Sep 01 McCain, undergoing cancer treatment, to attend Italy forum By Associated Press Republican Sen. John McCain, who has spent the congressional recess undergoing treatment for brain cancer, is capping a busy summer with a trip to an international forum in Italy. Continue reading
Aug 29 Watch 6:57 Irresistible to tourists, has Venice become unwelcoming to its inhabitants? By PBS News Hour Venice has long been a city of trade and travelers, but Venetians now feel tourism is squeezing them out. The city is currently losing about 1,000 residents every year as the cost of housing rises and mass tourism poses a… Continue watching
Aug 21 Watch 6:53 Starved by drought, Rome’s water supply may not spring eternal By PBS News Hour A serious drought across Europe has wreaked havoc for Italy's agricultural industry, causing over $2 billion in damage. Even Rome, the city of aqueducts, has begun to turn off the spigot at dozens of its iconic fountains, and has warned… Continue watching
Aug 02 Watch 8:28 Political clashes over the migrant crisis turn the Mediterranean into a battleground By PBS News Hour So far this year, almost 2,400 migrants have drowned in the Mediterranean. Italy is working to crack down on smugglers who send migrants on a deadly journey to Europe, and put stricter rules around rescue ships. But a group of… Continue watching
Jul 23 Watch 9:45 Climate change challenges sinking city of Venice By PBS News Hour The Italian city of Venice is prone to frequent flooding because it has sunk five inches over the last century, but it is also grappling with a new challenge: sea-level rise, caused by climate change, which increases the severity. NewsHour… Continue watching
May 27 Italian riot police tear gas G-7 protesters By Associated Press Italian police have used tear gas against anarchists, communists and other anti-global protesters after the Group of Seven summit in Sicily. Continue reading
Apr 20 WATCH: Trump says Iran not living up to ‘spirit’ of nuclear deal By Josh Lederman and Jill Colvin, Associated Press Iran is failing to fulfill the "spirit" of its nuclear deal with world powers, President Donald Trump declared Thursday, setting an ominous tone for his forthcoming decision about whether to pull the U.S. out of the landmark agreement. Continue reading
Apr 06 Photos: When tanks replaced horses, and the birth of other WWI weapons By Larisa Epatko It was 100 years ago today that the United States officially entered World War I, when Congress voted to declare war on Germany on April 6, 1917. Continue reading
Dec 23 Two shipwrecks push Mediterranean migrant deaths to new record By Alison Thoet This year’s death toll for migrants who perished in the Mediterranean is estimated to be at least 5,000, after 100 people went missing and believed dead in two shipwrecks Thursday near Italy, U.N. agencies announced Friday. Continue reading
Dec 16 Watch The rise of the Five Star Movement, Italy’s ‘rejectionist’ party By PBS News Hour The Five Star Movement, Italy’s fastest growing political party, is fully anti-establishment. Started by a foul-mouthed comedian named Beppe Grillo, the group believes the government has been overtaken by corruption and that immigration is to blame for the fact that… Continue watching