Browsing: Italy

Messages transported by small planes over Italy’s beaches this summer have spread the debunked conspiracy theory that Pope Francis is not the legitimate head of the Catholic Church.

A landslide in the French valley of Maurienne has brought traffic and train services to and from the Franco-Italian border to a standstill. Authorities say the shutdown could last until Thursday at the earliest.

With a stellar line-up of films, this year’s 80th edition looks like it’s going to be one for the books…

At least 12 flights have bee cancelled today.

Another restaurant charged a couple €1.50 for an extra teaspoon to share a dessert.

The bar owner defended the charge saying ‘additional requests have costs’.

Forty-one migrants die in shipwreck off Italy Forty-one migrants die in shipwreck off Italian island of Lampedusa, survivors tell local media.  Four people who survived…

Travis introduced him as a surprise guest.

Booking accommodation in Sicily this summer is getting difficult, and one way to see the region is through sailing.

At least 30 migrants are missing following two shipwrecks off the Italian island of Lampedusa, according to survivor testimony, the UN’s migration agency said Sunday.

The luxurious cabins travel on three dazzling routes to see the country in style.

Police said Vincenzo La Porta was ‘betrayed’ by his love for his hometown club.

Whether it’s hiking in summer or skiing in winter, it’s a great year-round location.

The pope said that ignoring the clergy sexual abuse scandal for so long marred the Catholic Church and drove people away from it.

Giorgia Meloni is suing for defamation.

Pope Francis blasted Portugal’s Catholic Church leaders for the “scandal” of clergy sex abuse Wednesday as he kicked off a trip to the European country, saying their actions had helped drive the faithful away.

Disbelief doesn’t quite cover it. Neither does anger, or shock.

The elephant had packed its trunk and said goodbye to the circus – only to be recaptured later the same day.

The Roman emperor Nero is understood to have had a deep love of drama and the performing arts but the exact location of his theatre has been a mystery until now.

People in countries such as Turkey, Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Algeria and Tunisia have seen their regions hit.

Major airport closed as wildfires now rage across Italy The Independent says Wildfires have closed Palermo airport in Italy today as firefighters fought to control…

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has called for a new and more equal relationship between Europe and the developing countries that produce migrants.

Temperatures expected to peak at 46C as Europe heatwave continues A heatwave sweeping southern Europe is continuing to spread with temperatures in the central Mediterranean…

Wildfires spread during the hottest days of the year in Spain, Italy and Greece. Thousands have been evacuated and some homes burnt down.

The fire has now been contained and nobody was injured, but one airport terminal is still filled with smoke.