The Local Italy 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 Italian kidnapped in Kenya returns home after 18 months in captivity A young Italian woman who was kidnapped in late 2018 from an orphanage in Kenya, is free and returned to Italy on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20200511/silvia-romano-italian-kidnapped-in-kenya-returns-home Mon, 11 May 2020 10:40:19 +0200 silvia-romano-italian-kidnapped-in-kenya-returns-home Italian hostage freed in Syria An Italian hostage is on his way home after more than two years in captivity in Syria, where an unknown number of foreigners remain missing eight years into the country's devastating war. https://www.thelocal.it/20190523/italian-hostage-freed-in-syria Thu, 23 May 2019 11:56:50 +0200 italian-hostage-freed-in-syria US to compensate families of hostages The White House on Thursday said the United States would compensate the families' of an American and Italian hostage killed in a counter terrorism operation near the Afghan-Pakistan border. https://www.thelocal.it/20150424/italian-al-qaeda-hostage-killed-in-us-raid Fri, 24 Apr 2015 10:19:49 +0200 italian-al-qaeda-hostage-killed-in-us-raid Hostage death 'tragic and fatal error' by US Italy on Thursday termed the death of hostage Giovanni Lo Porto a "tragic and fatal error by our US allies" but said "terrorists" were entirely to blame. https://www.thelocal.it/20150423/italy-calls-hostage-death-tragic-and-fatal-error-by-our-us-allies Thu, 23 Apr 2015 19:46:44 +0200 italy-calls-hostage-death-tragic-and-fatal-error-by-our-us-allies Italy admits paying to free some hostages Italy on Tuesday admitted paying ransoms to obtain the freedom of some hostages, saying it approached negotiations on a case-by-case basis. https://www.thelocal.it/20140916/italy-admits-paying-ransom-for-some-hostages Tue, 16 Sep 2014 19:22:00 +0200 italy-admits-paying-ransom-for-some-hostages Water boss held hostage after tap turned off A hostage situation erupted in northern Italy when an angry customer held a water company director at knifepoint after the man had his taps turned off. https://www.thelocal.it/20131022/water-boss-held-hostage-after-tap-turned-off Tue, 22 Oct 2013 12:30:00 +0200 water-boss-held-hostage-after-tap-turned-off