A huge police operation targeted members of Italy’s powerful ‘Ndrangheta Mafia’ in Germany and in several other European countries on Wednesday. In Germany alone, more than 1,000 police officers took part in the raids. Authorities in Italy, France, Spain, Belgium…
Boat carrying 400 migrants adrift between Italy and Malta
A vessel with around 400 migrants and refugees onboard is adrift between Italy and Malta as it awaits rescue from the Italian coastguard, according to sea rescue support service Alarm Phone. People onboard the vessel told Alarm Phone in a…
At least 20 missing after boat sinks off Tunisia
At least 20 people are missing after a boat attempting to cross the Mediterranean sank off Tunisia, according to an official, amid a sharp rise in the number of refugees trying to reach Europe by boat from the North African…
Ex-Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi in intensive care
Italian ex-prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, who dominated politics for decades, was in intensive care on Wednesday for heart problems, a member of his entourage told AFP. The 86-year-old media mogul and senator, who has been in and out of the…
The Pakistani hockey player who died in Italy shipwreck
Shahida Raza, a Pakistani professional hockey player who died when the boat she was on was wrecked off the coast of Italy on Sunday, had been trying to reach Italy to get medical treatment for her three-year-old son, her sister…
An ancient fresco is among 60 treasures the U.S. is returning to Italy
A fresco depicting Hercules and originally from Herculaneum, a city destroyed along with Pompeii by the 79 A.D. eruption of Mount Vesuvius, was back in Italy Monday, along with 59 other ancient pieces illegally trafficked to the United States. Last…
Juventus slapped with 15 point Serie A penalty in brutal punishment for finances
Juventus have been handed a 15-point Serie A penalty for their alleged usage of falsified capital gains. The punishment sees the Old Lady fall to 10th in the Serie A in a huge blow to their hopes of European football…
Italy’s most-wanted mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro arrested in Sicily
Italy’s most-wanted mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro has been arrested in Sicily after 30 years on the run. Messina Denaro was reportedly detained in a private clinic in Sicily’s capital, Palermo. He is alleged to be a boss of the…
Gina Lollobrigida: Italian screen star dies at 95
Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida, one of the biggest stars of European cinema in the 1950s and ’60s, has died at the age of 95. Often described as “the most beautiful woman in the world”, her films included Crossed Swords, the…
Man dies in avalanche in northern Italy while searching for his dogs
A 60-year-old man on Tuesday died in an avalanche in northern Italy while looking for his two dogs, local media reported on Wednesday. Michele Buga, originally from Romania, was initially surprised by bad weather and got lost on Saturday while…
