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 A man killed three women and wounded four other people, including a friend of the Italian prime minister, in a rare mass shooting in Rome on Sunday. Here's what we know about the incident so far. https://www.thelocal.it/20221212/friend-of-italian-pm-meloni-among-three-killed-in-rome-shooting Mon, 12 Dec 2022 11:15:23 +0100 friend-of-italian-pm-meloni-among-three-killed-in-rome-shooting A man shot and killed two children playing outside their home as well as an elderly man in a town near Rome on Sunday before apparently committing suicide, officials and media said. https://www.thelocal.it/20210614/shock-in-italy-after-two-young-boys-among-three-killed-in-rome-shooting Mon, 14 Jun 2021 16:51:03 +0200 shock-in-italy-after-two-young-boys-among-three-killed-in-rome-shooting A far-right sympathiser who went on a shooting spree against Africans in a revenge attack in the central Italian town of Macerata was Wednesday jailed for 12 years, media reports said. https://www.thelocal.it/20181004/italian-who-shot-at-africans-jailed-for-12-years-reports Thu, 04 Oct 2018 11:05:00 +0200 italian-who-shot-at-africans-jailed-for-12-years-reports A Serbian-born man arrested in Spain over the killing of three men agreed on Sunday to be extradited to Italy where he is wanted for robbery and murder, a Spanish court said. https://www.thelocal.it/20171217/suspect-in-spain-police-slaying-agrees-to-be-extradited-to-italy Sun, 17 Dec 2017 17:57:51 +0100 suspect-in-spain-police-slaying-agrees-to-be-extradited-to-italy An Italian restaurateur facing a murder charge for shooting dead a burglar was back behind the stoves on Sunday, cooking for a full house as locals rallied round over his "self-defence" killing. https://www.thelocal.it/20170312/no-tables-free-at-restaurant-in-italy-murder-row Sun, 12 Mar 2017 17:52:26 +0100 no-tables-free-at-restaurant-in-italy-murder-row Niccolo Campriani, silver medalist in London 2012, went one better on Monday when claiming gold in the men's 10m air rifle at the Rio Olympics. https://www.thelocal.it/20160809/italy-claims-another-gold-medal-at-rio-olympics Tue, 09 Aug 2016 08:52:57 +0200 italy-claims-another-gold-medal-at-rio-olympics An estimated 400 foreign seasonal workers gathered in front of the town hall of San Ferdinando, Calabria, on Thursday to protest the killing of a colleague by a police officer. https://www.thelocal.it/20160609/calabrian-migrants-protest-over-racist-police-shooting Thu, 09 Jun 2016 16:26:20 +0200 calabrian-migrants-protest-over-racist-police-shooting A policeman in Italy has shot dead a migrant who stabbed him during a brawl in an area renowned for tensions between immigrants, locals and police, media reports said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160608/italy-policeman-shoots-dead-migrant-who-stabbed-him Wed, 08 Jun 2016 15:48:30 +0200 italy-policeman-shoots-dead-migrant-who-stabbed-him India's Supreme Court on Tuesday extended the home leave of an Italian marine accused of killing two fishermen, the latest episode in a legal battle that sparked a bitter diplomatic row. https://www.thelocal.it/20160426/india-court-extends-italian-marines-home-leave Tue, 26 Apr 2016 14:11:57 +0200 india-court-extends-italian-marines-home-leave Rome prosecutors on Tuesday requested a life sentence for one of Italy's most notorious football hooligans over the fatal shooting of a rival fan before the 2014 Italian Cup final. https://www.thelocal.it/20160420/italian-judge-asked-to-jail-roma-ultra-for-life-for-shooting-rival-fan Wed, 20 Apr 2016 11:31:26 +0200 italian-judge-asked-to-jail-roma-ultra-for-life-for-shooting-rival-fan India's top court on Wednesday granted an Italian marine detained over the killing of two fishermen another three months at home to recover from a medical condition, amid a diplomatic row over the case. https://www.thelocal.it/20160113/india-gives-italy-marine-more-time-in-shooting-case Wed, 13 Jan 2016 15:01:00 +0100 india-gives-italy-marine-more-time-in-shooting-case A mayor in northern Italy has announced plans to set up a fund to help his town's citizens buy guns. https://www.thelocal.it/20151021/italian-mayor-offers-bonus-to-gun-buying-citizens Wed, 21 Oct 2015 13:14:12 +0200 italian-mayor-offers-bonus-to-gun-buying-citizens A woman was killed and her husband is fighting for his life after they were shot on a street in the Lombardy city of Brescia on Tuesday morning. https://www.thelocal.it/20150811/one-dead-in-brescia-shooting Tue, 11 Aug 2015 15:55:42 +0200 one-dead-in-brescia-shooting UPDATED: A 23-year-old man was shot dead at a market near Naples on Tuesday after having an argument with someone who urinated near his fruit and vegetable stand. https://www.thelocal.it/20150708/one-killed-in-naples-market-shooting Wed, 08 Jul 2015 10:30:48 +0200 one-killed-in-naples-market-shooting A pensioner has wounded eight neighbours including three children, after shooting at them during a row over the gate to their apartment building, Italian media reported on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150520/eight-injured-by-gun-toting-pensioner-in-row-over-gate Wed, 20 May 2015 10:22:00 +0200 eight-injured-by-gun-toting-pensioner-in-row-over-gate A 48-year-old man shot dead three people, including a police officer, and injured five others after opening fire from his balcony in Naples, police said. https://www.thelocal.it/20150515/policeman-and-two-others-die-in-naples-shooting Fri, 15 May 2015 19:43:26 +0200 policeman-and-two-others-die-in-naples-shooting Italy debated on Friday whether a deadly court shooting in which a man on trial for bankruptcy pulled out a gun and shot a judge and two others dead was a symptom of deeper social ills. https://www.thelocal.it/20150410/italy-soul-searches-after-deadly-court-shooting Fri, 10 Apr 2015 16:23:34 +0200 italy-soul-searches-after-deadly-court-shooting Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on Thursday spoke of "a moment of great pain" after an armed man on trial for bankruptcy fraud gunned down a judge and lawyer in a Milan court. https://www.thelocal.it/20150409/milan-shooting-a-moment-of-great-pain-pm Thu, 09 Apr 2015 19:03:54 +0200 milan-shooting-a-moment-of-great-pain-pm An Italian man who shot at police outside Italian parliament on Tuesday lost his appeal against his 16-year jail sentence, as judges denied he was in need of psychological assessment. https://www.thelocal.it/20150210/parliament-shooter-jailed-for-16-years Tue, 10 Feb 2015 17:25:00 +0100 parliament-shooter-jailed-for-16-years A video has been released of the moments of the fatal shooting of Napoli football fan Ciro Esposito at the Italy Cup final in Rome on May 3rd. The lawyers of the victim’s family are hoping that the clip will shed light on what happened. https://www.thelocal.it/20140904/video-released-of-fatal-moment-napoli-fan-shot Thu, 04 Sep 2014 14:24:00 +0200 video-released-of-fatal-moment-napoli-fan-shot