Anti-mafia activist Rosy Canale, who nearly died in a brutal beating, is being threatened again after writing a book.
Journalism
Painted pigeons of St Mark’s square put Venice Biennale critics in a flap
Project to airbrush famous pigeons in garish, vibrant colours for architecture exhibition criticised by animal rights campaigners.
‘Don’t come back, Silvio’, aircraft banner tells Berlusconi
Holidaymakers in Italy applaud aerial stunt in response to senator’s plea for former PM to return for general election.
Asylum seekers in Libya: one man’s story of prison conditions
Picked up by a boat in the Mediterranean while fleeing Eritrea, ‘Kibrom’ describes the reality of Libyan detention camp.
Amalfi lemon growers fear for future of prized fruit
Sfusato lemons are protected under EU law, but years of poor returns are pushing growers and their ageing workforce to brink.
Italian politics: The gloves are off
Mario Monti’s two gaffes may have been deliberate.
Rome airport staff find unexpected item in bagging area: a sleeping man
Security staff were shocked to see human outline appear on monitors as suitcases trundled along conveyor belt.
Rome: Drivers of horse-drawn carriages clash with animal rights activists
President of a European animal rights group and two drivers of botticelle, horse-drawn carriages were taken to a police station.
Italy outlaws ‘you don’t have the balls’
Highest appeals court rules it a crime to use phrase after case in which JP who had questioned existence of lawyer’s testicles.
Phwooaaaargh!
Italian coverage of the Olympics so far can largely be summed up in a word, writes our man John Hooper. And that word is: “Phwooaaaargh!”