The captain of the shipwrecked Costa Concordia has returned to court to contest his firing, and says he’ll “certainly” take command of a ship again. Francesco Schettino is challenging Costa Crociere SpA’s decision to fire him after the Concordia ran …
Italian police have arrested the driver of the snowmobile that crashed into a ravine during a nighttime outing on a steep ski slope, killing six Russians being pulled behind the vehicle on a sled. Trento prosecutors said Azat Yagafarov, 58, …
Rescuers have found the bodies of two Italian skiers who were killed by an avalanche in Italy’s Alps. The Italian news agency ANSA said the rescuers found the remains on Saturday night near a lake about 10 hours after the …
Prosecutors in Tuscany have officially finished their probe of the Costa Concordia shipwreck that killed 32 people off the Italian coast. Prosecutors deposited some 50,000 pages of evidence Thursday with court officials. The evidence includes testimony, experts’ reports and a …
The European Union has approved $850 million to help Italy’s Emilia Romagna region recover from this year’s back-to-back earthquakes, despite its disagreement on other budgetary issues. Tuesday’s approval by the 27 member states came after pressure from the European Parliament, …
Costa Cruises has offered to pay 11,000 euros ($14,500) in compensation to each of the more than 3,000 passengers aboard the ship that capsized near the island of Giglio two weeks ago, Italian consumer groups said on Friday. The offer, …
Blue mozzarella has been spotted again in Italy. Police say they are checking supermarkets in and near Frosinone, south of a Rome, after consumers on Tuesday and Wednesday said the white cheese they purchased turned blue after its packaging was …
Italian police have seized 2,500 tons of grains, fruits and soy products that were falsely labled as organic in a food fraud ring that exported phony organic products across Europe. Italy’s financial police in Vernoa said seven people were arrested …
The mayor of Naples ordered a much-awaited soccer match scrapped Sunday for fear tens of thousands of fans could be trapped by flooding, while in northern Italy authorities closely monitored the rain-swollen Po river. Luigi De Magistris said he ordered …
Police have rescued people trapped in low-lying apartments and in their cars as a torrential rainstorm caused flash floods across Rome and blocked thousands of commuters from reaching their workplaces. Italian authorities said they received more than 5,000 calls for …