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 A Serbian-born man arrested in Spain over the killing of three men agreed on Sunday to be extradited to Italy where he is wanted for robbery and murder, a Spanish court said. https://www.thelocal.it/20171217/suspect-in-spain-police-slaying-agrees-to-be-extradited-to-italy Sun, 17 Dec 2017 17:57:51 +0100 suspect-in-spain-police-slaying-agrees-to-be-extradited-to-italy How's the Christmas shopping going? Whether you've yet to begin, or are puzzling over what to get for that one difficult relative or the friend who's got everything, we're here to help. https://www.thelocal.it/20161216/the-best-italian-christmas-gifts-to-send-home Fri, 16 Dec 2016 08:53:05 +0100 the-best-italian-christmas-gifts-to-send-home Five tourists from Belgium, Italy and Peru were killed in a car crash at Bolivia's famous salt flats, the Salar de Uyuni, authorities said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160801/italians-among-those-killed-at-bolivias-top-tourist-draw Mon, 01 Aug 2016 10:02:07 +0200 italians-among-those-killed-at-bolivias-top-tourist-draw Border guards at a Swiss train station were shocked to find an Eritrean migrant trying to sneak into the country from Italy crammed inside a suitcase. https://www.thelocal.it/20160706/migrant-busted-trying-to-sneak-to-switzerland-in-suitcase Wed, 06 Jul 2016 12:25:49 +0200 migrant-busted-trying-to-sneak-to-switzerland-in-suitcase Uber is in talks with Italian-American auto giant Fiat Chrysler (FCA) and others about potential driverless car alliances, a source close to the matter told AFP on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160608/fiat-chrysler-in-talks-with-uber-over-driverless-cars-report Wed, 08 Jun 2016 16:44:14 +0200 fiat-chrysler-in-talks-with-uber-over-driverless-cars-report Dozens of migrants were missing after an overloaded fishing boat sank off the coast of Libya on Friday, the latest tragic accident in the Mediterranean this week, Italian rescuers said. https://www.thelocal.it/20160527/dozens-missing-in-new-mediterranean-migrant-shipwreck-rescuers Fri, 27 May 2016 19:30:29 +0200 dozens-missing-in-new-mediterranean-migrant-shipwreck-rescuers A group of mostly right-wing Italian politicians announced on Thursday they will seek a referendum to overturn the introduction of gay civil unions, a day after parliament approved the landmark law. https://www.thelocal.it/20160512/italian-right-seeks-referendum-to-overturn-new-gay-unions-law Thu, 12 May 2016 16:46:45 +0200 italian-right-seeks-referendum-to-overturn-new-gay-unions-law World-renowned artist Christo may be 80, but he boasts the energy of a teenager: after creating umbrella forests, wrapping the Reichstag and decking Central Park in saffron, his new project will see audiences walk on water in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20160412/artist-christo-in-divine-stunt-on-italy-lake Tue, 12 Apr 2016 10:57:09 +0200 artist-christo-in-divine-stunt-on-italy-lake Italy has deported nine Islamic fundamentalists since the start of the year, Interior Minister Angelino Alfano said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160325/italy-expels-nine-fundamentalists-since-january Fri, 25 Mar 2016 14:57:45 +0100 italy-expels-nine-fundamentalists-since-january The twenty-six interior ministers from each member state of the Schengen area met in Amsterdam on Monday, amid calls for the reintroduction of border controls across the passport-free zone for two years. https://www.thelocal.it/20160126/italy-risks-huge-economic-damage-if-schengen-is-suspended Tue, 26 Jan 2016 12:34:01 +0100 italy-risks-huge-economic-damage-if-schengen-is-suspended Sardinia was plunged into chaos on Wednesday as a rare Mediterranean cyclone slammed into the island, causing two months' worth of rain to fall in just 24 hours. https://www.thelocal.it/20151001/sardinia-on-red-alert-as-cyclone-hits Thu, 01 Oct 2015 13:10:47 +0200 sardinia-on-red-alert-as-cyclone-hits It boasts some of the most prized archaeological sites in the world, but modern-day Rome, plagued by the mafia, has descended into a grimy and dishevelled chaos where its beleaguered mayor is fighting for his political life. https://www.thelocal.it/20150728/rome-mayor-fights-for-survival-amid-eternal-city-chaos Tue, 28 Jul 2015 17:41:03 +0200 rome-mayor-fights-for-survival-amid-eternal-city-chaos Italy warned on Tuesday that EU solidarity is at stake if the 28-nation bloc fails to reach a deal on sharing the burden of the Mediterranean migrant crisis. https://www.thelocal.it/20150616/interior-minister-angelino-alfano-giuseppe-cacace-afp Tue, 16 Jun 2015 16:34:15 +0200 interior-minister-angelino-alfano-giuseppe-cacace-afp Italy is the 12th best place in the world to be a mother, according to Save the Children’s annual scorecard, ahead of Switzerland, Singapore, the UK and the US. https://www.thelocal.it/20150505/italy-ranks-12th-best-place-to-be-a-mother Tue, 05 May 2015 15:08:36 +0200 italy-ranks-12th-best-place-to-be-a-mother Passengers and crew on a Germanwings flight from Cologne to Milan were on Sunday ordered to evacuate the plane as it prepared to take off due to a bomb alert. https://www.thelocal.it/20150413/bomb-alert-grounds-germanwings-flight Mon, 13 Apr 2015 10:50:42 +0200 bomb-alert-grounds-germanwings-flight Italy coach Jacques Brunel labelled Scotland one of the Azzurri's "most difficult opponents" after making six changes to his starting XV ahead of this weekend's Six Nations clash at Murrayfield. https://www.thelocal.it/20150226/brunel-rings-changes-ahead-of-scotland-challenge Thu, 26 Feb 2015 09:10:00 +0100 brunel-rings-changes-ahead-of-scotland-challenge Sergio Mattarella, a constitutional court judge from Sicily who has come to symbolise Italy's battle against organised crime, was on Saturday elected the country's president. https://www.thelocal.it/20150131/sicilian-judge-elected-italian-president Sat, 31 Jan 2015 14:54:00 +0100 sicilian-judge-elected-italian-president Shoppers looking to step out in the perfect Gucci shoes but save on the price tag were thwarted on Thursday by Italian police, who seized over a thousand counterfeit pairs. https://www.thelocal.it/20141211/thousands-of-perfect-fake-gucci-shoes-seized-in-italy Thu, 11 Dec 2014 18:11:00 +0100 thousands-of-perfect-fake-gucci-shoes-seized-in-italy An overhaul to slim down and speed up Italy's overweight bureaucracy will help boost "all-out structural reforms", Finance Minister Pier Carlo Padoan said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140604/tackling-italys-bureaucracy-is-key-minister Wed, 04 Jun 2014 10:27:00 +0200 tackling-italys-bureaucracy-is-key-minister Polls across Europe suggest citizens will snub voting in the European Elections in their droves. But The Local is hearing a different story, at least from some Europeans living in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20140522/im-voting-to-keep-out-the-far-right Thu, 22 May 2014 14:48:00 +0200 im-voting-to-keep-out-the-far-right