Italy

Rome – The drama of two young women volunteers kidnapped in Syria has caused increasing anxiety following the murder of journalist James Foley.

ROME– The Italian Beaches Union have reported a sharp decrease in tourism over the last two months.

ROME– Lorenzo, a 5-year-old boy from Taranto, has died after battling cancer caused by pollution from the Ilva steelworks.

ROME- Muriel Spark’s voice, which died in 2006, is heard again through this collection of her occasional prose put together by her companion, the sculptor Penelope Jardine.

ROME – The rate of youth unemployment in July was esteemed to be 43.7 percent, the highest it has been since 1977, ISTAT (National Institute of Statistics) revealed.

 NAPLES – Thief Antonio Mannalà was shot dead by a Naples police officer after stealing an automobile on Wednesday, police said.

 ROME – New security barriers to be fitted in Termini station will only enable ticket holders to access train platforms, said Mayor Ignazio Marino on Wednesday.

 ROME-Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s government was defeated on Thursday over part of its bill to reform the Senate with 154 Senators in favour, 147 against and two abstentions.

TEGGIANO- Beautiful enough to be a painting, as tourist boards in the region make an effort to promote travel to the Vallo di Diano, the sleepy valley is starting to awaken with new found energy.

 TRIPOLI - As the unrest in Libya increases, hundreds of Italians have been evacuated from the country.

 ROME-Three stray dogs have attacked a woman on her jog through a Roman park.

 ROME-The former Communist newspaper L’Unità, founded by Antonio Gramsci, has announced its decision to suspend publication from August 1 after shareholders faile

 ROME – Concern rises over the recent threats to Roman Jews that appeared on the walls of the Eternal City on Tuesday, as President of the Sant’Egidio Community Marco Impagliazzo urges Italians to

NAPLES – A 75-year-old pensioner, Mariano Bottari, was shot dead in cross fire between gansters in Portici (Naples) after returning from grocery shopping, police said.

ROME– A former municipal police corporal has been charged with fraudulently selling traffic permits for the centre of the Eternal City to 61 ‘VIPs’ including the Fendi fashion heirs,  judicial sour

 CASERTA-Pope Francis has asked for forgiveness from Catholics  for the ‘persecution’ of Pentecostals, speaking of a ‘fundamental’ unity between Christians and ‘the commandment of Christ.’

 ROME-Vincenzo Nibali won the Tour de France on Sunday, becoming the first Italian cyclist to win the prestigious competition in 16 years.

 ROME-The Costa Concordia arrived on Sunday in the Ligurian port after its four day long journey from Giglio, where it was wrecked in January 2012-the dismantling

 ROME – Concern mounts over increasing numbers of immigrant arrivals-more than a thousand new migrants arrived Thursday in the Eternal City.

 ROME – The nightmare is over for the 26-year-old Sudanese Meriam Yeya Ibrahim who was sentenced to death for apostasy in May.

ROME- Barbara Tamburro’s 6˚Senso Art Gallery in the hub of the ever-vibrant Rione Trevi, encapsulates a fusion between art and fashion.

 ROME-The Costa Concordia, wrecked in January 2012 in a collision killing 32 people, finally left the Tuscan island of Giglio Wednesday and was being towed to Genoa to be torn apart for scrap.

The theme of the 11th edition of Artelibro: ITALY: LAND OF TREASURES clearly reveals the objective of “rediscovering” the artistic and cultural w