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 The local head of an Italian extreme-right party was admitted to hospital after a violent attack in Sicily on Tuesday, when he was bound and beaten in the centre of Palermo. https://www.thelocal.it/20180221/extreme-right-leader-violently-attacked-by-protesters-in-sicily Wed, 21 Feb 2018 18:10:11 +0100 extreme-right-leader-violently-attacked-by-protesters-in-sicily An Italian set himself on fire on Monday in front of the house of former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi and was rushed to hospital in a serious but stable condition, Italian media said. https://www.thelocal.it/20151214/man-sets-himself-alight-outside-berlusconis-house Mon, 14 Dec 2015 16:37:58 +0100 man-sets-himself-alight-outside-berlusconis-house Protesters seeking to block a high-speed rail link between France and Italy that they call a waste of public money clashed with police on Wednesday in Rome, where the two countries' leaders were meeting. https://www.thelocal.it/20131121/italian-police-clash-with-anti-train-protesters Thu, 21 Nov 2013 09:09:00 +0100 italian-police-clash-with-anti-train-protesters