September 7, 2019 Formula 3 driver fractures vertebrae during violent airborne crash: report A Formula 3 driver has fractured his vertebra but miraculously survived after a scary crash sent his car spinning into the air, where it slammed against the safety fence during the Italian Grand Prix at Monza Eni Circuit, Italy.
September 7, 2019 Lawyer for American teen jailed for fatal stabbing of Italian cop drops release request One of the American teenagers jailed in Italy for allegedly killing a local police officer in a drug deal gone bad won’t be getting released anytime soon after his lawyer dropped a request for his client to be released.
September 5, 2019 Russian, Italian charged with conspiring to steal trade secrets from US aviation company A Russian national and an Italian national were charged earlier this month with conspiring and attempting to steal trade secrets from American company GE Aviation, the Justice Department announced Thursday.Â
September 5, 2019 Inter fans say monkey chants not meant to be racist A group of Inter Milan "ultra" fans have written a social media post saying monkey chants at soccer matches are not meant to be racist.
September 4, 2019 Serie A judge: More evidence needed to rule on racist chants The Italian league's disciplinary judge says he needs more evidence before deciding if Cagliari should be punished for the racist chants aimed at Inter Milan forward Romelu Lukaku.
August 28, 2019 Italy’s 5-Star makes deal with left-wingers to avoid elections; nationalist Salvini ousted The anti-establishment Five-Star Movement announced Wednesday that it had made a deal with the left-wing Democratic Party to form a coalition government – keeping embattled Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte in place, while avoiding elections and ousting the right-wing League led by Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini.
August 21, 2019 Venice bridge architect fined nearly $90G because design can't handle tourist crowds A Spanish architect has been fined nearly $90,000 because a bridge he built over the famous canals in Venice could not support the number of tourists known to flood the area each year, according to a report.Â
August 20, 2019 Migrants disembark rescue ship in Italy after 19-day standoff A migrant rescue ship carrying more than 80 people was evacuated near Italy's southernmost Island on Tuesday, ending a 19-day standoff that pushed 15 passengers to jump into the sea to escape deteriorating conditions aboard.
August 20, 2019 Migrants stranded off coast of Italy ‘going mad,’ jump ship in desperate attempt to reach shore Migrants stranded aboard a Spanish rescue ship for 19 days in the Mediterranean Sea have resorted to jumping into the ocean in desperate attempts to swim ashore after Italy’s continued refusal to open its ports.
August 20, 2019 Italian prime minister resigns as populist leader Salvini demands snap election Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced his resignation on Tuesday amid the populist League party’s calls for a no-confidence vote and a snap election.