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Mussolini's great-grandson called up to Serie A club's main squad

October 24, 2021

Mussolini's great-grandson called up to Serie A club's main squad

Lazio had the great-grandson of a historical figure on their matchday squad Sunday as the club took on Verona in a Serie A match.

Italy: Protests erupt over COVID regulations

October 15, 2021

Italy: Protests erupt over COVID regulations

Protests erupted in Italy as one of the most stringent anti-coronavirus measures in Europe went into effect Friday, requiring all workers, from magistrates to maids, to show a health pass to get into their place of employment.

Hungarian ex-porn star allegedly killed 2-year-old son, dropped his body on Lidl counter in Italy

October 5, 2021

Hungarian ex-porn star allegedly killed 2-year-old son, dropped his body on Lidl counter in Italy

Katalin Erzsebet Bradacs, a Hungarian former porn star living in Italy, is accused of stabbing her 2-year-old son to death and leaving his bloody corpse on the counter of a Lidl supermarket store, according to reports.

Rome's mayor voted out of office amid controversies over city decay, trash, wild boars

October 5, 2021

Rome's mayor voted out of office amid controversies over city decay, trash, wild boars

Voters in Rome this week gave their mayor the boot, demanding a new start.

Plane crashes into building near Milan; all 8 aboard die

October 3, 2021

Plane crashes into building near Milan; all 8 aboard die

A small, single-engine plane carrying six passengers and two crew crashed Sunday into a vacant two-story office building in a Milan suburb, and authorities said all eight people aboard died.

Rarely seen Tennessee Williams story set in post-WWII Italy

September 15, 2021

Rarely seen Tennessee Williams story set in post-WWII Italy

For Tennessee Williams, Rome was a longtime love affair, "the capital of my heart" with its skies of "stainless blue" and cathedral domes "bathed in golden light."

Italy cable car crash survivor, 6, is now at center of custody dispute

September 13, 2021

Italy cable car crash survivor, 6, is now at center of custody dispute

The 6-year-old boy who was the only person to survive a cable car crash in Italy earlier this year is now at the center of a custody dispute between his maternal and paternal relatives – with one side claiming he was flown to Israel over the weekend without their permission.

Kabul Red Cross aiding victims of war is determined to remain open: 'Please do not forget Afghanistan'

September 10, 2021

Kabul Red Cross aiding victims of war is determined to remain open: 'Please do not forget Afghanistan'

As thousands of people risked their lives attempting to flee Afghanistan during the withdrawal of U.S. forces last month, Italian physiotherapist Alberto Cairo, working at the clinic he has led in Kabul for more than three decades, felt horror.

Flames consume high-rise in Milan; residents evacuated

August 29, 2021

Flames consume high-rise in Milan; residents evacuated

Italian firefighters on Sunday battled a high-rise blaze in Milan that spread rapidly through a 20-story residential building and poured black smoke into the air. Residents were hurriedly evacuated.

97-year-old American WWII vet reunites with Italians he saved as children

August 24, 2021

97-year-old American WWII vet reunites with Italians he saved as children

For more than seven decades, Martin Adler treasured a black-and-white photo of himself as a young American soldier with a broad smile with three impeccably dressed Italian children he is credited with saving as the Nazis retreated northward in 1944.