Amanda Knox set to defend herself in Italian court against a 16-year-old slander charge
Amanda Knox is due to return to an Italian court this week to defend herself against a defamation conviction she received 16 years ago – a sentence she hopes to have permanently overturned. Her chance was made possible after a European court ruled that Italy had violated her human rights during lengthy interrogation after the […]
US returns stolen Italian art worth $65m in vow to put loot back ‘where it belongs’ | Italy
Italy on Tuesday expressed gratitude for the return of about 600 artefacts from the United States – ancient bronze statues, gold coins, mosaics and manuscripts worth 60 million euros ($65 million) that were looted years ago and sold to American museums, galleries and collectors, then recovered following a criminal investigation. The presentation was attended by […]
TV tonight: return of brutal Italian prison drama The King | Television
King 10:10pm, Sky Atlantic The brutal Italian prison drama is back in full force, with San Michele Prison’s “King” Bruno Testori (Luca Zingaretti) returning to direct after last season’s charges were dropped. He must now obtain information from a prisoner accused of murder, magistrate Vittorio Mancuso. Holly Richardson Andy Oliver’s Amazing Feast 8pm, BBC Two […]
Novak Djokovic loses in Italian Open after taking bottle to head
The 2024 Italian Open will be remembered as the bottle tournament in Novak Djokovic’s career. The harmless task of signing autographs turned terrifying when a water container fell from his backpack and hit him in the head. The next day, he appeared outside the venue wearing a motorcycle helmet, smiling and laughing to the delight […]
Novak Djokovic wears bicycle helmet to Italian Open training session after getting hit in the head with bottle
Novak Djokovic I didn’t get a chance this weekend. of Serbian tennis star On Saturday, he appeared at Rome’s Foro Italico wearing a bicycle helmet, smiling and signing autographs for fans. Novak Djokovic of Serbia participates in a training session during the men’s ATP Rome Open tennis tournament at Foro Italico in Rome, May 11, […]
Italian government accused of using defamation law to silence intellectuals | Italy
Giorgia Meloni’s government is strategically using defamation lawsuits to silence the nation’s intellectuals, a philosopher who is being sued by the Italian prime minister’s brother-in-law has claimed. In the latest in a series of lawsuits based on Italy’s relatively strict defamation laws, Donatella di Cesare of Rome’s Sapienza University was sued on May 15 by […]
Italian PM Meloni ally fires back against criticism says policies the same but ‘Europe has changed’
First time on Fox – A close friend of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni told Fox News Digital that criticism of her for abandoning policies on illegal immigration and other issues is unfounded. “Giorgia Meloni hasn’t changed, but Europe has,” Italian Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs Edmundo Cirielli told Fox News Digital. Cirielli is the co-founder […]
Tucci is the best new Italian restaurant — watch out Carbone
Tucci has been the city’s most popular new Italian restaurant for many months. Beautifully built on fine 19th-century bones, this is the first place you can compete with bold carbon for less than its infamous hot spot. Tucci (or TUCCI as they stylized the name) doesn’t have a rock star chef like Mario Carbone in […]
Iconic Italian eatery Ortobello fights to rebuild after fire as Brooklyn residents rally to save community fixture
Andrea Cerasuoli hasn’t been herself since a fire in early April destroyed Ortobello, the popular Italian restaurant in Bensonhurst that her father started in 1974. “In a way, I don’t want to say I’m depressed,” Serrasuoli, 48, told the Post on Monday. “But I feel depressed because of the whole fire situation. “I’ve never recovered […]
Italian court drops charges against migrant rescue ship crews and ends long-running legal battle
ROME (AP) — An Italian court on Friday dropped charges of cooperating with smugglers and dismissed a long-running lawsuit by three humanitarian organizations against the crew of a rescue ship for helping rescue thousands of migrants at sea. . A judge in the Sicilian city of Trapani has decided not to proceed with a trial […]