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Rapper Snoop Dogg held by Italian customs
Snoop Dogg. Photo: Theo Wargo / Getty Images North America / AFP

Rapper Snoop Dogg held by Italian customs

Rap star Snoop Dogg has been stopped by police in Italy while carrying $422,000 (€384,000) in cash, authorities say. READ   
Italy's Ruffini wins world open water gold
Simone Ruffini. Photo: Attila Kisbenedek / AFP

Italy's Ruffini wins world open water gold

Italy dominated the men's marathon 25km open water podium on Saturday with Simone Ruffini taking gold and Matteo Furlan bronze at the world championships in Kazan. READ   
    Italian couple tie the knot at Swedish Pride festival
    Diego Angemi and Francesco Ceccarini. Photo: private

    Italian couple tie the knot at Swedish Pride festival

    Two Italian expats in Sweden are set to get married in front of hundreds of thousands of people at the Stockholm Pride Parade on Saturday afternoon – to send a message about gay rights to their home country. READ   
    Renzi defends reforms as jobless rate rises
    Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi defended his labour reform programme on Friday. Photo: Tiziana Fabi/AFP

    Renzi defends reforms as jobless rate rises

    Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi defended his labour reform programme on Friday, playing down gloomy unemployment data and insisting the debt-laden country was on the right path to growth. READ   
    VIDEO: 'Blond' bear finds internet fame in Italy
    The 'blond' bear was caught on camera by a farmer in Lombardy. Photo: Screengrab/YouTube.

    VIDEO: 'Blond' bear finds internet fame in Italy

    A blond-haired bear has become something of a sensation in Italy after being caught on video by a farmer in Lombardy. READ   
      Naomi Campbell guilty over Italy assault
      British supermodel Naomi Campbell was convicted of assaulting a photographer on the Sicilian island of Lipari in 2009. Photo: Chris Weeks/Getty Images North America/AFP

      Naomi Campbell guilty over Italy assault

      British supermodel Naomi Campbell was on Friday convicted by a Sicilian court of assaulting a photographer on the island of Lipari, and given a six month suspended prison term, Live Sicilia reported. READ   
        Video
        Alitalia attendant loses cool amid airport chaos
        Photo: screengrab Youreporter.it

        Alitalia attendant loses cool amid airport chaos

        A video showing an Alitalia flight attendant shoving a passenger at Rome's Fiumicino airport has gone viral. READ   
        Nursery was wrong to expel vegan child: court
        A vegan meal. Photo: Jennifer/Flickr 

        Nursery was wrong to expel vegan child: court

        A court in the northern Italian province of Alto Adige has ruled that a nursery school was wrong to expel a child whose mother requested that he be fed a vegan diet. READ   
          Italy's unemployment rises to 12.7 percent
          A protest against premier Matteo Renzi's controversial labour reforms late last year. Photo: Filippo Monteforte/AFP

          Italy's unemployment rises to 12.7 percent

          Italy's unemployment rate rose to 12.7 percent in June, the national statistics office, Istat, said on Friday. READ   
            Italy's south is worse off than Greece
            Crumbling buildings and rubbish in Palermo, Sicily. Photo: Denis Bocquet

            Italy's south is worse off than Greece

            Italy's impoverished south has the lowest growth rate in the eurozone, lagging far behind even the sick man of Europe, Greece. READ   
              Features
              Ghost hotel 'celebrates' 61 years without guests
              The ill-fated hotel is much loved by local pigeons. Photo: agrigentonotizie.it

              Ghost hotel 'celebrates' 61 years without guests

              Work began on Italy's Grande Hotel San Calogero more than 60 years ago, but in spite of being renovated and inaugurated twice, the hotel has never entertained a single guest. READ   
              Tourists in hot water for Rome fountain dips
              A tourist in an Italian fountain. Photo: Giuseppe Cacace / AFP

              Tourists in hot water for Rome fountain dips

              As temperatures in Italy soar thanks to the latest heatwave dubbed "“Caronte”", tourists have started leaping into the country's historic fountains to keep cool. But little do they know it's against the law. READ  
              How to keep cool like an ancient Roman
              A centurion crosses the road. Photo: Filippo Monteforte

              How to keep cool like an ancient Roman

              As the mercury rises in Italy and the days and nights get unbearable, we look to the ancient world for tips on staying cool. READ   
              A beginner's guide to aperitivo in Italy
              Apericena or Aperitivo? Photo: Ardo Beltz

              A beginner's guide to aperitivo in Italy

              The Italians go crazy for them – and it's easy to see why. Here, The Local's Patrick Browne gives you the lowdown on one of Italy's most treasured rituals: the aperitivo.  READ   
              Dark tourism: Italy's creepiest attractions
              Museum for the Memory of Ustica. Photo Ghedolo

              Dark tourism: Italy's creepiest attractions

              While Italy might be famed for its art, history and food - it is also home to some of the creepiest tourist attractions on Earth. READ   
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              Disruption continues at Rome's crisis-hit airport
              Flights in and out of Rome's disaster-hit Fiumicino airport were seriously disrupted for a second day on Thursday. Photo: Tiziana Fabi/AFP

              Disruption continues at Rome's crisis-hit airport

              Flights in and out of Rome's disaster-hit Fiumicino airport were seriously disrupted for a second day on Thursday after a fire in a nearby pine grove threw dense smoke across the runway. READ   
              Mario Balotelli set for return to Italy: reports
              Mario Balotelli could be set for a return to Italy. Photo: Paul Ellis/AFP

              Mario Balotelli set for return to Italy: reports

              Italian striker Mario Balotelli is set for a return to Italy after a lacklustre performance in just one season with Liverpool FC, according to British media reports. READ   
              Rome's Fiumicino airport hit by power cut
              Rome's Fiumicino airport was hit by a power cut on Thursday. Photo: Gabriel Buoys/AFP

              Rome's Fiumicino airport hit by power cut

              Rome’s Fiumicino airport suffered yet another setback on Thursday morning – a 20-minute power cut. READ   
              What happens to Italy’s missing migrant kids?
              Of the almost 6,000 minors who landed on Italy’s shores during the first six months of this year, more than 3,830 arrived alone. Photo: Alberto Pizzoli/AFP

              What happens to Italy’s missing migrant kids?

