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
Nov 27 Death toll in landslide on Italian island of Ischia rises to 7 as recovery efforts continue By Colleen Barry, Associated Press Search teams have recovered seven dead, including a 3-week-old infant and a pair of young siblings, buried in mud and debris that hurtled down a mountainside and through a densely populated port city on the resort island of Ischia, officials… Continue reading
Nov 26 1 dead, up to 12 missing after landslides on Italian island By Associated Press Heavy rainfall triggered landslides early Saturday on the southern Italian island of Ischia that left as many as 12 people missing as it cut a muddy swath through a port town, collapsing buildings and sweeping cars into the sea. Continue reading
Nov 19 Pope visits immigrant father's hometown to celebrate relative's 90th birthday By Colleen Barry, Gianfranco Stara, Associated Press Pope Francis made a rare personal getaway Saturday, returning to his father’s birthplace in northern Italy for the first time since ascending the papacy to celebrate the 90th birthday of a second cousin who long knew him as simply “Giorgio.”… Continue reading
Nov 06 Rescue ship refuses to leave Italian port until all migrants can disembark By Colleen Barry, Associated Press The captain of a charity-run migrant rescue ship refused Italian orders to leave a Sicilian port Sunday after authorities refused to let 35 of the migrants on his ship disembark — part of directives by Italy's new far-right-led government targeting… Continue reading
Nov 05 Italy closes its ports to rescue ships, leaving 1,100 migrants in limbo By Colleen Barry, Emily Schultheis, Associated Press Chaos and uncertainty has resulted from the decision late Friday by Italy’s far-right-led government to close its ports to humanitarian rescue ships. Continue reading
Nov 03 No response from Italy's new right-wing government as ships with 1,000 rescued migrants seek safe port By Colleen Barry, Massimo di Nonno, Associated Press Humanitarian groups caring for 1,000 rescued migrants aboard three ships in the central Mediterranean are sounding an alarm about deteriorating conditions on board and fragile survivors. Continue reading
Nov 02 Italy's new right-wing government comes under fire for banning rave parties By Colleen Barry, Associated Press Italy's new prime minister has defended her government from criticism that a decree banning rave parties could be used to clamp down on sit-ins and other forms of protest. Continue reading
Oct 27 Italy's fascist past comes under scrutiny a century after Mussolini's rise to power By Colleen Barry, Associated Press The National Association of Italian Partisans, which preserves the memory of the wartime resistance, has noted some signs of an emboldened far-right in regions governed by the Brothers of Italy. Continue reading