temple's dome in Monastiraki Square at the foot of the Acropolis hill in central Athens, Greece,…

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20

Jul

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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19

Jul

Photo story: The 2nd Festival Accesible de Globos

Participants maneuver their balloon during the 2nd Festival Accesible de Globos (lit. 'Accessible Balloon Festival') in Segovia, Spain. A total of 20 balloon teams from different cities of Spain will…

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