ROME – An Iranian woman was found dead inside a car with her boyfriend in Secondigliano, Naples, police said. The Iranian moral police have refused to allow her family to repatriate her body on the basis that she was a “sinner.”

 Vida Shahvalad, 21, was studying in Caserta and living in Naples at the time of her death. She and her boyfriend, Vincenzo Nocerino, were found inside a parked car in a garage in Secondigliano.

20 Mar 2024

 ROME — Famine is imminent in the northern part of the Gaza Strip and the entire population of Gaza is facing crisis levels of food insecurity or worse, according to the new Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report released Wednesday. 

20 Mar 2024

MILAN — Saturday morning, the cycling world welcomed the first major classic race of the season: Milan-San Remo. “La Classicissimma” is quite photogenic a race: under an early Spring sun, the race, which is also called “La Primavera”, takes the peloton along the Ligurian coastline to charming San Remo.

20 Mar 2024

 ROME — In Pope Francis’ wide-ranging memoir, out this week, the pontiff writes that thanks to a new Vatican inquest into Emanuela Orlandi’s disappearance, “light will be shed on this story, and the truth will emerge.” 

20 Mar 2024

 ROME -- As the curtain came down on rugby’s international interlude, the Six Nations has left fans and pundits satiated from a show full of spectacle, drama, and surprises. But there was one sub-plot which no one had been expecting. Italy, registering their best ever Six Nations campaign, had been transformed.

 With two wins, one draw, and 11 points, few had expected to see Gli Azzurri look so rejuvenated. It would have been even better too if Paolo Garbisi had converted his last-gasp penalty against France.

20 Mar 2024

 ROME -- Pope Francis has announced that many of the key issues from the Synod will not be voted on at the October 2024 Synod. Instead they will be handed over to 10 Study Groups who will not report until late in 2025.

19 Mar 2024

 ROME -- The 2024 Indian Wells ATP Masters 1000 tournament exceeded all expectation. Which isn’t to say it was an unalloyed joy for on-site fans. Christened the Sunshine Double – the event’s first leg in the California desert was short on heat and long on precipitation. Rain frequently interrupted matches in the early rounds, and temperatures for evening events plunged to the mid-50’s, leaving many courtside seats conspicuously empty and others occupied by shivering spectators huddled under umbrellas, as if at Wimbledon.

19 Mar 2024

 ROME – Bosnian police have issued an arrest warrant for an Italian man who allegedly oversaw the issuing of fake medical degrees from a made-up university in Bosnia-Herzegovina, police said.

19 Mar 2024

 ROME – Inter Milan’s title charge was slowed down by Napoli after they drew 1-1 at the San Siro, their first domestic match without a win in 12 games. 

 Although Inter pulled ahead in the first half thanks to a goal from Matteo Darmian, they were held to a draw after Juan Jesus in the 81st minute. Both teams were knocked out of the Europa Champions League last week by Spanish clubs. 

18 Mar 2024

 ROME – A 53-year-old died in Turin after falling into the river Po while taking a photo, police said. A Bangladeshi man dived in after him. 

 Luca Aghemo, from Rivalta, was taking a "romantic stroll" with his wife on Saturday evening when he fell into the Po. Although his wife tried to rescue him, she was unable to. It is suspected he had a heart attack which caused him to fall in to the cold water. 

18 Mar 2024

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