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 When Geneva-based jeweller Ronny Totah received an offer last November to view a rare Kashmir sapphire set for auction with an asking price of up to $12 million (€11 million), his jaw dropped. https://www.thelocal.it/20160119/hunt-for-sapphire-snatched-in-milan-takes-mysterious-turn Tue, 19 Jan 2016 09:55:08 +0100 hunt-for-sapphire-snatched-in-milan-takes-mysterious-turn 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 An Ethiopian Airlines flight from Addis Ababa to Rome was forced to land in Geneva early on Monday morning after being hijacked, La Repubblica reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20140217/rome-bound-plane-forced-to-land-after-hijacking Mon, 17 Feb 2014 09:53:00 +0100 rome-bound-plane-forced-to-land-after-hijacking The UN's damning report on the Vatican's handling of child sex abuse cases has turned up the pressure on the Catholic Church to convince a sceptical international community it has adopted a zero-tolerance approach. https://www.thelocal.it/20140206/vatican-under-scrutiny-after-un-sex-abuse-report Thu, 06 Feb 2014 15:16:00 +0100 vatican-under-scrutiny-after-un-sex-abuse-report The Vatican is sending a delegation to the Syria peace talks due to start in Switzerland on Wednesday, a spokesman said, following repeated calls by Pope Francis for an immediate ceasefire and a negotiated solution to the raging conflict. https://www.thelocal.it/20140122/vatican-to-take-part-in-syria-peace-talks Wed, 22 Jan 2014 09:42:00 +0100 vatican-to-take-part-in-syria-peace-talks The Vatican insisted on Thursday it is committed to stamping out sexual abuse by the clergy, as top Church officials were grilled before the UN's child rights watchdog. https://www.thelocal.it/20140116/vatican-faces-un-panel-over-child-abuse Thu, 16 Jan 2014 16:45:00 +0100 vatican-faces-un-panel-over-child-abuse