The Washington Post reports that an Italian tour bus plowed through cars, crashed through the side wall of a highway bridge and plunged into a ravine, killing at least 38 people, authorities said Monday. Rescuers wielding electric saws cut through the twisted wreckage of the bus looking for survivors overnight, and state radio quoted a local police chief as saying the bus driver was among the dead. Read article
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Lematin.ch reports that two Calabrian Switzerland were killed Sunday while on their way to their places of origin for the holidays. Their car was hit by a truck whose driver had a blood alcohol level is too high. Another accident claimed the life of a Swiss 34 years in Puglia. Saturday night, about 23 hours, […]
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Thelocal.it reports that the Italian coast guards on Sunday rescued 120 migrants from a distressed boat off Sicily, a day ahead of a visit by Pope Francis to an island that has become a gateway for undocumented immigration into Europe. The boat crossed through Maltese search and rescue waters on Saturday, where its course was […]
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Thelocal.it reports that another migrant boat carrying around 100 people was intercepted by the Italian coast guard today and taken to the port of Syracuse in Sicily. The passengers are believed to be Syrians who began their crossing in Egypt. Italy has seen a sharp increase in arrivals of economic migrants and refugees in recent […]
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CNN reports that James Gandolfini, best known for his role as an anxiety-ridden mob boss on HBO’s “The Sopranos,” died Wednesday while on vacation in Italy. He was 51. The exact cause of death is not known, but his managers said it was possibly a heart attack. “It is with immense sorrow that we report […]
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As reported by France24.com, security personnel sweeping an Italian diplomatic car about to enter the embassy compound in the Libyan capital on Tuesday discovered a bomb attached to its undercarriage, diplomatic and security officials said. Read Article
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As reported by thelocal.it, a 21-year-old American student fell 15 metres to his death during the early hours of Tuesday morning. According to reports, the young man had been sitting on a wall close to the Ponte Sisto on the banks on the Tiber river when he fell. The young man, identified by La Repubblica […]
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AOL Travel reports that a 46-year-old British tourist drowned in front of his family while swimming in rough seas on holiday in Italy. Brian Kent, from London, died within minutes of jumping in the water at popular tourist resort Sperlonga, located 90 minutes south of Rome, on Friday. According to the Daily Mail, Mr Kent […]
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An American tourist underwent emergency surgery to remove a kidney after he was stabbed in Florence’s main square in front of the city’s famous Duomo cathedral on Tuesday, adnkronos.com reports. Doctors said the 68-year-old tourist suffered knife wounds to a kidney and a lung but was no longer critical on Wednesday and was conscious and […]
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