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 man has been arrested in Japan after trying to kiss a woman on a train, Italian media reported on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150306/italian-tourist-arrested-for-japan-kiss Fri, 06 Mar 2015 12:55:37 +0100 italian-tourist-arrested-for-japan-kiss Kissing Italian police officers could soon be banned as part of a slew of potential new rules designed to keep citizens and the police force safe. https://www.thelocal.it/20141107/italians-face-ban-from-kissing-police-officers Fri, 07 Nov 2014 17:03:00 +0100 italians-face-ban-from-kissing-police-officers Two Italian men who engaged in a "long and passionate" kiss during a demonstration have been charged with breach of the peace following a police report which claimed their act had "disgusted" passersby. https://www.thelocal.it/20141023/men-face-charges-over-passionate-public-kiss Thu, 23 Oct 2014 17:32:00 +0200 men-face-charges-over-passionate-public-kiss A video of beautiful strangers kissing for the first time went viral earlier this month, garnering over 66 million hits on YouTube and copycat films the world over. Now the Italians have weighed in with their own passionate version from the streets of Turin. https://www.thelocal.it/20140321/italians-get-passionate-in-first-kiss-video Fri, 21 Mar 2014 14:25:00 +0100 italians-get-passionate-in-first-kiss-video The woman who kissed a riot policeman during protests near the northern Italian city of Turin in November has been detained for "sexual violence" and "offence to a public official". https://www.thelocal.it/20131212/italian-protesters-kiss-was-sexual-violence Thu, 12 Dec 2013 17:52:00 +0100 italian-protesters-kiss-was-sexual-violence Two Italians claim to have broken the world record for the deepest underwater kiss. The Local spoke to diver Paolo Pedrinazzi to find out how it was done. https://www.thelocal.it/20131009/italians-break-underwater-kiss-world-record Wed, 09 Oct 2013 11:23:00 +0200 italians-break-underwater-kiss-world-record