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 An Italian Navy helicopter crashed in the Mediterranean during a night-time training exercise, killing one, the navy said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20180406/one-dead-in-italian-navy-helicopter-crash Fri, 06 Apr 2018 15:17:10 +0200 one-dead-in-italian-navy-helicopter-crash In the anxious days since an avalanche engulfed the Hotel Rigopiano in Italy on January 18th, wrenching scenes and heart-stirring strokes of luck have riveted the country. https://www.thelocal.it/20170126/stories-of-anguish-and-luck-from-a-week-of-tragedies-in-central-italy Thu, 26 Jan 2017 09:44:38 +0100 stories-of-anguish-and-luck-from-a-week-of-tragedies-in-central-italy Two of the men who died when an emergency services helicopter crashed in the central Italian mountains had been part of the rescue effort at avalanche-hit Hotel Rigopiano. https://www.thelocal.it/20170125/rigopiano-rescuers-mourn-colleagues-who-died-in-helicopter-crash Wed, 25 Jan 2017 10:24:13 +0100 rigopiano-rescuers-mourn-colleagues-who-died-in-helicopter-crash Six people died on Tuesday in a helicopter crash in the mountains of central Italy, police said. https://www.thelocal.it/20170124/medical-helicopter-crashes-near-avalanche-zone Tue, 24 Jan 2017 14:00:59 +0100 medical-helicopter-crashes-near-avalanche-zone Eleven dead bodies have been recovered after a helicopter carrying 13 people crashed off western Norway on Friday, with the search continuing for the other two, rescue services said. https://www.thelocal.it/20160429/italian-feared-dead-in-norway-helicopter-crash Fri, 29 Apr 2016 17:42:22 +0200 italian-feared-dead-in-norway-helicopter-crash Roma striker Gervinho has hit out at claims he requested a helicopter and a private beach as part of the deal that would take him from the Serie A club to Al-Jazira in the United Arab Emirates. https://www.thelocal.it/20150701/gervinho-denies-obscene-demands-to-al-jazira Wed, 01 Jul 2015 14:52:44 +0200 gervinho-denies-obscene-demands-to-al-jazira Italy's Lombardy region has voted to start charging people for mountain rescue, in an effort to reduce the number of costly and sometimes unnecessary helicopter operations. https://www.thelocal.it/20150311/lombardy-region-to-charge-for-mountain-rescue Wed, 11 Mar 2015 13:38:10 +0100 lombardy-region-to-charge-for-mountain-rescue A helicopter carrying Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on Monday made an emergency landing in Tuscany, after being hit by bad weather according to Italian media reports. https://www.thelocal.it/20150302/italy-pm-in-emergency-helicopter-landing Mon, 02 Mar 2015 16:05:00 +0100 italy-pm-in-emergency-helicopter-landing Italian aerospace giant Finmeccanica has sued the US government over the Pentagon's plan to award an Army helicopter contract to Airbus, violating its rules against sole-source contracts. https://www.thelocal.it/20140924/finmeccanica-sues-us-over-airbus-helicopter-deal Wed, 24 Sep 2014 10:06:00 +0200 finmeccanica-sues-us-over-airbus-helicopter-deal Italy's navy on Tuesday said it had rescued more than 1,000 migrants over the past 24 hours, spotted by a helicopter and a drone, as new data showed a sharp rise in asylum claims, mostly from Syrians. https://www.thelocal.it/20140408/rescued-migrants-were-spotted-by-a-drone-2 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 15:13:00 +0200 rescued-migrants-were-spotted-by-a-drone-2 The Indian defence ministry on Tuesday said it will appeal against an Italian court order rejecting its request to recover some €278 million in bank guarantees over a scrapped helicopter deal. https://www.thelocal.it/20140318/india-faces-italy-court-battle-over-helicopter-deal Tue, 18 Mar 2014 10:35:00 +0100 india-faces-italy-court-battle-over-helicopter-deal An Italian general renowned for commanding peacekeeping missions died in a military helicopter crash north of Rome on Thursday that also killed a trainee pilot, emergency services said. https://www.thelocal.it/20140123/italian-general-killed-in-helicopter-crash Thu, 23 Jan 2014 22:20:00 +0100 italian-general-killed-in-helicopter-crash AgustaWestland, the Italian-British helicopter-maker, has submitted its response to India's Ministry of Defence in relation to exceptions raised over a scandal-tainted helicopter deal, the company's CEO Daniele Romiti told The Local. https://www.thelocal.it/20131128/chopper-firm-submits-reponse-to-scandal-hit-india-deal Thu, 28 Nov 2013 16:00:00 +0100 chopper-firm-submits-reponse-to-scandal-hit-india-deal