              Almost 5,000 refugee children have disappeared after arriving on Italy’s shores since last summer, with many passing through the small Sicilian port town of Pozzallo. The Local spoke to one woman there, who has witnessed both their fear and determination to survive. READ   
              Italian man obtains identity - after 62 years
              Photo: Mustafa Ozer/AFP

              Italian man obtains identity - after 62 years

              An man living in the Ligurian city of Genoa has been issued with an identity card after 62 years, having lived his entire life invisible to the Italian state.  READ   
              'New York's waste issue is worse than Rome's'
              Rubbish lines Sixth Street in New York. Photo: Facebook

              'New York's waste issue is worse than Rome's'

              Romans have taken to Facebook to hit back at the Italian capital's critics following a wave of bad publicity the city has received in the international press.  READ   
              Fireworks factory blast death toll rises to ten
              Photo: Shutterstock

              Fireworks factory blast death toll rises to ten 

              The death toll from an explosion at a fireworks factory in southern Italy last week has risen to ten after one of the factory's owners died of his injuries. READ   
              Probe opens into fire near Rome airport
              The fire broke out in a pine grove near Rome's Fiumicino airport. Photo: Photo: Karl Stagno-Navarra

              Probe opens into fire near Rome airport

              Interior Minister Angelino Alfano said that an investigation has been opened after authorities found that a fire near Rome's Fiumicino airport started in multiple places, leading them to believe it was started deliberately. READ   
              Venice Film Festival
              Depp and Fiennes top Venice film fest line-up
              Johnny Depp on the red carpet in Venice in 2007. Photo: Christophe Simon / AFP

              Depp and Fiennes top Venice film fest line-up

              Hollywood stars Johnny Depp and Ralph Fiennes top a powerful line-up at this year's Venice film festival, with US and Italian films dominating the competition for the Golden Lion, from war dramas to rock-star thrillers. READ   
              Confidence in Italy’s prime minister plummets
              Italians are losing faith in their leader, Matteo Renzi. Photo: Thierry Charlier/AFP

              Confidence in Italy’s prime minister plummets

              Italians’ confidence in their young premier Matteo Renzi has plummeted since his whirlwind start early last year, according to a new opinion poll. READ   
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              Mary Vetsera's suicide letters found
              Mary Vetsera. Photo: ÖNB

              Mary Vetsera's suicide letters found

              Suicide letters believed to have been written by the mistress of Austria’s Crown Prince Rudolf, 17-year-old Mary Vetsera, before her untimely death have been found in an archive of the private Schoeller bank. READ   
              Drunk Swiss man tied up on flight to Bangkok
              The Thai Airways flight continued to Bangkok. Photo: Faisal Akram

              Drunk Swiss man tied up on flight to Bangkok 

              Passengers on a flight from Zurich to Bangkok were forced to tie up a drunk Swiss man who caused a fracas during the journey.  READ   
              Doctor on trial after woman wakes in morgue
              Photo: DPA

              Doctor on trial after woman wakes in morgue

              A doctor from North Rhine-Westphalia will face charges for negligence and bodily harm, authorities said on Tuesday – after accidentally sending a living woman to the morgue. READ   
              Anti-whaling activists 'hypocrites': Danish MP
              The Faroese 'whale grind'. Photo: Sea Shepherd

              Anti-whaling activists 'hypocrites': Danish MP

              With Danish MPs being spammed by thousands of emails from anti-whaling protesters, one angry MP has said animals in other countries have far worse lives than the whales hunted off the Faroe Islands. READ   
              Two injured in Barcelona hotel shooting
              The reception area of the Silken Ramblas hotel where the shooting is reported to have taken place. Photo: hoteles-silken.com

              Two injured in Barcelona hotel shooting

              UPDATED: Two people were injured in a shooting just off one of the busiest tourist streets in the Catalan capital on Tuesday afternoon. READ   
              10,000 campers forced to flee forest fire in France
              Fires have been spreading through France this summer. Photo: AFP

              10,000 campers forced to flee forest fire in France

              UPDATED: A new wild fire broke out in the south of France on Monday afternoon which forced authorities to evacuate three campsites where 10,000 holidaymakers had been staying. READ   
              Norway makes world record ice cream cone
              Photo: Hennig Olsen

              Norway makes world record ice cream cone

              Norwegian ice-cream maker, Hennig Olsen, unveiled the world’s largest-ever ice cream cone in front of 9,000 people at the start of Sunday’s Tall Ships Race at Kristianstad. READ   
              Swedish police briefly hold rapper Snoop Dogg
              Snoop Dogg performing at the Stadsträdgården in Uppsala, last night. Photo: Marcus Ericsson / TT

              Swedish police briefly hold rapper Snoop Dogg

              US rapper Snoop Dogg was briefly arrested by Swedish police on suspicion of using illegal drugs, police sources said on Sunday. READ   
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