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 appeal court on Wednesday reduced the decades-long sentences of two American men convicted of killing a police officer in Rome while on a teenage summer holiday in 2019. https://www.thelocal.it/20240704/italian-court-cuts-sentences-of-americans-convicted-of-killing-police-officer Thu, 04 Jul 2024 10:41:16 +0200 italian-court-cuts-sentences-of-americans-convicted-of-killing-police-officer 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 A runner taking part in an ultra-marathon in the Alps has died during the race after a fatal fall on a high-altitude mountain path, emergency services told AFP on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20210826/runner-dies-in-italy-to-france-ultra-marathon Thu, 26 Aug 2021 11:04:14 +0200 runner-dies-in-italy-to-france-ultra-marathon A major Italian mafia fugitive who controlled cocaine routes within Europe has been returned by authorities to Rome from Spain, police said on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.it/20210515/spanish-police-return-italian-mafia-fugitive-to-italy-after-three-years-on-the-run Sat, 15 May 2021 12:56:02 +0200 spanish-police-return-italian-mafia-fugitive-to-italy-after-three-years-on-the-run The 34-year-old man drove at high speed against the traffic on the A1 motorway near Florence in an attempt to evade police, who reportedly rammed the car and shot the tyres. https://www.thelocal.it/20210113/american-drives-wrong-way-up-italian-motorway-in-high-speed-police-chase Wed, 13 Jan 2021 11:41:18 +0100 american-drives-wrong-way-up-italian-motorway-in-high-speed-police-chase Italy's foreign minister on Tuesday said the European Union should consider a US-style Patriot Act to boost anti-terrorism efforts, in the wake of attacks in Vienna and Nice. https://www.thelocal.it/20201103/vienna-attack-italy-proposes-us-style Tue, 03 Nov 2020 15:24:21 +0100 vienna-attack-italy-proposes-us-style 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 There have been reports of a spate of attacks in recent days on Italy's police officers by people refusing to follow rules aimed at stopping the spread of Covid-19. https://www.thelocal.it/20200827/covid-19-attacks-increase-on-italian-police-enforcing-mask-rules Thu, 27 Aug 2020 11:04:26 +0200 covid-19-attacks-increase-on-italian-police-enforcing-mask-rules 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 Italy's interior ministry said on Saturday it had expelled a Tunisian national linked to the man who carried out a deadly 2016 attack on a Berlin Christmas market. https://www.thelocal.it/20200606/italy-expels-tunisian-tied-to-berlin-christmas-market-attack Sat, 06 Jun 2020 13:54:29 +0200 italy-expels-tunisian-tied-to-berlin-christmas-market-attack Two US students are expected to appear in an Italian court on Wednesday on the first day of their trial over the fatal stabbing last year of a policeman during a botched drugs bust. https://www.thelocal.it/20200226/us-students-go-on-trial-in-italy-over-killing-of-rome-police-officer Wed, 26 Feb 2020 10:50:41 +0100 us-students-go-on-trial-in-italy-over-killing-of-rome-police-officer 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 Two officers have been killed in a shootout at a police headquarters building in the northern Italian city of Trieste. https://www.thelocal.it/20191005/italy-two-officers-shot-dead-as-robbers-attempt-escape-of-trieste-police-headquarters Sat, 05 Oct 2019 15:02:22 +0200 italy-two-officers-shot-dead-as-robbers-attempt-escape-of-trieste-police-headquarters Italy has issued arrest warrants for 10 people, including an imam, suspected of financing terrorism, prosecutors said Saturday. https://www.thelocal.it/20190907/italy-pursues-ten-suspects-in-terrorist-financing-investigation Sat, 07 Sep 2019 14:20:29 +0200 italy-pursues-ten-suspects-in-terrorist-financing-investigation 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 Hundreds of people gathered on Monday for the funeral of an Italian police officer stabbed to death in an alleged confrontation with two American teenagers that has sent shockwaves through the country. https://www.thelocal.it/20190729/italy-murdered-police-officer-mario-rega-cerciello-gabriel-natale-hjorth-finnegan-elder Mon, 29 Jul 2019 19:13:51 +0200 italy-murdered-police-officer-mario-rega-cerciello-gabriel-natale-hjorth-finnegan-elder Thousands of people paid homage on Sunday to an Italian police officer whose stabbing death sparked a national outcry, while the leaked photo of a blindfolded US suspect raised protests. https://www.thelocal.it/20190729/american-suspect-blindfolded-during-questioning-over-italian-policemans-murder Mon, 29 Jul 2019 12:03:22 +0200 american-suspect-blindfolded-during-questioning-over-italian-policemans-murder