The Italian authorities have arrested a Somali who had suggested to blow up churches. The man is suspected of having ties with the terrorist organization Islamic State, police say.
You would not expect it from a country like Italy, where the hot lunches usually taste good, but the Italian school canteens have food of terrible quality. This states at least...
A waste installation that flew into Rome last night caused a gigantic cloud of smoke above the city. The waste facility is located on Via Salaria, not far from the center of Rome.
The Italian police arrested the perpetrator of the disco drama in Corinaldo, in which six people were killed on Friday night. It is a minor boy. According to witnesses, he was spraying pepperspray in the crowded discotheque when he tried to steal a chain. In the ensuing panic, five young people and a mother were killed.
Italian prosecutors will investigate five members of Egyptian security units for their alleged involvement in the disappearance of the student Giulio Regeni.
The euro area finance ministers (Eurogroup) support the European Commission in its approach to Italy. This is stated in a statement that the Eurogroup will release on Monday, insiders say. Ministers call on the Italian government to take the necessary steps to bring its draft budget for 2019 in line with the European rules, otherwise a criminal procedure is justified.
Pope Francis is worried about homosexuals in the Roman Catholic Church. 'It even seems that homosexuality is in fashion, and this mentality influences the church to a certain extent.'
Susanne Ruseler from Utrecht works hard at a Christmas manger of sand for the pope in Rome.
The Italian government has for the time being retained its main budgetary targets for 2019. To this end, it was decided to wait for a full cost analysis of the most important expenditure items for next year. The coalition leaders announced this on Monday.
The Italian government is finally giving concrete signals that it adheres to the Brussels requirement for further reduction of the Italian budget deficit. The usually eagerly provocative deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini, also Minister of the Interior and Lega leader, announced for the first time that this requirement is negotiable.
Italy mourns. 'The last great master is dead,' headlined the newspapers. Bernardo Bertolucci, known worldwide as the director of the films The Last Emperor and Novecento, died in Rome after a long illness.
In his hometown of Bussum, the typographer Gerard Unger died on Friday. His brother-in-law reported this to the ANP. Unger is best known for its design of the blue ANWB signage signs along and above the roads. Also the signposts in the Amsterdam metro and the tourist signposts in Rome are out of his hand.
Human remains recently found in a Vatican building in Rome are probably not two teenage girls who disappeared in Rome in 1983. That would be apparent from the first research results.
Italy may be prepared to adjust its controversial budget proposal. That said Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini in an interview in La Stampa newspaper.
Italy has ordered the seizure of the migrant ship Aquarius. The Italian authorities decided to do so because mistakes would have been made when removing waste from the Aquarius. MSF confirmed this after reports in Italian media.
Archaeologists have uncovered a fresco in the ancient city of Pompeii near Naples with the supreme god Zeus, who in the guise of a swan is making love with Princess Leda. The excavation site revealed the discovery of this 'scene full of sensuality' on Monday. The fresco was found in the bedroom of a house on Via del Vesuvio.
The Catholic Church in Spain has publicly admitted that priests and other clergy were sexually abusing minors. 'The Church publicly recognizes abuses of different kinds and is determined to eradicate them,' said Ricardo Blázquez, President of the Spanish Bishops' Conference, at the opening of the 112th plenary session of bishops in Madrid.
Because of an accident with a refugee boat off the coast of Sardinia, at least two people drowned and eight others are missing. This was reported by the Italian Coast Guard on Saturday.
Thanks to a verdict from the European Court of Justice, Italy could receive a billions of euros from the Vatican. But Italy probably does not want to go into it, despite the fact that Italy needs much money.
The Italian government has made EUR 153.5 million available for emergency aid for areas affected by the severe weather. Rome also announced that it will invest 900 million euros in the prevention of natural disasters in the next three years.
Although Italy is still so plagued by natural disasters, there are also many human errors that caused so many deaths: 32 in the last week alone. Many victims could have been avoided if everyone had complied with the law. For example, there is massive illegal housing construction, especially in the south of the country. The consequences of this are sometimes dramatic.
Saiful Malook, the Pakistani lawyer of Asia Bibi, the Christian whose life in Pakistan is at risk because she would have insulted the Prophet Mohammed, would have arrived in the Netherlands this weekend. Italian media reports this weekend that Malook would have traveled through Rome to the Netherlands.
An initial investigation of the bones found under the Vatican Embassy in Rome suggests that they are from a woman. That reports the BBC.
The accidental, sinister discovery of human bones beneath the floor of the Vatican embassy in Rome provides possible after 35 years of clarification about the mysterious disappearance of two Italian girls in 1983. The Vatican news agency came forward with the discovery of the find. Research is now being done on the bones in order to learn more about the identity of the deceased person. Who knows, maybe it's about Emanuela Orlandi. The girl was 15 years old when she went to music school in 1983 and then disappeared without a trace.
The severe weather that plagues Italy has killed five people on Monday. That happened at various places in the country. Two young people died south of Rome because a tree fell on their car. The same happened to someone in nearby Terracina and a walker in Naples. A woman was mortally wounded by flying debris.
Mountains of waste, potholes, chaos in public transport: the Romans are fed up and on Saturday thousands of people have taken to the streets to demonstrate against the decline of the city. Under the motto Roma dice basta (Rome says enough) they went to the city hall on the Piazza del Campidoglio where the mayor of Virginia Raggi sits.
Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said on Thursday that if necessary the government will take 'countermeasures' to prevent the economy from being damaged by a rise in interest rates on government bonds. He did not go into the details.
If there are no delayed lawsuits, the Italian cinema will be treated to a special documentary next month, which could embarrass many politicians.
Pope Francis has warned the youth of the world about populism and xenophobia. In this connection he recalled the rise of National Socialism about Adolf Hitler. Young people should take note of the history of the 20th century, including both World Wars 'so they do not make the same mistakes and understand how populism expands,' said the leader of the Roman Catholic Church Tuesday.
Due to the collapse of an escalator, several people were seriously injured in Rome. That reports the Italian newspaper Il Messaggero.
