Italy
Sebastiano Vassalli obituaryAuthor who focused on his native Italy – both its beauty and its shortcomings
Italian coastguard rescues 1,800 migrants as five found deadAlmost 2,000 migrants have died in the Mediterranean so far this year, on top of 3,500 last year
Viral video of 1,000 musicians wins over Foo Fighters: band will play Italian cityDave Grohl posts video of his own telling Cesena residents the band will be there soon as giant performance in city racks up more than 11.5m views
New York University in legal saga over Villa La Pietra, half a world away in ItalyThe 15th-century estate was bequeathed to NYU in 1994 by Sir Harold Acton – but an alleged extramarital affair is the basis of a 20-year legal battle over La Pietra
Europe could solve the migrant crisis – if it wantedEurope could solve the migrant crisis – if it wanted
Daniel TrillingWe face a political choice between treating migrants like toxic waste and offering them sanctuary
Marian McNay obituaryOther lives: Teacher whose skills enabled children of Italian descent to learn English
Mediterranean rescue boats involved in friendly fire incidentSwedish coastguard fired warning shots after mistaking Italian navy boat off Libya for vessel belonging to smugglers earlier this week
Fire near Rome Fiumicino airport disrupts flightsAll departures briefly suspended after fire in pine grove near Italian capital’s biggest airport
Actor's call for colossal cleanup inspires Roman citizens to roll up sleevesAlessandro Gassmann’s demand that people of Rome take back the Eternal City goes viral with some posting pictures of themselves cleaning the streets
Top Gear remake to launch in ItalyShow continues global expansion despite Jeremy Clarkson’s exit, with Sky Italia airing local series fronted by Guido Meda and Joe Bastianich
France beats Britain to win first European Quidditch GamesFrench side’s main keeper breaks his shoulder in tough 90-50 final of Harry Potter-inspired tournament held in Italian hillside
Tensions run high in Rome's suburbs as Italy struggles with migration crisisIn wealthy Casale San Nicola, protesters express the sort of anger and mistrust felt across country trying to cope with arrival of 80,000 migrants
Tourist hotspots around the world are crowded with new visitors – but are they all welcome?A surge of visitors from developing countries is putting a strain on top European destinations but is it ethical, or possible, to stop them?
A Corbyn-inspired split would be a Labour catastrophe – just look across the ChannelFrom Scandinavia to Greece, great social democratic parties are being reduced to bit players. It’s a nightmare vision that should bring Labour to its senses
Beppe Grillo calls for nationalisation of Italian banks and exit from euroFive Star Movement’s populist leader compares Greek bailout talks to ‘explicit nazism’ and says Italy must use its €2tn debt as leverage against Germany
Italian same-sex couples need full equalityLetters: European court ruling does not address the systemic discrimination to which gay and lesbian people are subjected
Merchant ships sent Arabic signs to help with Mediterranean migrant rescuesPlacards with Arabic and French health and safety advice distributed among merchant ship crews
Hacking Team: police investigate employees over inside job claimsItalian police investigate six Hacking Team employees over possibility of inside job after previous accusations over the leaking of company secrets
Four Italians kidnapped near Eni oil premises in LibyaConstruction workers were seized on Sunday near compound controlled by Italian oil company in Mellitah
How public service broadcasting shapes up worldwideMany of the BBC’s defenders highlight its standing as the pinnacle of PSB globally – but what are they comparing it with?
Users' data compromised after technical glitch at Home Office contractorVFS Global, which provides visa services on behalf of the UK, released online application forms that allowed users to access other people’s data
Please ban our books too, Mr Mayor: it’s all or none of usPlease ban our books too, Mr Mayor: it’s all or none of us
Andrea ValenteThe mayor of Venice has banned books about same-sex families but I and my fellow authors don’t want our work in schools where censorship rules
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