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 Police in Spain were investigating on Monday the deaths of a foreign couple whose bodies were found inside an Italian-flagged luxury yacht at the Mediterranean resort of Roses. https://www.thelocal.it/20160606/italian-woman-found-dead-on-yacht-in-spain Mon, 06 Jun 2016 14:28:29 +0200 italian-woman-found-dead-on-yacht-in-spain A senior Portuguese intelligence officer has been arrested in Rome along with a Russian at the request of Lisbon which suspects them of spying, the Lusa news agency reported on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160524/suspected-portuguese-russian-spies-arrested-in-rome Tue, 24 May 2016 10:32:47 +0200 suspected-portuguese-russian-spies-arrested-in-rome Italian art detectives said on Thursday they had recovered precious jewels stolen in a 2013 heist organized by a wealthy Russian woman with a penchant for gold. https://www.thelocal.it/20160415/from-russia-with-love-italy-recovers-priceless-jewels Fri, 15 Apr 2016 10:58:43 +0200 from-russia-with-love-italy-recovers-priceless-jewels Italy has stalled a decision by the EU to extend economic sanctions against Russia, requesting a “political debate” on the matter during a meeting in Brussels on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20151210/italy-stalls-extension-of-sanctions-against-russia Thu, 10 Dec 2015 10:14:25 +0100 italy-stalls-extension-of-sanctions-against-russia Prosecutors in Milan have called for a Russian businessman, suspected of being involved in fraud in the solar power sector that cost the Italian government some €59 million, to stand trial. https://www.thelocal.it/20150918/italy-wants-russian-businessman-tried-for-fraud Fri, 18 Sep 2015 10:53:56 +0200 italy-wants-russian-businessman-tried-for-fraud A Russian oligarch has reportedly paid €5.24 million towards the salary owed to Fabio Capello, the Italian head coach of Russia’s national football team. https://www.thelocal.it/20150206/rich-russian-stumps-up-capellos-wages Fri, 06 Feb 2015 12:28:00 +0100 rich-russian-stumps-up-capellos-wages Italian Air Force Eurofighter jets deployed to Siauliai, Lithuania, on Tuesday intercepted a Russian warplane flying close to Nato airspace over the Baltic sea, the Italian news agency Ansa reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20150203/italian-jets-intercept-russian-warplane-over-baltic Tue, 03 Feb 2015 17:57:00 +0100 italian-jets-intercept-russian-warplane-over-baltic The owners of dozens of castles across Italy have been forced to put their properties up for sale as they struggle under the weight of mounting maintenance costs and high taxes, with the majority of interest so far coming from Russian buyers. https://www.thelocal.it/20141216/russians-line-up-to-buy-italys-fairytale-castles Tue, 16 Dec 2014 14:41:00 +0100 russians-line-up-to-buy-italys-fairytale-castles The former deputy to Russian coach Fabio Capello has slammed the Italian for failing to defend his staff who left when they were not paid. https://www.thelocal.it/20141126/capello-shameful-over-russia-unpaid-salary-dispute Wed, 26 Nov 2014 09:14:00 +0100 capello-shameful-over-russia-unpaid-salary-dispute A Russian tourist has been arrested for allegedly carving the letter K on a wall of the Colosseum. https://www.thelocal.it/20141121/russian-tourist-carved-letter-k-on-colosseum Fri, 21 Nov 2014 19:05:00 +0100 russian-tourist-carved-letter-k-on-colosseum Italy has taken in a new batch of nearly 2,400 people rescued off its shores, the coastguard and navy said on Thursday amid signs would-be immigrants are taking increasingly high risks to reach Europe. https://www.thelocal.it/20141121/migrants-dice-with-death-to-reach-europe Fri, 21 Nov 2014 09:22:00 +0100 migrants-dice-with-death-to-reach-europe UPDATED: Russian President Vladimir Putin met his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko in Milan on Friday in the latest attempt to ease tensions over the simmering conflict in eastern Ukraine. https://www.thelocal.it/20141017/putin-in-threat-to-cut-eu-gas-supplies-ahead-of-talks-in-milan Fri, 17 Oct 2014 10:15:00 +0200 putin-in-threat-to-cut-eu-gas-supplies-ahead-of-talks-in-milan UPDATED: An Asia-Europe (ASEM) summit of more than 50 countries opened on Thursday with all eyes on Russian President Vladimir Putin ahead of tense talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko. https://www.thelocal.it/20141016/putin-takes-centre-stage-at-asia-europe-summit Thu, 16 Oct 2014 10:30:00 +0200 putin-takes-centre-stage-at-asia-europe-summit Russian President Vladimir Putin may hold talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko on the sidelines of a summit in Italy later this month, his aide said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20141009/putin-may-meet-ukraines-poroshenko-in-italy Thu, 09 Oct 2014 12:57:00 +0200 putin-may-meet-ukraines-poroshenko-in-italy Russia on Friday blocked a European Union move to get the World Trade Organization to order Moscow to void its import duties on vans from Italy and Germany. https://www.thelocal.it/20140926/russia-eu-lock-horns-over-italy-vehicle-duties Fri, 26 Sep 2014 20:21:00 +0200 russia-eu-lock-horns-over-italy-vehicle-duties UPDATED: An Italian government official has confirmed that Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the EU-Asia summit in Milan next month, an unexpected decision that is said to have irritated European institutions. https://www.thelocal.it/20140924/putin-to-attend-eu-asia-summit-in-milan-report Wed, 24 Sep 2014 12:49:00 +0200 putin-to-attend-eu-asia-summit-in-milan-report A university in Venice on Wednesday said Russian Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky had cancelled a planned visit to collect an award following a protest by students and professors over his nationalist views. https://www.thelocal.it/20140514/russian-minister-cancels-italy-visit-after-protest Wed, 14 May 2014 18:29:00 +0200 russian-minister-cancels-italy-visit-after-protest A 24-year-old Italian man has been arrested for allegedly stabbing to death a 26-year-old Russian in Rome on Thursday night, in what is thought to have been a feud related to drug dealing. https://www.thelocal.it/20140502/russian-killed-over-drug-dealing-grudge Fri, 02 May 2014 15:38:00 +0200 russian-killed-over-drug-dealing-grudge A Russian tourist was overjoyed on Friday after being reunited with her handbag, containing €14,000 worth of cash, after leaving it in a Rome taxi. https://www.thelocal.it/20140307/taxi-driver-returns-14k-to-russian-tourist Fri, 07 Mar 2014 16:41:00 +0100 taxi-driver-returns-14k-to-russian-tourist Two gay Italians have been beaten up in the centre of Rome, allegedly by a pair of Russian tourists, a gay culture society reported on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140114/gay-italians-attacked-by-russian-tourists Tue, 14 Jan 2014 12:09:00 +0100 gay-italians-attacked-by-russian-tourists