italy
Rising poverty gnaws at Italian social fabric as election nears
World
February 20, 2018
Rising poverty gnaws at Italian social fabric as election nears
Roberto Biondi’s 89-year-old mother has Alzheimer‘s, is housebound and no longer recognizes her son. She is also the family’s main…
In Italy’s poorer south, populist party woos angry voters
World
February 19, 2018
In Italy’s poorer south, populist party woos angry voters
In the Naples suburb of Torre del Greco, a port town at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, voters are steaming.…
Erdogan meets pope as Rome bans protests
World
February 5, 2018
Erdogan meets pope as Rome bans protests
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Pope Francis on Monday while police enforced a protest ban in central Rome as…
Police: Extreme-right gunman shoots 6 Africans in Italy
World
February 4, 2018
Police: Extreme-right gunman shoots 6 Africans in Italy
An Italian gunman with extreme right-wing sympathies shot and wounded six African immigrants Saturday in a two-hour drive-by shooting spree,…
Four migrants reported injured in Italian shooting: media
World
February 3, 2018
Four migrants reported injured in Italian shooting: media
A man opened fire on passersby in the central Italian city of Macerata on Saturday, injuring at least four African…
Eni sees East Med as key to diversifying Europe’s gas imports
Business
January 30, 2018
Eni sees East Med as key to diversifying Europe’s gas imports
Gas projects in east Mediterranean countries such as Egypt, Cyprus and Israel will be key to help Europe diversify its…
Migrant relocations from Italy and Greece drawing to a close
World
January 29, 2018
Migrant relocations from Italy and Greece drawing to a close
Germany has said it is resettling the last few migrants from Greece and Italy under the EU’s relocation scheme. Germany…
Italian prosecutor says Regeni murdered for his Cairo research
Egypt
January 26, 2018
Italian prosecutor says Regeni murdered for his Cairo research
An Italian prosecutor said on Thursday that graduate student Giulio Regeni, who was kidnapped and murdered in Cairo two years…
As many as five dead after train derails near Milan: fire brigade official
World
January 25, 2018
As many as five dead after train derails near Milan: fire brigade official
A train derailment near Milan killed between three and five people on Thursday, a fire brigade official at the city’s…
Italian police take computer of Cambridge tutor in Regeni murder case
Egypt
January 11, 2018
Italian police take computer of Cambridge tutor in Regeni murder case
Italian magistrates investigating the murder of a graduate student in Cairo two years ago have seized the computer and cell…