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 11 cities across Italy are to be given Tasers for the first time to test whether the electrical stun guns can help protect officers. https://www.thelocal.it/20180705/italy-police-taser-guns Thu, 05 Jul 2018 14:59:26 +0200 italy-police-taser-guns The United States and Italy on Friday signed an agreement to share their fingerprint databases in a bid to root out potential extremists among migrants travelling to the West. https://www.thelocal.it/20171020/italy-us-share-fingerprint-database Fri, 20 Oct 2017 14:18:01 +0200 italy-us-share-fingerprint-database Security was extra tight in Rome's PalaLottomatica arena on Thursday as US singer Ariana Grande arrived for the Italian leg of her world tour. https://www.thelocal.it/20170615/high-security-in-rome-ahead-of-ariana-grande-concert Thu, 15 Jun 2017 18:21:41 +0200 high-security-in-rome-ahead-of-ariana-grande-concert Turin mayor Chiara Appendino on Thursday introduced a measure clamping down on the sale of takeaway alcoholic drinks in the evening, after a stampede in one of the city's main squares on Saturday night left over 1,500 people injured. https://www.thelocal.it/20170608/turin-stampede-mayor-chiara-appendino-ban-alcohol-selling-evening-takeaway Thu, 08 Jun 2017 15:12:17 +0200 turin-stampede-mayor-chiara-appendino-ban-alcohol-selling-evening-takeaway Italian laws aimed at increasing security by letting local authorities penalize 'uncivil behaviour' could be leading to the punishment and exclusion of stigmatized groups, argues Criminology lecturer Anna Di Ronco. https://www.thelocal.it/20170529/why-italian-courts-are-struggling-to-protect-peoples-freedom-in-public-spaces Mon, 29 May 2017 16:43:45 +0200 why-italian-courts-are-struggling-to-protect-peoples-freedom-in-public-spaces Two Danish tourists have been hit by fines of 450 euros apiece after stopping to wash their feet in one of Rome's public fountains. https://www.thelocal.it/20170418/tourists-fined-900-for-washing-feet-in-roman-fountain Tue, 18 Apr 2017 13:53:24 +0200 tourists-fined-900-for-washing-feet-in-roman-fountain Pope Francis urged an end to "horror and death" in Syria on Sunday as he celebrated the traditional Easter Day mass in Rome. https://www.thelocal.it/20170416/vatican-easter-celebrations-get-underway-amid-high-security Sun, 16 Apr 2017 13:42:56 +0200 vatican-easter-celebrations-get-underway-amid-high-security Rome authorities have put in place extra security measures ahead of the weekend's Easter celebrations, as Italy's Interior Minister warns that the current terror threat is "completely unpredictable". https://www.thelocal.it/20170411/italy-increases-security-measures-ahead-of-easter-weekend Tue, 11 Apr 2017 17:42:19 +0200 italy-increases-security-measures-ahead-of-easter-weekend Security is on maximum alert in Rome, following an attack in London on Wednesday and ahead of the arrival of 40 European heads of state and government to mark the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome over the weekend. https://www.thelocal.it/20170324/here-are-the-security-measures-in-place-in-rome-this-weekend Fri, 24 Mar 2017 11:47:37 +0100 here-are-the-security-measures-in-place-in-rome-this-weekend Security measures are being ramped up in Italy, particularly the capital which on Saturday will host heads of state from across the world, following Wednesday's attack in London. https://www.thelocal.it/20170323/we-cant-lower-our-guard-rome-ups-security-after-london-attack Thu, 23 Mar 2017 10:32:48 +0100 we-cant-lower-our-guard-rome-ups-security-after-london-attack Italy's foreign ministry said on Tuesday it had asked a prosecutor to investigate the suspected sale of European visas by officials at its consulate in the autonomous Kurdish region of Iraq. https://www.thelocal.it/20170301/italy-examines-claims-that-officials-sold-visas-to-risky-buyers Wed, 01 Mar 2017 17:35:54 +0100 italy-examines-claims-that-officials-sold-visas-to-risky-buyers Three inmates of Florence's Sollicciano prison, who have been described as dangerous, escaped on Monday night using bedsheets, prompting criticism of security and maintenance at Italy's prisons. https://www.thelocal.it/20170221/three-inmates-escape-from-florence-jail Tue, 21 Feb 2017 10:31:50 +0100 three-inmates-escape-from-florence-jail Italian Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano said Monday the European Union, having put up its own barriers, was in no position to judge US President Donald Trump's immigration decrees. https://www.thelocal.it/20170130/eu-in-no-position-to-judge-trumps-travel-ban-says-italys-fm Mon, 30 Jan 2017 12:42:50 +0100 eu-in-no-position-to-judge-trumps-travel-ban-says-italys-fm After US President Donald Trump put in place a ban on residents of seven Muslim majority countries, Italian politicians have spoken out in solidarity with Muslims, refugees and immigrants. https://www.thelocal.it/20170130/how-italys-politicians-have-reacted-to-trumps-ban Mon, 30 Jan 2017 10:31:57 +0100 how-italys-politicians-have-reacted-to-trumps-ban UPDATED: Anti-terrorism measures have been ramped up across Italy following a "probable terror attack" in Berlin on Monday evening, which saw a truck drive into a Christmas market, killing 12. https://www.thelocal.it/20161220/italy-ups-security-after-berlin-christmas-market-attack Tue, 20 Dec 2016 11:34:07 +0100 italy-ups-security-after-berlin-christmas-market-attack Three prisoners, including a convicted killer, are still at large after an escape from a Rome prison which was made possible by "significant deficiencies" in surveillance, prosecutors claim. https://www.thelocal.it/20161220/fourteen-to-investigated-over-prison-escape Tue, 20 Dec 2016 15:35:28 +0100 fourteen-to-investigated-over-prison-escape Italy has deported five members of the same family "for reasons of national security", interior minister Angelino Alfano announced on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20161003/italy-expels-five-for-jihadist-messages-on-facebook Mon, 03 Oct 2016 11:46:11 +0200 italy-expels-five-for-jihadist-messages-on-facebook A deputy imam from Treviso, northern Italy, was deported on Wednesday "for reasons of state security," Interior Minister Angelino Alfano confirmed. https://www.thelocal.it/20160908/italy-deports-deputy-imam-in-security-clampdown Thu, 08 Sep 2016 17:54:30 +0200 italy-deports-deputy-imam-in-security-clampdown Interior Minister Angelino Alfano warned on Monday that while Italy is working hard to prevent attacks, there is "no such thing as zero risk". https://www.thelocal.it/20160816/how-italy-keeps-track-of-80-terrorism-alerts-every-day Tue, 16 Aug 2016 12:17:45 +0200 how-italy-keeps-track-of-80-terrorism-alerts-every-day The Italian coastguard on Thursday raised the security level across the Mediterranean nation's ports, a spokesman said. https://www.thelocal.it/20160812/italian-coastguard-tightens-port-security Fri, 12 Aug 2016 10:46:41 +0200 italian-coastguard-tightens-port-security