- 22h ago
Italy's top court upholds 14-year sentence for jeweller Mario Roggero who killed two robbers in 2021
The Court of Cassation in Rome made final the 14-year, 9-month sentence for Mario Roggero, the 72-year-old jeweller who shot dead two fleeing robbers and wounded a third after a raid on his shop in Grinzane Cavour in April 2021.
- yesterday
Italian prosecutors drop sports fraud case against former referee chief Gianluca Rocchi after two-year investigation
Milan public prosecutor requests dismissal of sports fraud charges against ex-referee designator Gianluca Rocchi, citing lack of evidence of a structured match-fixing system. Inter Milan, briefly under investigation, has also been cleared.
- 4d ago
Paolo Fresco, Fiat president who secured GM alliance, dies at 93
The Italian manager, dubbed 'the American' for his decades at General Electric, led the Turin automaker from 1998 to 2003 and masterminded the 2000 alliance with General Motors.
- 5d ago
Eva Herzigova weds long-time partner Gregor Marsiaj in Turin after 25 years and three children
The ceremony at Turin's historic Palazzo Carignano marked the culmination of a quarter-century romance that produced three sons and weathered a public infidelity scandal.
- 5d ago
Piedmont wildfires destroy 700,000 trees and 900 hectares, region declares ecological catastrophe
Wildfires across four provinces have burned up to 900 hectares, killed an estimated 700,000 trees, and forced the evacuation of 120 residents in the Verbano Cusio Ossola area, as a prolonged heatwave and lightning strikes fuel the blazes.
- 5d ago
Capri bids farewell to Peppino di Capri: the island honors the 'dreamer' who reshaped Italian music over seven decades
The coffin of the singer who spent nearly seven decades reshaping Italian music was carried into Santo Stefano church on 12 July, accompanied by Bach and a crowd that overflowed into the piazzetta of his native Capri.
- 6d ago
Vasco Rossi sells out 550,000 tickets for Rome residency in 30 minutes as Ultimo reaches 500,000 in parallel surge
Italian rock icon Vasco Rossi sold all 550,000 tickets for his 10-date Giubileo residency at Rome’s Stadio Olimpico within half an hour of the general sale on 10 July 2026, while younger singer-songwriter Ultimo reported 500,000 tickets sold for his 2027 stadium tour.
- 6d ago
France advances to World Cup semis after 2-0 win over Morocco; Paris peaceful, London clashes, teen dies in celebration
France beat Morocco 2-0 in Boston on Thursday to reach the 2026 World Cup semifinals. Celebrations in Paris were largely peaceful with 5,000 police deployed, while four arrests were made after clashes in London and a teenage girl died falling from a truck in northern France.
- Jul 9
Algerian migrant slashes woman's face on Milan metro, shouted 'I am a man and Muslim'
A 27-year-old Algerian irregular migrant attacked a young Moroccan woman on the platform of Milan's Duomo metro station, cutting her face and lip with a knife after allegedly yelling 'What are you looking at? I am a man and a Muslim'. The man was arrested at the scene.
- Jul 8
Italian police arrest 8 in child pornography crackdown, 49 under investigation across 35 cities
Coordinated operations by prosecutors in Catania and Naples targeted Telegram groups and dark web networks exchanging child sexual abuse material, with searches in over 30 cities.
- Jul 8
Milan BRT depot fire extinguished, but two containers still pose explosion risk
A large fire at a BRT courier depot in Milan's Bovisa district was extinguished overnight, but two containers holding electric bicycles continue to burn, prompting authorities to warn of possible explosions and extend air-quality precautions through Thursday.
- Jul 7
Juventus appoints Frederic Massara as Chief Football Officer in management reshuffle
Former AC Milan and Roma sporting director Frederic Massara has been named Juventus' new Chief Football Officer, reporting directly to CEO Giovanni Carnevali, as the club overhauls its management structure ahead of the new season.
- Jul 6
Etna ash cloud shuts Catania airport, flights suspended until Monday afternoon
A towering ash cloud from Mount Etna forced the closure of Catania's Fontanarossa airport on Monday, suspending all arrivals and departures until at least 2pm local time and diverting dozens of flights to Palermo and other airports.
- Jul 5
Man douses partner with diesel and tries to set her alight in Ivrea; friend stops him mid-attack
A 47-year-old Moldovan man was arrested for attempted murder after dousing his partner with diesel fuel and threatening to burn her during a violent argument in Ivrea, Italy. A friend present in the home intervened and held the attacker until Carabinieri arrived.
- Jul 5
Tiziana Aristarco, director of 'Un medico in famiglia' and 'Mina Settembre', dies at 66
The Italian television director behind some of RAI's most popular drama series, including 'Un medico in famiglia' and 'Mina Settembre', has died at the age of 66.
- Jul 5
Italy split by extreme weather: storms kill one in north as heat wave intensifies across the country
A driver died in a head-on collision during a downpour in Bomporto, Modena, while 15 cities are under red alert for heat today, with temperatures forecast to hit 45°C in Sardinia.
- Jul 4
Florence rail node to close for two summer windows, adding up to 2.5 hours to Rome–Milan journeys
Two separate nine-day closures of the Florence railway node, starting tonight, will force long-distance trains onto slower coastal routes and add up to two and a half hours to journeys between Rome and Milan.
- Jul 4
Serena Williams withdraws from Wimbledon doubles with Venus after knee injury
Serena Williams has pulled out of the Wimbledon women's doubles, where she was set to partner sister Venus, after failing to recover from a knee injury sustained in her first-round singles loss.
- Jul 4
Turin prosecutor requests house arrest for officer who fired tear gas at fan's head before derby
Turin prosecutors have requested house arrest for a police officer who allegedly fired a tear gas canister horizontally at head height, seriously injuring Juventus fan Marco Basoccu before the May 24 derby.
- Jun 27
Lowry shoots 64 with old caddie Byrne and sits seven back as Hovland leads Travelers by one
Shane Lowry fired a bogey-free 64 with Dermot Byrne on the bag, tying fifth at 13 under. Viktor Hovland leads by one over Scottie Scheffler heading into Sunday’s final round in Connecticut.
