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 Fugitive Italian mafia boss Rocco Morabito had split from his wife and was searching for a new apartment when he was arrested by Uruguayan police, his lawyer said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20170906/marital-row-exposes-mafia-fugitive-milans-king-of-cocaine-in-uruguay Wed, 06 Sep 2017 10:41:58 +0200 marital-row-exposes-mafia-fugitive-milans-king-of-cocaine-in-uruguay An Italian wanted for more than 20 years for drug trafficking and mafia activities has been arrested at a hotel in Montevideo, the Uruguayan Interior Ministry announced. https://www.thelocal.it/20170904/italys-most-wanted-mafioso-arrested-in-uruguay Mon, 04 Sep 2017 14:16:14 +0200 italys-most-wanted-mafioso-arrested-in-uruguay An iPad that belonged to Argentina-born Pope Francis went under the hammer for $30,500 on Tuesday, autioneers in Uruguay said. https://www.thelocal.it/20150415/popes-ipad-fetches-30500-at-auction Wed, 15 Apr 2015 10:17:23 +0200 popes-ipad-fetches-30500-at-auction Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini called on Fifa to reduce the four month ban on Luis Suarez for biting him after the Uruguayan's apology Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140701/chiellini-calls-for-fifa-to-reduce-suarez-ban Tue, 01 Jul 2014 10:33:00 +0200 chiellini-calls-for-fifa-to-reduce-suarez-ban The Italian defender bitten by Luis Suarez earlier this week has said the four-month football ban handed to the Uruguayan striker is “excessive”. https://www.thelocal.it/20140627/suarez-ban-is-excessive-chiellini Fri, 27 Jun 2014 16:06:00 +0200 suarez-ban-is-excessive-chiellini Uruguay striker Luis Suarez has been suspended for nine games and banned from football for four months after biting Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini during a World Cup match on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140626/suarez-banned-after-taking-bite-out-of-italy Thu, 26 Jun 2014 18:07:00 +0200 suarez-banned-after-taking-bite-out-of-italy UPDATED: Uruguay star Luis Suarez faces expulsion from the World Cup for biting another player as FIFA confirmed it had opened disciplinary proceedings against him on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140625/suarez-faces-fifa-probe-for-biting-italy-player Wed, 25 Jun 2014 12:01:00 +0200 suarez-faces-fifa-probe-for-biting-italy-player Italy coach Cesare Prandelli and federation president Giancarlo Abete left Italian football rudderless on Tuesday as both announced their resignations after the Azzurri failed to qualify for the last 16 of the World Cup. https://www.thelocal.it/20140625/prandelli-resigns-after-italys-world-cup-exit Wed, 25 Jun 2014 10:30:00 +0200 prandelli-resigns-after-italys-world-cup-exit Italy face Uruguay in a World Cup fight for survival on Tuesday between the former champions as England hope to draw a line under a disastrous campaign by giving a sign of hope for the future. https://www.thelocal.it/20140624/italy-fight-for-world-cup-survival-against-uruguay Tue, 24 Jun 2014 10:24:00 +0200 italy-fight-for-world-cup-survival-against-uruguay Four-time champions Italy admitted they are struggling with the weather conditions ahead of their clash with Uruguay in Natal on Tuesday where they will try to avoid being eliminated in the first round at successive World Cups. https://www.thelocal.it/20140623/we-need-to-raise-our-game-against-uruguay Mon, 23 Jun 2014 10:25:00 +0200 we-need-to-raise-our-game-against-uruguay Pope Francis flew to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Monday morning, embarking on his first foreign trip as pontiff. He will attend an international youth festival in the country, which has the largest number of Catholics in the world. https://www.thelocal.it/20130722/pope-to-meet-youth-on-brazilian-beach Mon, 22 Jul 2013 13:21:00 +0200 pope-to-meet-youth-on-brazilian-beach