Rome
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Police treating the discovery of a lifeless newborn in Rome’s Tiber as a murder
A lifeless body of a newborn was found in the river Tiber, near the Mezzocamino bridge. From an initial external examination of…
Italian Health Ministry issues heat alert for 6 cities, for 16 on Friday
The Italian health ministry has issued a heat alert for six Italian cities for Thursday and for 16 on Friday. The red…
Italian doctors say leaving overflowing garbage in the streets in the heat is dangerous
Doctors in the Italian capital Rome highlighted the health dangers from overflowing street rubbish brewing toxic fumes in the summer heat. "With…
3.7 strong earthquake strikes close to Rome, Italy
A 3.7 magnitude earthquake was registered in Italy. According to the Ingv, the epicenter of the earthquake sensed at 10:43 is located…
Italian elderly couple commits suicide, citing financial problems in paying their rent
A 74 and 77 years old husband and wife, were found dead at their home in Rome. According to ANSA, the couple…
Child injured after explosion in Rocca di Papa (Rome)
A child has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after an explosion on Monday at a building in the town of…
65 minors and 13 infants rescued as UNHCR airlifts 149 persons from conflict-torn Libya
The UNHCR airlifted 149 African persons including 65 minors and 13 infants from Libya to Rome for safety. Nearly 150 persons from…