A photo grabbed from the Greek television channel "Skai" shows the burning ferry the Norman Atlantic. Photo: Skai TV / AFP
One dead as burning ferry rescue continues
Italy's coastguard said Sunday it had recovered the body of a man from water around a burning ferry in the Adriatic, confirming the first casualty of the high-seas disaster. READ
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Christmas baby cheer for rescued migrant mother
A baby born at sea on Christmas Day after his Nigerian mother was plucked from a floundering migrant boat by the Italian navy has been baptised Testimony Salvatore in honour of the medics who delivered him. READ
Iana Aleksandrovna Azhdanova is ushered away by Vatican police. AFP Photo/Vincenzo Livieri
Femen baby Jesus thief released from jail
Vatican authorities on Saturday ordered the release of a Femen activist detained after snatching a baby Jesus figurine from the St Peter's Square Nativity scene on Christmas Day while baring her breasts. READ
Migrants stand in line to receive new shoes in the port of Palermo. File Photo: Gabriel Bouys
Italian navy rescues 1,300 migrants
The Italian Navy rescued some 1,300 migrants in several operations late on Christmas Day, among them a Nigerian woman who gave birth on board one of the rescue vessels, local media said Friday. READ 4 comments
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Doggy love works wonders at Italian prison
With a bark of excitement, Titti, Tato and Carmela scamper down the corridors of the Bollate prison near Milan and are enveloped by prisoners who shower them with treats, pats and hugs. READ
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Topless Femen activist grabs baby Jesus
An activist from the feminist group Femen bared her breasts in St Peter's Square on Christmas Day and rushed the Nativity scene, grabbing the baby Jesus figurine. READ 3 comments
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Pope slams persecution in Christmas address
Pope Francis roundly condemned jihadist violence and the "brutal persecution" of religious minorities this year in a Christmas message to the world's 1.2 billion Catholics and millions of others. READ
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Italy to nationalize troubled steel plant
Italy's cabinet on Wednesday said the country's loss-making Ilva steel plant, one of the most polluting in Europe, would be nationalized for up to three years. READ
Apart from the Swedes, Italians have the highest life expectancy of any European country. Health photo: Shutterstock
Italians upbeat about health in 2014
Italians are feeling upbeat about their health and can expect to live a long life despite their economic worries, according to the latest government statistics released on Tuesday. READ
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If you're in Italy this December, you may come across some unusual traditions that come from the home of the Catholic Church. Colosseum photo: Shutterstock
Ten traditions that make an Italian Christmas
Did you know that cannons are fired in Rome to celebrate the birth of baby Jesus, or that Italians ski down the slopes bearing flaming torches each Christmas Eve? For details of these and other festive traditions, check out The Local's list. READ
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David Geisser has also authored a cookbook filled with popes' favourite recipes. Photo: David Geisser
Life as an elite Vatican Swiss Guard
Despite being better known today for their colourful uniforms than their reputation as fearless warriors, the Swiss Guards have been a powerful symbol of the Vatican for centuries. The Local speaks to David Geisser, one of the latest recruits, about a career protecting popes. READ
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Test your Italian history with The Local's quiz
Italy is home to some of the world’s most iconic monuments and is the birthplace of a long list of artists, inventors and composers...but how well do you know its history? READ
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Top ten: Travel warnings for Italy
Many of us tend to leave our brains at home when heading abroad on holiday, and with that in mind governments issue travel warnings. From volcanoes to thieves distracting tourists with pizza, here are some of the most striking — and bizarre — warnings about Italy. READ
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German novelist Thomas Mann was struck by the "flattering and suspect beauty" of the city of Venice. Venice photo: Shutterstock
Top ten: Famous quotes about Italy
Italy has been a source of inspiration for many a traveller over the centuries. From Lord Byron to George Clooney, here are ten quotes about the country from some of the peninsula’s most famous visitors.READ
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Italy came ninth in a survey ranking the most desirable places in the world to work. Italy worker:Shutterstock
Is Italy a desirable place for foreigners to work?
