Italian Police seizes 37 million units of painkillers made by Indian company bound for Islamic State terrorists
Tramadol is a synthetic opioid-like drug used as a painkiller.
May 11, 2017, 10:32 AM IST
'Dangal' girl Sanya Malhotra is on an Italian sojourn and the pictures look exquisite!
Aamir Khan's 'Dangal' gave Bollywood powerful actors in the face of Fatima Sana Shaikh and Sanya Malhotra—the two girls who played older Geeta and Babita Phogat respectively.
May 10, 2017, 10:10 AM IST
Over 80 missing after migrant boat sinks off Libya, survivors tell UNHCR
At least 80 migrants including women and children were missing after a boat sank off the Libyan coast, survivors told the UN's refugee agency today, in the latest such tragedy.
May 08, 2017, 21:01 PM IST
Hundreds of migrants feared dead in Mediterranean over weekend: Survivors
More than 200 migrants are feared to have died in the Mediterranean over the weekend, according to testimony from survivors, and several bodies, including that of an infant, have washed up on a Libyan beach.
May 08, 2017, 18:43 PM IST
Italian reporters freed from Turkey after two-week detention
An Italian journalist who was detained in Turkey two weeks ago while doing research for a book was released on Monday and flown straight back to Italy.
Apr 24, 2017, 16:59 PM IST
World's oldest woman Emma Morano dies aged 117; she lived through 2 world wars, knew 11 popes
Emma Morano, the world's oldest woman and the last surviving person born in the 19th century, died at the age of 117 at her home in Italy's Verbania town on Saturday.
Apr 16, 2017, 09:16 AM IST
Nearly 100 migrants feared missing after boat sinks off Libya: Coastguard
Close to 100 migrants were feared missing after their boat sank off the Libyan coast near Tripoli on Thursday.
Apr 13, 2017, 19:10 PM IST
Italian railway station evacuated over bomb scare
Police evacuated Sicilian capital Palermo's central station on Tuesday and deployed a bomb squad after a suspect package was discovered at an entrance to the station.
Apr 12, 2017, 00:03 AM IST
Russian athletes top 2015 doping offences, India ranked third: WADA report
Italy was next on the list with 129 cases while India was third with 117
Apr 04, 2017, 15:11 PM IST
Fishermen killing case: SC to hear Italian marine Latorre's plea seeking extension to his stay
The Supreme Court will on Monday hear the plea filed by an Italian marine under investigation for the killing of two fishermen, who was allowed to go home while international arbitration into the case goes on.
Mar 06, 2017, 09:01 AM IST
'Possible terror risks for Italy from lone wolves'
On the risk of terror attacks in Italy, the critical issues continue to come from the possible activation of "lone wolves" and "self-starters", or self radicalised people, an official said.
Feb 28, 2017, 12:24 PM IST
Pope makes historic visit to Rome Anglican church
Pope Francis attended a service at the All Saints' Church in Rome on Sunday, becoming the first pontiff in history to visit an Anglican church in the Italian capital.
Feb 27, 2017, 00:42 AM IST
Seven jailed for migrant drownings
An Italian court has sentenced seven African migrants to a total of more than 120 years in prison for the drowning of at least 12 people in Mediterranean in 2015.
Feb 21, 2017, 15:46 PM IST
Italian court convicts couple in Islamic State group plot
An Italian court has convicted a Moroccan-born man and his wife on charges of international terrorism in connection with an Islamic State plot to carry out attacks in Rome during the Holy Year in 2016.
Feb 14, 2017, 19:59 PM IST
Italian woman donates Rs 28 lakh gold crown to Saibaba
The woman that she intends to build a huge Saibaba temple in Italy.
Feb 10, 2017, 10:25 AM IST
Ex Italy rail boss Mauro Moretti among 22 sentenced over 2009 disaster
Mauro Moretti, the former head of Italian railways, was Tuesday among a string of executives sentenced provisionally to prison terms over a 2009 freight train disaster that killed 32 people.
Feb 01, 2017, 10:09 AM IST
Fresh quakes rattle snowbound central Italy in Lazio province
Sixteen tremors jolted central Italy's mountainous spine on Thursday, Italy's national geophysics and vulcanology institute after the area was hit by a series of strong earthquakes, heavy snowfalls and an avalanche last week.
Jan 27, 2017, 00:51 AM IST
Fresh quakes rattle snowbound central Italy
Sixteen tremors jolted central Italy's mountainous spine on Thursday, Italy's national geophysics and vulcanology institute after the area was hit by a series of strong earthquakes, heavy snowfalls and an avalanche last week.
Jan 26, 2017, 23:11 PM IST
Final toll for Italy avalanche stands at 29 as recovery ends
Firefighters issued the update after a week of search efforts at the isolated Hotel Rigopiano in central Italy. Nine people were pulled out alive in the first days of the rescue.
Jan 26, 2017, 13:08 PM IST
Italy avalanche toll reaches 23; PM Gentiloni to brief Parliament
Rescue crews recovered several more bodies from the rubble of a hotel crushed by an avalanche today, bringing the toll to 23, even as they mourned colleagues who were killed in a nearby helicopter crash.
Jan 25, 2017, 15:47 PM IST
