June 16, 2021 Italian authorities defuse car bomb ahead of soccer match with Switzerland A car bomb was discovered near an Olympic stadium in Rome Wednesday evening shortly before the Euro 2020 soccer match between Italy and Switzerland, according to local reports.
June 9, 2021 George and Amal Clooney return to Italy with twins: report The actor and the lawyer have been in Los Angeles during the pandemic with son Alexander and daughter Ella, both 4.
June 3, 2021 Mafia hit man apologizes; Italians indignant at his release The release from prison of one of Italy’s most notorious mobsters-turned-informants generated more indignation Thursday, even after he was shown in an old jailhouse interview apologizing to his many victims for his role in “this factory of death.”
June 2, 2021 Giovanni Brusca, Sicilian mobster dubbed the ‘People Slayer,’ released from prison: report Giovanni Brusca, a Sicilian mob boss linked to dozens of brutal killings, has been freed from prison after serving about 25 years behind bars, according to a report.
May 30, 2021 Blame in Italy cable car deaths rests with technician The three suspects in Italy’s cable car disaster that killed 14 people were allowed to leave prison Sunday after a judge indicated that most of the blame fell on a service technician who intentionally disabled the car's emergency brake because it kept locking spontaneously.
May 26, 2021 Pope kisses hand of Auschwitz survivor Pope Francis kissed the tattoo of an Auschwitz survivor during a general audience Wednesday.
May 26, 2021 3 arrested in Italy cable car crash; clamp deactivated brake Police arrested three people Wednesday in the cable car disaster that killed 14 people in northern Italy, saying workers placed a clamp on the emergency brake to deactivate it as a patchwork repair.
May 26, 2021 WHO asked to review spiked Italy COVID-19 report, whistleblower case Whistleblower protection groups urged the World Health Organization on Wednesday to launch an independent review into the case of an Italian researcher who reported being pressured to falsify data in a now-spiked WHO report into Italy’s coronavirus response.
May 25, 2021 Pope mourns Italy cable car dead, prays for 'little Eitan' Pope Francis offered prayers Tuesday for "little Eitan," the lone survivor of a cable car disaster in northern Italy that left 14 people dead when the lead cable snapped and the emergency brake failed to engage.