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 final resting place of an American Second World War fighter pilot has been found by Italian amateur archaeologists near Bologna. https://www.thelocal.it/20160725/italian-amateur-team-finds-final-resting-place-of-us-wwii-pilot Mon, 25 Jul 2016 18:41:06 +0200 italian-amateur-team-finds-final-resting-place-of-us-wwii-pilot The body of 24-year-old American airman, Halex Hale, who went missing in early July, has been found in River Livenza, in northern Italy, police have confirmed. https://www.thelocal.it/20160712/body-of-missing-american-airman-found-in-italian-river Tue, 12 Jul 2016 17:38:36 +0200 body-of-missing-american-airman-found-in-italian-river A mysterious mouse-eaten portrait found on a Rome rubbish heap ten years ago and thought to be an original work by Amedeo Modigliani, an Italian Jewish artist who worked mainly in France, is set to go on display for the first time. https://www.thelocal.it/20160620/mysterious-modigliani-portrait-found-in-rome-rubbish-to-go-on-display Mon, 20 Jun 2016 13:44:24 +0200 mysterious-modigliani-portrait-found-in-rome-rubbish-to-go-on-display Italy has found a stolen letter written by Christopher Columbus in which the famous explorer announces his discovery of the Americas. https://www.thelocal.it/20160518/italy-finds-columbus-letter-announcing-discovery-of-americas Wed, 18 May 2016 13:56:21 +0200 italy-finds-columbus-letter-announcing-discovery-of-americas The route taken by Hannibal over the Alps to invade Italy has been a matter of debate for 2,000 years, but scientists may now have the answer - thanks to some ancient horse poo. https://www.thelocal.it/20160406/ancient-horse-poo-sheds-light-on-hannibals-march Wed, 06 Apr 2016 16:48:45 +0200 ancient-horse-poo-sheds-light-on-hannibals-march Two sisters, aged 10 and 13, made an astonishing find when they were out playing with their puppy, and have now become a symbol of generosity in their small town. https://www.thelocal.it/20160405/sisters-and-their-dog-return-lost-10000-to-owner Tue, 05 Apr 2016 12:10:25 +0200 sisters-and-their-dog-return-lost-10000-to-owner An investigation has been opened after the body of German student was found near the Leaning Tower of Pisa on Tuesday morning. https://www.thelocal.it/20160308/body-german-schoolkid-found-near-leaning-tower-of-pisa Tue, 08 Mar 2016 17:15:58 +0100 body-german-schoolkid-found-near-leaning-tower-of-pisa Some people who stumble across a large wad of cash might think all their Christmases have come at once. But not honest Luigi Tiedi, from the Marche region, who who didn’t think twice about returning the €43,000 he found just before Christmas. https://www.thelocal.it/20151228/tods-driver-finds-43kand-gives-it-back Mon, 28 Dec 2015 11:04:59 +0100 tods-driver-finds-43kand-gives-it-back Archaeologists have discovered an ancient Roman vessel laden with 3000 jars of delicious Roman fish sauce – or garum – on the seabed off the coast of Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20151211/sunken-haul-of-roman-fish-sauce-found-off-italy Fri, 11 Dec 2015 12:27:30 +0100 sunken-haul-of-roman-fish-sauce-found-off-italy A dead body was found floating in Venice’s Grand Canal on Tuesday, according to Italian media reports. https://www.thelocal.it/20150715/mans-body-found-floating-in-venice-canal Wed, 15 Jul 2015 10:42:22 +0200 mans-body-found-floating-in-venice-canal The body of a woman has been found hanging from a tree in Rome in what is believed to be a suicide. https://www.thelocal.it/20150401/woman-found-hanging-from-tree-in-rome Wed, 01 Apr 2015 12:58:18 +0200 woman-found-hanging-from-tree-in-rome UPDATED: A man was killed by a landslide outside his home in Crevacuore, a town in Piedmont, amid torrential rain in northern Italy on Wednesday morning. The bodies of two pensioners were also found on Tuesday night after a landslide engulfed their home in Liguria. https://www.thelocal.it/20141112/couple-found-dead-after-landslide-hit-liguria-home Wed, 12 Nov 2014 09:48:00 +0100 couple-found-dead-after-landslide-hit-liguria-home UPDATED: The body of a missing waiter has been found in the wreckage of the Costa Concordia, according to Italian media reports. https://www.thelocal.it/20141103/body-of-missing-waiter-found-in-concordia-wreck-report Mon, 03 Nov 2014 15:50:00 +0100 body-of-missing-waiter-found-in-concordia-wreck-report A mummified body, believed to belong to a patient who went missing in 2011, has been found at Baggiovara hospital in Modena, northern Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20141031/mummified-body-found-in-modena-hospital Fri, 31 Oct 2014 10:32:00 +0100 mummified-body-found-in-modena-hospital A baby boy, thought to be three or four days old and with its umbilical cord still attached, was found under the seat of a train in southern Italy on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140317/abandoned-baby-found-under-train-seat Mon, 17 Mar 2014 17:47:00 +0100 abandoned-baby-found-under-train-seat