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 The ex-boyfriend of a student from Rome whose burning body was found in the early hours of Sunday morning has been detained by police for questioning over possible femicide. https://www.thelocal.it/20160530/ex-boyfriend-of-student-found-burnt-to-death-probed Mon, 30 May 2016 13:02:27 +0200 ex-boyfriend-of-student-found-burnt-to-death-probed Italy's President Sergio Mattarella on Wednesday reduced the sentences of two former CIA agents, including a station chief, over the kidnapping and extraordinary rendition of an Egyptian imam in 2003. https://www.thelocal.it/20151224/italy-grants-ex-cia-spies-partial-pardon Thu, 24 Dec 2015 11:39:00 +0100 italy-grants-ex-cia-spies-partial-pardon Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri has demanded his side forget their domestic woes with a Champions League win over Borussia Monchengladbach that would put them within sight of the last 16. https://www.thelocal.it/20151020/juve-must-eclipse-domestic-woes-again Tue, 20 Oct 2015 10:32:21 +0200 juve-must-eclipse-domestic-woes-again A late-running Italian man was arrested on Thursday night after phoning police to allege a bomb threat - so that he wouldn’t miss his flight from Turin’s Caselle airport. https://www.thelocal.it/20151002/tardy-italian-fakes-bomb-scare-to-catch-plane Fri, 02 Oct 2015 11:19:21 +0200 tardy-italian-fakes-bomb-scare-to-catch-plane Italy veteran Marco Bortolami was sidelined while Valerio Bernabo was a surprise inclusion as Italy named their 31-man squad for the World Cup on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150825/marco-bortolami-out-of-italy-world-cup-squad Tue, 25 Aug 2015 10:32:02 +0200 marco-bortolami-out-of-italy-world-cup-squad A Saturday afternoon almost ended in tragedy for a group of children playing in a backyard in Velletri in the province of Rome, when a dog dug up a World War II hand grenade. https://www.thelocal.it/20150623/dog-digs-up-world-war-ii-hand-grenade Tue, 23 Jun 2015 15:02:52 +0200 dog-digs-up-world-war-ii-hand-grenade An Italian navy chief on Tuesday poured cold water on suggestions Europe should adopt Australia's policy of turning back migrant boats to end the current crisis in the Mediterranean. https://www.thelocal.it/20150506/italian-navy-chief-shuns-australian-solution-to-migrants Wed, 06 May 2015 10:43:18 +0200 italian-navy-chief-shuns-australian-solution-to-migrants Moas, a humanitarian venture that was co-founded by an Italian woman, has teamed up with the aid agency Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), or Doctors Without Borders, to rescue boat migrants in the Mediterranean. https://www.thelocal.it/20150410/italian-teams-up-with-msf-to-rescue-migrants Fri, 10 Apr 2015 18:32:20 +0200 italian-teams-up-with-msf-to-rescue-migrants Italian police on Thursday arrested eight people accused of being part of a mafia clan which looted a sunken Second World War ship for its bombs and weapons arsenal. https://www.thelocal.it/20150205/italian-mafia-loot-wwii-ship-for-bombs Thu, 05 Feb 2015 12:41:00 +0100 italian-mafia-loot-wwii-ship-for-bombs As Italy mulls ending its "Mare Nostrum" sea operation, Italians recount their experiences on the front lines of the battle to save tens of thousands of boat migrants. https://www.thelocal.it/20141029/rescuers-recount-heartbreaking-moments-of-mare-nostrum Wed, 29 Oct 2014 09:58:00 +0100 rescuers-recount-heartbreaking-moments-of-mare-nostrum Tourists have flocked to Stromboli, located off the coast of Sicily, to catch a glimpse of what is the “most significant eruption” of the island’s volcano, one of Europe’s most active, in recent years, a tour operator told The Local. https://www.thelocal.it/20140813/tourists-flock-to-italys-erupting-volcano Wed, 13 Aug 2014 12:37:00 +0200 tourists-flock-to-italys-erupting-volcano Heavily-indebted Telecom Italia held a crucial board meeting on Thursday amid tensions over its main shareholder, Spain's Telefonica. https://www.thelocal.it/20131107/telecom-italia-faces-tense-board-meeting Thu, 07 Nov 2013 18:16:00 +0100 telecom-italia-faces-tense-board-meeting An advertisement featuring a slice of Parma ham on the bottom of a naked woman is causing a stir on the luxury Italian island of Capri. https://www.thelocal.it/20131024/fury-over-italian-ham-ad-with-naked-woman Thu, 24 Oct 2013 16:02:00 +0200 fury-over-italian-ham-ad-with-naked-woman Just days after it was disclosed that a New Zealand businessman paid €2.94m for an Italian paradise isle, another of the country's gems is up for sale. https://www.thelocal.it/20131004/italian-unspoiled-paradise-up-for-sale Fri, 04 Oct 2013 12:54:00 +0200 italian-unspoiled-paradise-up-for-sale