Italy
13 Jun 2023
Two climate protesters who glued themselves to the base of an ancient sculpture in the Vatican Museums have been ordered to pay damages of 28,000 euros ($30,250), activists said Tuesday.
8 Jun 2023
Pope Francis, 86, spent a restful night and was in good condition after a hernia operation, the Vatican said Thursday, as doctors cautioned his age and health issues could affect his recovery time.
7 Jun 2023
Five police officers in northern Italy have been placed under house arrest pending an inquiry into allegations they beat and tortured detainees, most of them migrants, newspapers reported Wednesday.
6 Jun 2023
Pope Francis was in a Rome hospital for a medical check-up Tuesday, according to Italian media, just over two months after he was hospitalised with bronchitis.
19 May 2023
The toll from floods that have devastated the Emilia Romagna region in Italy rose to 14 Friday, amid calls for the government to revive an abandoned project to mitigate the impact of natural disasters.
18 May 2023
Authorities in Ravenna issued an immediate evacuation order Thursday for three villages threatened by floods after heavy rains left nine people dead across northeastern Italy. Buses were being sent to help residents leave Villanova di Ravenna, Filetto and Roncalceci after the river Lamone burst its banks. Nearly two dozen rivers and streams have flooded across…
17 May 2023
Five people died and thousands were evacuated from their homes after heavy rains caused devastation across Italy's northern Emilia Romagna region, while this weekend's Imola Grand Prix was cancelled, officials said Wednesday. "The city is on its knees, devastated and in pain," said Gian Luca Zattini, the mayor of Forli, a city near Bologna where…
27 Apr 2023
Italian authorities on Thursday announced the arrest of a top boss of the 'Ndrangheta mafia after almost five years on the run, who featured on the police's list of most dangerous criminals. Pasquale Bonavota, 49, had been wanted since November 2018, after escaping an arrest warrant for homicide and mafia association issued by a magistrate…
21 Apr 2023
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles have been drawn with Brazil, Italy, and Dominican Republic in Group D at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina. The draw for this year’s tournament was held on Friday, 21 April in Zürich, Switzerland. The Flying Eagles will open their campaign at the tournament against the Dominican Republic on May…
20 Apr 2023
Passengers across Italy were left stranded Thursday after a train derailment caused the cancellation of dozens of trains, including high-speed services between the north and south of the country. Nobody was hurt when the carriage of the freight train came off the rails at around 2:20 am (00:20 GMT) between Florence and Bologna, for reasons…
5 Apr 2023
Italy's competition watchdog said Wednesday it had opened an investigation against Meta, the parent company of Facebook, for allegedly abusing its dominant position during copyright negotiations with Italian music artists.