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 Rome's police are on the hunt for unknown anti-pope plotters Italian police were on Monday on the hunt for the authors of anti-pope posters which have been slapped around Rome, amid suspicions the campaign may be linked to an arch-conservative wing of the Catholic Church. https://www.thelocal.it/20170207/romes-police-are-on-the-hunt-for-unknown-anti-pope-plotters Tue, 07 Feb 2017 08:34:47 +0100 romes-police-are-on-the-hunt-for-unknown-anti-pope-plotters How a humble Italian became 'King Claudio' of England In what people are calling the greatest sports' story ever, rank outsiders Leicester City FC clinched the English Premier League title on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160503/how-italian-ranieri-became-king-claudio-of-england Tue, 03 May 2016 14:32:16 +0200 how-italian-ranieri-became-king-claudio-of-england Homeless snub famous Italian chef's vegan dishes Homeless people at a soup kitchen in Bologna threatened to “return to the streets” after being fed vegan food last week by a famous Italian chef. https://www.thelocal.it/20160426/homeless-snub-famous-italian-chefs-vegan-dishes Tue, 26 Apr 2016 18:54:39 +0200 homeless-snub-famous-italian-chefs-vegan-dishes Italian girl injured in explosion on Thai island Seven people, including an Italian girl, were injured when a car exploded in a shopping mall car park on the popular Thai tourist island of Samui. https://www.thelocal.it/20150413/italian-girl-injured-in-explosion-on-thai-island Mon, 13 Apr 2015 10:07:39 +0200 italian-girl-injured-in-explosion-on-thai-island Russian tourist 'carved letter K on Colosseum' A Russian tourist has been arrested for allegedly carving the letter K on a wall of the Colosseum. https://www.thelocal.it/20141121/russian-tourist-carved-letter-k-on-colosseum Fri, 21 Nov 2014 19:05:00 +0100 russian-tourist-carved-letter-k-on-colosseum Italian waiter was killed in 'senseless attack' An Italian man who was beaten to death in the UK last year had left Italy to start a job as a waiter just days before he was killed, in what proscecutors described as a "senseless attack of brutal, drunken violence". https://www.thelocal.it/20140424/italian-waiter-was-killed-in-senseless-drunken-attack Thu, 24 Apr 2014 14:21:00 +0200 italian-waiter-was-killed-in-senseless-drunken-attack Kidnapped Italians due in Rome after Libya rescue Two Italian construction workers kidnapped in Libya last month have been released, Italy said on Friday, with Foreign Minister Emma Bonino thanking Italian officials operating in "a difficult environment". https://www.thelocal.it/20140207/kidnapped-italians-due-in-rome-after-libya-rescue Fri, 07 Feb 2014 18:15:00 +0100 kidnapped-italians-due-in-rome-after-libya-rescue