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 female protester stormed a press conference at the headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB)in Frankfurt on Wednesday. Italian ECB president Mario Draghi is reportedly unhurt after being showered with confetti. https://www.thelocal.it/20150415/ecb-preisdent-suffers-confetti-attack Wed, 15 Apr 2015 17:33:17 +0200 ecb-preisdent-suffers-confetti-attack Vatican authorities on Saturday ordered the release of a Femen activist detained after snatching a baby Jesus figurine from the St Peter's Square Nativity scene on Christmas Day while baring her breasts. https://www.thelocal.it/20141227/femen-baby-jesus-thief-released-from-jail Sat, 27 Dec 2014 15:35:00 +0100 femen-baby-jesus-thief-released-from-jail An activist from the feminist group Femen bared her breasts in St Peter's Square on Christmas Day and rushed the Nativity scene, grabbing the baby Jesus figurine. https://www.thelocal.it/20141226/topless-femen-activist-grabs-baby-jesus-in-st-peters-square Fri, 26 Dec 2014 09:39:00 +0100 topless-femen-activist-grabs-baby-jesus-in-st-peters-square Femen, the women's rights group known for topless protests, took their act to a new level of provocation on Friday with an explicitly sexually suggestive demonstration in front of the Vatican. https://www.thelocal.it/20141114/topless-feminists-target-political-pope Fri, 14 Nov 2014 16:18:00 +0100 topless-feminists-target-political-pope Topless Femen activists poured buckets of wine over their naked breasts in front of Milan's cathedral on Thursday, in the latest of the women's rights group's signature protests. https://www.thelocal.it/20141016/putin-targeted-by-topless-protest-at-asem-summit Thu, 16 Oct 2014 12:47:00 +0200 putin-targeted-by-topless-protest-at-asem-summit The leader of the Ukrainian feminist protest group Femen was arrested on Thursday for a topless stunt at the Vatican as she protested against the Catholic Church's anti-abortion stance. https://www.thelocal.it/20131219/femen-leader-arrested-for-vatican-stunt Thu, 19 Dec 2013 17:55:00 +0100 femen-leader-arrested-for-vatican-stunt Seven bare-breasted women from Ukraine's Femen group took to the red carpet at the Venice film festival on Wednesday to spread the message that "Ukraine is not a brothel". https://www.thelocal.it/20130905/topless-activists-steal-the-show-in-venice Thu, 05 Sep 2013 14:51:00 +0200 topless-activists-steal-the-show-in-venice