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 With its history, labyrinth of canals and romantic gondolas, Venice is on most peoples’ travel wish-list. But authorities and residents alike are at their wits' end over how to deal with uncouth tourists. https://www.thelocal.it/20160823/how-venice-deals-with-the-perennial-woe-of-unruly-tourists Tue, 23 Aug 2016 12:17:24 +0200 how-venice-deals-with-the-perennial-woe-of-unruly-tourists Venice is a victim of its own popularity and needs new strategies to cope with the ever-growing surge of tourists, especially those who misbehave, the city’s tourism councillor, Paola Mar, told The Local. https://www.thelocal.it/20150818/how-bade-mannered-tourists-are-riling-venice Tue, 18 Aug 2015 18:38:11 +0200 how-bade-mannered-tourists-are-riling-venice A gang threw excrement at the office of a gay organization in Rome, while shouting death threats against people inside, Italian media reported on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140627/rome-gay-centre-hit-by-faeces-attack Fri, 27 Jun 2014 19:15:00 +0200 rome-gay-centre-hit-by-faeces-attack US President Barack Obama will travel to Rome in March for meetings with Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta, President Giorgio Napolitano and Pope Francis, the White House announced on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140121/president-obama-to-visit-italy-in-march Tue, 21 Jan 2014 16:36:00 +0100 president-obama-to-visit-italy-in-march A former senator for Silvio Berlusconi's People of Freedom party sealed a "pact of protection" with the mafia on behalf of the former prime minister, Palermo's court of appeals has said. https://www.thelocal.it/20130905/ex-mp-sealed-mafia-pact-for-berlusconi-court Thu, 05 Sep 2013 18:23:00 +0200 ex-mp-sealed-mafia-pact-for-berlusconi-court