https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A sumptuous nude by Amedeo Modigliani broke a world record at auction for the Italian artist, selling for $170.4 million (€154.60 million) at Christie's in New York on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20151110/modigliani-sells-for-1704m-in-new-york Tue, 10 Nov 2015 09:08:17 +0100 modigliani-sells-for-1704m-in-new-york An Italian woman was arrested by police in Geneva when trying to board an easyJet flight to Venice, reportedly after a spat about the size of her hand luggage. https://www.thelocal.it/20140912/italian-arrested-over-flight-hand-luggage-row Fri, 12 Sep 2014 12:02:00 +0200 italian-arrested-over-flight-hand-luggage-row Italian police on Wednesday arrested 24 suspected mafia members for alleged involvement in drug trafficking, including a local boss who officially worked as the director of a funeral home. https://www.thelocal.it/20130704/mafia-drug-profits-on-the-rebound Thu, 04 Jul 2013 10:41:00 +0200 mafia-drug-profits-on-the-rebound