Italy
- Costa Concordia captain begins appeal against convictionFrancesco Schettino claims he has been made the scapegoat for 2012 cruise ship disaster that claimed 32 lives
- Ban Ki-moon attacks 'increasingly restrictive' EU asylum policiesUN secretary general speaks in Austrian parliament a day after Vienna passes law allowing police to reject asylum seekers at border
- Giulio Regeni's parents condemn arrest of activist in CairoFamily of Italian researcher abducted and killed in Egypt hit out at clampdown on activists, lawyers and journalists
- Donald Trump gets my backing, says Italy's Matteo SalviniLeader of rightwing Northern League party praises US Republican presidential candidate after meeting in Philadelphia
- Sicily: Culture and Conquest review – the original treasure islandRaging bulls, Medusas, Madonnas… there are riches and mysteries galore in this enthralling survey of Sicilian history from the ancient Greeks to the Normans
- Salone del Mobile: inside the house of funColourful swings, striking mirrors and tiled tables… Becky Sunshine finds the 2016 Milan design fair in a playful mood
- Milan stand-in footballers perform embarrassing attempt at haka – videoActors dressed as players of the Italian football club AC Milan were filmed performing something vaguely like a haka before their match against Carpi
- Four Italian doctors on house arrest over alleged malpractice cover-upDoctors at a Reggio Calabria hospital accused of falsifying accounts of errors leading to deaths of two children and an abortion without consent



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