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Italy catches fugitive Mafia boss Messina Denaro

Tullio Filippone and Ella Ide, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 16 08:21 PM

Messina Denaro was convicted for the murder of a teenager who was strangled and dissolved in acid after his father turned state witness. Read more »

BALIKAN: Buhay ni Benedict XVI sa Germany

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 06 12:52 AM

Unti unting nakilala ang tahimik na bayan ng Marktl, Germany nang mahalal na santo papa ang kababayan nilang si Joseph Ratzinger. Read more »

Italian police transport organs in Lamborghini supercar

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 21 06:42 AM

Italian police used a specially adapted Lamborghini supercar to deliver two kidneys to donor patients on Tuesday hundreds of kilometres apart, they announced. Read more »

Bombs target Italian embassy cars in Athens

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 02 10:02 PM

Two explosive devices targeted cars belonging to the Italian embassy in Greece on Friday, one of which went off causing no injuries, Greek police said. Read more »

Tennis: Auger-Aliassime leads Canada into Davis Cup final

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 27 10:17 AM

Felix Auger-Aliassime pulled double duty on Saturday to lead Canada into the Davis Cup final against Australia. Read more »

1 dead, several missing in landslide on Italian island

Sonia Logre and Alice Ritchie, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 27 07:31 AM

One woman died and around a dozen other people were still missing Saturday after heavy rains caused a landslide on the Italian island of Ischia. Read more »

Climate activists hurl pea soup at Van Gogh

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 04 10:57 PM

Activists threw pea soup at a Vincent Van Gogh masterpiece in a protest they warned will continue until more attention was paid to climate change. Read more »

Italy allows anti-vax doctors to return to work

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 01 04:04 PM

Italian doctors and nurses suspended over their refusal to be vaccinated against COVID-19 can now return to work. Read more »

Italy's first woman PM Meloni sets out program to parliament

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 25 11:20 AM

Giorgia Meloni will address Italy's parliament for the first time as prime minister on Tuesday, setting out her plan for government one month after her far-right party's historic election victory. Read more »

Meloni takes over as Italian PM, urges fractious allies to unite

Alice Ritchie and Clement Melki, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 23 10:50 PM

Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni took office Sunday as Italy's first woman prime minister, calling on the fractious members of her coalition government to unite as they face looming crises on several fronts. Read more »

Far-right Meloni sworn in as Italy's first woman PM

Gildas Le Roux and Clement Melki, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 22 10:30 PM

Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni was sworn in as Italian prime minister on Saturday, to become the first woman to head a government in Italy. Read more »

Italy court blames quake victims for own deaths: reports

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 13 04:00 AM

An Italian court has ruled that compensation for the relatives of victims of a 2009 earthquake must be reduced, media reports said Wednesday. Read more »

'Bella Ciao', protest anthem world loves to sing

Martina Ucci, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 06 07:17 PM

Protesters worldwide have long rallied to the stirring Italian anthem 'Bella Ciao', now being sung by demonstrators in solidarity with women in Iran. Read more »

Biden cites Italy election in warning on democracy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 30 02:11 AM

Biden cited the far-right's election success in Italy — led by Giorgia Meloni — as evidence of what he said was a danger to democracy. Read more »

Giorgia Meloni's far-right triumphs in Italy vote

Alice Ritchie and Ella Ide, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 26 01:12 PM

Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni said Monday she was ready to govern for "all Italians" after her eurosceptic populists swept to victory in general elections, putting her on course to guide Italy's most right-wing government since World War II. Read more »

Ruffa Gutierrez bonds with daughter Venice in Milan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 12:28 PM

Actress Ruffa Gutierrez spent some quality time with her youngest daughter Venice in Italy. Read more »

WATCH: Sarah G, Matteo enjoy quality time in Italy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 17 08:36 PM

Celebrity couple Sarah Geronimo and Matteo Guidicelli have made their 9th year together extra special. Read more »

Italian tourist dies in Cuba's 1st case of monkeypox

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 23 05:22 PM

An Italian tourist with monkeypox, the first reported case in Cuba, has died, the country's health ministry announced on Monday. Read more »

Suspected Rome bank robber foiled by tunnel collapse

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 15 10:33 AM

An Italian man had to be rescued after becoming trapped in a collapsed tunnel near the Vatican, suspected of being part of a gang burrowing its way to a nearby bank, police said Friday. Read more »

Pari sa Italy nag-misa sa beach gamit ang 'inflatable' na altar

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 29 10:04 PM

Nagpaumanhin ang isang pari sa Italy matapos mag misa sa dagat habang nakasuot lamang ng swimming trunks at gamit ang isang inflatable mattress bilang altar. Read more »