ROME-- Tinto Brass, the director known for his provocative films has died at the age of 93 his family announced.
His wife, Caterina Varzi and his children Beatrice and Bonifacio Brass informed the Italian news agency ANSA that he passed in Rome on Wednesday.
Born Giovanni Brass in Milan in 1933 Tinto Brass studied law before he turned to cinema. His early years in cinema included work as an assistant to Roberto Rossellini and Joris Ivens.
VATICAN CITY -- Bob Dylan met Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Wednesday, the Vatican confirmed. The encounter came months after the pontiff quoted the American songwriter in an appeal against nuclear weapons.
At the Apostolic Palace, the pontiff and Nobel laureate exchanged gifts: Leo gave the 85-year-old singer a rosary. Dylan presented the Pope with a copy of his memoir.
ROME -- Reported deaths at work among foreign workers in Italy rose by more than a quarter in the first nine months of 2026, while deaths among Italian workers fell, provisional figures released Tuesday by state workplace accident insurer INAIL show.
The agency received reports of 158 deaths during work among foreign workers, compared with 125 a year earlier. Deaths reported among Italian workers fell from 445 to 431.
Including deaths during commuting to and from work, the provisional toll reached 810, up from 777 in the same period last year.
ROME – AS Roma suffered a shock defeat in their UEFA Champions League match against Manchester United 3-2 at Old Trafford despite being 0-2 up at half-time as the Red Devils performed a spectacular comeback.
Roma, who are currently third place in the domestic Serie A league with 28 goals scored so far, dominated the first half. The Giallorossi scored two in six minutes, with the first coming from dispossessing Man Utd in their own half, followed by a beautiful long ball from Mora which landed at the feet of Matias Soule, who slotted it into the goal.
ROME – The apparent suicide of an Irish lecturer on the staff of the University of Siena has underlined the high level of stress facing scores of lettori who rectors across Italy are sueing to try and force them to re-pay that Italian courts had awarded them as compensation for discrimination, education sources say.
