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 25 parties have been formally notified of the Pescara forest police force's conclusion of its 22-month-long investigation into the 2017 Hotel Rigopiano avalanche disaster, Italian media reported on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20181126/pescara-forest-police-concludes-hotel-rigopiano-avalanche-investigation-25-notified Mon, 26 Nov 2018 19:10:00 +0100 pescara-forest-police-concludes-hotel-rigopiano-avalanche-investigation-25-notified The parents of murdered Italian student Giulio Regeni have delivered an open letter to President Sergio Mattarella urging the Italian state to pursue justice for their son. https://www.thelocal.it/20181004/32-months-on-from-giulio-regeni-killing-his-parents-want-answers Thu, 04 Oct 2018 12:55:00 +0200 32-months-on-from-giulio-regeni-killing-his-parents-want-answers Australian police said on Thursday they are investigating child abuse complaints against Vatican finance chief George Pell, but had not yet decided whether to press charges. https://www.thelocal.it/20160728/pope-aide-investigated-over-child-abuse-claims-australia Thu, 28 Jul 2016 11:00:40 +0200 pope-aide-investigated-over-child-abuse-claims-australia Italy has upped its pressure on Egypt over slain student Giulio Regeni, warning it would not accept a "fabricated" account of the Italian's torture and murder from Egyptian prosecutors and police due in Rome on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160406/egypt-team-to-fly-to-italy-with-results-of-student-murder-probe Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:22:07 +0200 egypt-team-to-fly-to-italy-with-results-of-student-murder-probe Seven Italian olive oil producers, including Bertolli, Sasso and Carapelli, are being investigated over allegations that the firms falsely sold olive oil products a “extra virgin”. https://www.thelocal.it/20151111/seven-italian-firms-probed-in-olive-oil-scam Wed, 11 Nov 2015 12:46:18 +0100 seven-italian-firms-probed-in-olive-oil-scam Four ex-mayors of Milan are been probed over seven asbestos-related deaths connected to the prestigious Teatro alla Scala opera house. https://www.thelocal.it/20151106/ex-mayors-probed-over-la-scala-asbestos-deaths Fri, 06 Nov 2015 17:44:17 +0100 ex-mayors-probed-over-la-scala-asbestos-deaths An investigation is underway after a 40-year-old pregnant woman and her unborn baby died nine hours after being discharged from a clinic in Milan. https://www.thelocal.it/20151022/clinic-probed-after-pregnant-mum-and-unborn-baby-die Thu, 22 Oct 2015 16:21:49 +0200 clinic-probed-after-pregnant-mum-and-unborn-baby-die Six former employees at the Milan-based HackingTeam, a controversial Italian firm which sells surveillance ware to governments and agencies with dodgy rights records, are being questioned over alleged cyber crime. https://www.thelocal.it/20150714/six-probed-in-italian-cyber-crime-investigation Tue, 14 Jul 2015 11:06:00 +0200 six-probed-in-italian-cyber-crime-investigation The Italian police and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) joined forces to crackdown on suspected mafia members operating on both sides of the Atlantic. https://www.thelocal.it/20150507/italy-and-fbi-in-anti-mafia-sweep Thu, 07 May 2015 14:31:13 +0200 italy-and-fbi-in-anti-mafia-sweep Anti-paedophile raids were underway on Thursday morning across Italy, with police carrying out search operations in 16 cities. https://www.thelocal.it/20150430/anti-paedophile-raids-in-16-italian-cities Thu, 30 Apr 2015 12:09:26 +0200 anti-paedophile-raids-in-16-italian-cities Rome investigators are checking up on 600 doctors over their signing sick notes for hundreds of police on New Year’s Eve, a night in which over 80 percent of the force failed to show up to work. https://www.thelocal.it/20150211/600-rome-doctors-get-check-up-over-mass-sickie Wed, 11 Feb 2015 10:49:00 +0100 600-rome-doctors-get-check-up-over-mass-sickie Up to 20 people in Italy are being investigated for their alleged links to extremist groups in Iraq and Syria, according to Italian media reports. https://www.thelocal.it/20150114/up-to-20-would-be-jihadists-probed-in-italy Wed, 14 Jan 2015 18:44:00 +0100 up-to-20-would-be-jihadists-probed-in-italy Rome's public prosecutor is to investigate how the vast majority of municipal police officers fell "sick" on New Year’s Eve, leaving the Italian capital seriously under-policed on one of the busiest nights of the year. https://www.thelocal.it/20150108/rome-probes-mass-police-sickie-on-nye Thu, 08 Jan 2015 09:19:00 +0100 rome-probes-mass-police-sickie-on-nye An anti-mafia investigation which has shaken Rome widened on Wednesday, as fresh details emerged about a network run by an art-loving mobster who swapped the drug trade for the more lucrative "immigration business". https://www.thelocal.it/20141204/anti-mafia-probe-shakes-italian-capital Thu, 04 Dec 2014 09:34:00 +0100 anti-mafia-probe-shakes-italian-capital Five people in the northern Italian region of Veneto are being investigated for alleged links to jihadist militant groups, La Stampa reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20140827/five-investigated-in-italy-over-jihadist-links Wed, 27 Aug 2014 17:24:00 +0200 five-investigated-in-italy-over-jihadist-links Italy's market regulator Consob and financial police on Wednesday carried out an inspection of Telecom Italia's offices in Milan and Rome following the company's decision to sell assets. https://www.thelocal.it/20131113/telecom-italia-probed-by-market-regulator Wed, 13 Nov 2013 18:05:00 +0100 telecom-italia-probed-by-market-regulator Italian police on Friday placed 14 people under house arrest as part of a major investigation into alleged corruption in contracts to build a giant water barrier to protect Venice from flooding. https://www.thelocal.it/20130712/fourteen-arrested-in-venice-corruption-racket Fri, 12 Jul 2013 14:25:00 +0200 fourteen-arrested-in-venice-corruption-racket The director and deputy director of the Vatican bank have resigned amid a probe into fraud and corruption at the scandal-hit institution, the Vatican said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20130702/director-and-deputy-of-vatican-bank-resign Tue, 02 Jul 2013 10:21:00 +0200 director-and-deputy-of-vatican-bank-resign