Italy
Slain student caught in 'web' spun by Egyptian security services: Italian prosecutors
ROME Giulio Regeni, an Italian student tortured and murdered in Cairo in 2016, was ensnared in a "spider's web" spun by the Egyptian security services in the weeks leading up to his death, Rome prosecutors said on Tuesday.
Serie A criticized for anti-racism artwork featuring apes
MILAN Italy's top-flight Serie A soccer league launched a new anti-racism campaign on Monday by presenting artwork featuring three side-by-side paintings of apes but the move has been described by campaign group Fare as a sick joke. | Video
Italy's Salvini drops calls for government to quit, urges unity on reforms
ROME Matteo Salvini, the leader of Italy's right-wing League party, has suddenly dropped his calls for the government to resign and is instead proposing that all the main parties work together to solve the country's most pressing problems.
Villains or visionaries? Hedge funds short companies they say 'greenwash'
LONDON Tens of trillions of global investment dollars are pouring into companies touting robust environmental, social and governance credentials. Now short-sellers spy an opportunity. | Video
Milan and London Fashion Weeks join forces with anti-Brexit message
Italy's Fashion Chamber (CNMI) announced on Thursday a collaboration with the British Fashion Council which will bring part of London's Fashion week to Milan's men's fall-winter collections in January.
Police break up Italo-Greek migrant trafficking group
ROME Italian police said on Thursday they had arrested 13 people and dismantled an international crime gang that smuggled small groups of migrants from Greece to Italy aboard yachts.
Italy's Salvini investigated over use of state flights
ROME Matteo Salvini, the leader of Italy's right-wing League party, has been placed under criminal investigation by Rome prosecutors over suspicions he improperly used state flights, a judicial source close to the investigation said.
From space, Italian astronaut urges U.N. summit to save 'beautiful' Earth
MADRID Awed by the blue-green hues swirling across the marble-like surface of the Earth below, an Italian astronaut made an emotional appeal from space on Wednesday for world leaders to pull their "heads out of the sand" over climate change.
Italy PM says hopes UK election leads to orderly Brexit in Jan
ROME Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Wednesday he hoped that Britain's general election will lead to it making an orderly exit from the European Union next month.
Bain Capital nears deal for Italian IT services firm Engineering: sources
LONDON/MILAN Bain Capital is close to finalizing a deal for a stake in IT services provider Engineering Ingegneria Informatica that would see the U.S. investor share ownership of one of Italy's biggest technology companies, sources told Reuters.
Chinese leader Xi visits gambling hub Macau as nearby Hong Kong seethes
MACAU/HONG KONG China's President Xi Jinping arrived in Macau on Wednesday to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its handover to China, and is expected to announce economic perks as a reward for its stability and loyalty as protests rock nearby Hong Kong.