May 13 Ukraine's Zelenskyy meets with Pope Francis at Vatican, Italian premier during Rome visit By Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had private talks with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Saturday, later saying he sought support for his peace plan from the pontiff , who in the past has offered to try to help end the… Continue reading
Apr 05 Former Italian leader Silvio Berlusconi hospitalized in ICU, but alert By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Italy's foreign minister says former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi is in intensive care and is being treated for a problem related to a previous infection. Continue reading
Mar 31 Italy temporarily blocks ChatGPT over privacy concerns By Frances D'Emilio, Matt O'Brien, Associated Press The Italian Data Protection Authority said it was taking provisional action “until ChatGPT respects privacy,” including temporarily limiting the company from processing Italian users' data. Continue reading
Mar 14 Italian far-right government limits parental rights of same-sex couples By Colleen Barry, Associated Press Gay rights activists have denounced as homophobic moves by Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni's far-right-led government to limit recognition of parental rights to the biological parent only in the case of same-sex parents. Continue reading
Mar 13 Activists accuses Italy of slow response that led to migrant deaths at sea By Colleen Barry, Associated Press MILAN (AP) — An activist network that supports rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea is accusing Italy of failing to offer timely assistance to a smugglers' boat in distress, resulting in a deadly shipwreck that left at least 30 migrants… Continue reading
Feb 27 Dozens dead, missing after boat carrying migrants broke apart off Italian coast By Paolo Santalucia, Luigi Navarra, Associated Press Survivors told authorities that that the boat which set off from Turkey last week had carried about 170 people. Continue reading
Feb 26 80 migrants rescued from wrecked boat off Italian coast, nearly 60 dead, dozens missing By Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press A wooden boat crowded with migrants smashed into rocky reefs and broke apart before dawn Sunday off the Italian coast, authorities said. Rescuers recovered nearly 60 bodies, and dozens more people were missing in the rough waters. Continue reading
Jan 16 Watch 4:32 News Wrap: Black boxes found at Nepal plane crash site In our news wrap Monday, search teams in Nepal retrieved the flight data and cockpit voice recorders from the site of a plane crash that killed at least 69 people, President Biden marked this Martin Luther King Jr. holiday by… Continue watching
Jan 16 Film legend Gina Lollobrigida dies at 95 By Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press Lollobrigida also was an accomplished sculptor, painter and photographer, and eventually essentially dropped film for the other arts. Continue reading
Jan 16 Italian police arrest fugitive Mafia boss after 3 decades on the run By Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press The head of the Carabinieri police force’s special operations squad said that Messina Denaro was captured on Monday at the clinic where he was receiving treatment for an undisclosed medical condition. Messina Denaro was considered Sicily’s Cosa Nostra top boss… Continue reading