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 Italy’s highest court on Wednesday ordered a retrial for two Americans convicted of killing an Italian police officer during a drugs bust while they were travelling in Rome. https://www.thelocal.it/20230316/italy-orders-retrial-for-americans-convicted-of-killing-police-officer Thu, 16 Mar 2023 11:18:12 +0100 italy-orders-retrial-for-americans-convicted-of-killing-police-officer An Italian court has convicted two young Americans of the murder of a police officer while they were on holiday in Rome, with both given life sentences. https://www.thelocal.it/20210506/american-students-convicted-of-murdering-italian-police-officer Thu, 06 May 2021 11:07:15 +0200 american-students-convicted-of-murdering-italian-police-officer A US student on trial for killing an Italian policeman during a failed drug bust last year tearfully apologised on Wednesday, saying he would never forgive himself. https://www.thelocal.it/20200917/us-student-charged-with-murder-of-italian-policeman-apologises-in-court Thu, 17 Sep 2020 11:53:09 +0200 us-student-charged-with-murder-of-italian-policeman-apologises-in-court An Italian policeman whose partner was fatally stabbed during a failed drug bust last year described on Wednesday the moment the knife was pulled by one of two US students now standing trial for murder in Rome. https://www.thelocal.it/20200716/they-attacked-us-italian-police-officer-describes-fatal-stabbing-at-trial-of-us-students Thu, 16 Jul 2020 10:53:46 +0200 they-attacked-us-italian-police-officer-describes-fatal-stabbing-at-trial-of-us-students An American student on trial in Italy for the murder of a Rome policeman says he was kicked, punched and spat on in custody, a leaked official transcript showed. https://www.thelocal.it/20200709/american-murder-suspect-says-italian-police-beat-him-in-custody Thu, 09 Jul 2020 11:05:43 +0200 american-murder-suspect-says-italian-police-beat-him-in-custody The apparent confession by a US student that he knew an Italian he stabbed to death last year was a policeman was flawed due to mistranslation, his lawyer said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20200220/us-students-trial-over-italian-police-murder-plagued-by-mistranslations-and-inconsistencies Thu, 20 Feb 2020 18:15:15 +0100 us-students-trial-over-italian-police-murder-plagued-by-mistranslations-and-inconsistencies An Italian judge has set a date for the fast-tracked trial of two US teenagers charged with killing a police officer during a botched drug deal in Rome. https://www.thelocal.it/20191121/trial-date-set-for-us-teens-italian-police-murder Thu, 21 Nov 2019 18:47:25 +0100 trial-date-set-for-us-teens-italian-police-murder The father of a US teen arrested in Rome over the killing of an Italian police officer said on Thursday his son didn't know his friend was carrying a knife. https://www.thelocal.it/20190801/us-teen-in-italian-police-murder-didnt-know-friend-was-armed Thu, 01 Aug 2019 13:32:44 +0200 us-teen-in-italian-police-murder-didnt-know-friend-was-armed The mother of a US teen detained in Rome over the killing of an Italian police officer spoke on Wednesday of her shock at the arrest of her "thoughtful boy", as the suspect's father arrived in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20190731/like-a-nightmare-family-of-american-suspected-of-killing-italian-policeman-speak-out Wed, 31 Jul 2019 18:07:32 +0200 like-a-nightmare-family-of-american-suspected-of-killing-italian-policeman-speak-out Prosecutors gave a shocking account of how an Italian carabiniere was stabbed to death in a killing to which two American suspects have apparently confessed. https://www.thelocal.it/20190730/stabbed-11-times-with-a-us-marine-knife-prosecutors-reveal-how-italian-police-officer-was-murdered Tue, 30 Jul 2019 18:16:52 +0200 stabbed-11-times-with-a-us-marine-knife-prosecutors-reveal-how-italian-police-officer-was-murdered