Italy was ranked the ninth most desirable place in the world to work in a survey this week, but some foreigners who live and work here beg to differ. READ
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A photo grabbed from the Greek television channel "Skai" shows the burning ferry the Norman Atlantic. Photo: Skai TV / AFP
Passengers plead for rescue on burning ferry
UPDATED: Desperate passengers used mobile phones to plead for rescue from a burning ferry off the Greek island of Corfu on Sunday as rescuers battled gale-force winds to get to them. READ
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Pope urges 'tenderness' in Christmas homily
Pope Francis led Christmas Eve mass in the Vatican on Wednesday calling for "tenderness" and "warmth" after a violence-plagued year as millions of Christians began marking the holiday. READ
"Those who take photographs during concerts are badly educated," said conductor Daniel Barenboim. Photo: Dieter Nagl/AFP
La Scala conductor outburst at fan's photos
Conductor and pianist Daniel Barenboim has become the latest artist to interrupt a concert to tick off the audience for taking photographs, slamming flash-happy fans at Milan's prestigious opera house as "badly educated". READ 3 comments
Pompeii was destroyed by a sudden volcanic eruption of nearby Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Pompeii photo: Shutterstock
Pompeii restored with help of artefact thieves
The ruins of Pompeii are being restored with the aid of a most unlikely source – thieves with a conscience who are returning fragments once stolen from the ancient Roman city. READ
Panettone, Italy's traditional Christmas cake, was one of the products seized by police. Panettone photo: Shutterstock
Christmas cake seized by Italy health police
Italian police have seized more than 60 tonnes of seasonal pastries and sweets in a nationwide campaign targeting fraudulent food producers ahead of Christmas. READ
One of the chow chow dogs seized by police. Photo: Corpo Forestale dello Stato
Circus tricked kids with dogs painted as pandas
Two painted chow chow dogs posing as pandas have been seized from a circus in northern Italy, after tricking children into handing over cash, police have said. READ 8 comments
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi was one of a number of politicians the group aimed to target. Photo: Tiziana Fabi/AFP
Renzi a target in neo-fascist terrorist plot
Italian President Giorgio Napolitano and Prime Minister Matteo Renzi were to be the targets of deadly terrorism attacks allegedly planned by members of a banned neo-fascist network, police claimed on Monday.READ
The outspoken Pope warned against greed, egoism and people who think they are "immortal". Photo: Filippo Monteforte/AFP
Pope lambasts lust for power within Vatican
Pope Francis lambasted the Vatican's bureaucracy on Monday, saying some within the Church lusted for power and suffered from "spiritual Alzheimer's" in comments likely to outrage his adversaries. READ
Italy's original outline for the budget prompted objections from the European Union. Budget photo: Shutterstock
Italian parliament adopts budget after EU battle
The Italian parliament adopted the government's 2015 budget late on Monday, after the European Union forced Prime Minister Matteo Renzi to redraft the text to rein in the country's deficit. READ
TripAdvisor has 30 days to pay the fine. TripAdvisor photo: Shutterstock
TripAdvisor fined for fake reviews in Italy
Italy's competition watchdog slapped TripAdvisor with a €500,000 fine on Monday for failing to warn users some of the opinions posted on the popular review website may be fakes. READ
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A neighbour photographed the damage. Photo: Grossenzersdorf council
Egyptian man cuts down 'eyesore' Jesus on cross
An Egyptian man who moved into a house in Grossenzersdorf in Lower Austria told his neighbours the 60-year-old figure of Jesus on a cross outside his home was an 'eyesore' - so he cut it down with an angle grinder. READ
In the streets rather than on the pistes. Photo: www.soaktuell.ch
Swiss head to shops rather than slopes
The lack of snow in many Swiss ski resorts has had a beneficial effect on the shops, with many people shopping rather than skiing on the Sundays leading up to Christmas. READ
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Germans hit back at anti-immigrant movement
Business leaders, the political class and average Germans are pushing back against a growing anti-immigrant movement, saying it threatens the values and image the country fought hard to establish since the war.READ
Could Ribe be 75 years older than previously thought? Photo: Christian/Flickr
Denmark’s oldest town even older than thought
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