Italy Archives

Getty Museum in LA to Return Illegally Exported Art to Italy

The Getty will return a nearly life-size group of Greek terra-cotta sculptures known as “Orpheus...

Italy Thwarts Illegal Auction Abroad of Gentileschi Painting

Italy’s art squad police said they have thwarted the potential illegal sale by a Vienna...

US Tourist Falls into Crater of Mount Vesuvius, Is Rescued

An American tourist had to be rescued on Mount Vesuvius near Naples after he apparently...

Body Parts, Gear Found on Italian Glacier After Avalanche

Rescuers found body parts and equipment as they searched for hikers missing following a powerful...

Did an Electric Bus Catch Fire on Karen Road in Kenya?

Photographs and videos highlighting the supposedly negative aspects of electric vehicles are often shared on...

Italy Orders 2 Russian Embassy Officials Expelled for Spying

Police arrested an Italian Navy captain on spying charges after they caught the officer allegedly...

Italian Police Make Major Arrests Linked to Sicilian Mob

Italian authorities said they had dismantled the rebuilt upper echelons of the Sicilian Mafia by...

Police in Italy Find 2 Stolen Renoir and Rubens Paintings

Carabinieri art-squad police displayed the paintings for reporters in Monza, a city in the northern...

Spain Offers to Take Migrant Ship Amid Italy-Malta Standoff

Italy and Malta immediately thanked Spain's new Socialist prime minister for the offer to receive...

Did a Daredevil Ride a Motorcycle Across Lake Como?

A viral Facebook post showing a man riding his motorbike across Lake Como failed to...

Hitler Book, Supremacist Flag Found at Home of Italy Shooting Suspect

The right-wing extremist shot and injured six people during a two-hour shooting spree amid an...

Lawyer: UK Model’s ‘Strange’ Tale of Italian Kidnap is True

A British model says she was lured to Italy, drugged, shoved in a suitcase, and...