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 At least eight foreigners, including three Britons, a Spanish national, a Canadian and a citizen from El Salvador, were among the 250 people killed when a powerful earthquake struck central Italy this week, officials said, as rescuers continued the grim search for corpses on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160826/three-britons-among-dead-in-italy-earthquake Fri, 26 Aug 2016 10:22:40 +0200 three-britons-among-dead-in-italy-earthquake A medieval castle, "complete with ghost and hidden treasure", is up for sale in Italy and will set you back half the price of a four-bedroom home London. https://www.thelocal.it/20160804/this-haunted-italian-castle-could-be-yours-for-600k Thu, 04 Aug 2016 13:41:52 +0200 this-haunted-italian-castle-could-be-yours-for-600k A nine-year-old Italian boy was among the 28 people killed when extremists attacked a hotel and café in Burkina Faso on Friday, according to Italian media reports. https://www.thelocal.it/20160118/nine-year-old-italian-boy-killed-among Mon, 18 Jan 2016 09:35:12 +0100 nine-year-old-italian-boy-killed-among If you’ve always dreamt of being King or Queen of your own castle, there’s one in the heart of Lazio that might just satisfy your inner aristocrat. https://www.thelocal.it/20140321/the-locals-property-of-the-week Fri, 21 Mar 2014 16:59:00 +0100 the-locals-property-of-the-week Protesters from Italy's "Pitchforks" movement shut down the main roads between Italy and France on Thursday as part of a wave of anti-austerity protests that have sometimes erupted into violence. https://www.thelocal.it/20131212/anti-austerity-protest-blocks-italy-france-border Thu, 12 Dec 2013 19:14:00 +0100 anti-austerity-protest-blocks-italy-france-border Fifty of Italy's prized historical assets are to be auctioned off as part of a plan to help repay the country's national debt. The Local takes a closer look at seven on the list, which includes fortresses, two Venetian islands and the castle which hosted Tom Cruise's Scientology wedding. https://www.thelocal.it/20131105/italys-prized-historical-sites-up-for-sale Tue, 05 Nov 2013 15:50:00 +0100 italys-prized-historical-sites-up-for-sale An Italian Jesuit priest who hoped to negotiate with jihadists in Syria has "apparently been kidnapped by an Islamist group" which is "a local version of Al-Qaeda", the foreign ministry in Rome said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20130806/foreign-minister-hopeful-over-fate-of-priest-in-syria Tue, 06 Aug 2013 15:40:00 +0200 foreign-minister-hopeful-over-fate-of-priest-in-syria