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Italian police break up mafia drug ring in Rome

Police in Rome have broken up a mafia drug ring arresting 26 people and seizing more than 600kg of cocaine and hashish. Those arrested were members

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Androgyny, art and asymmetrical lines dominate Men's Fashion Week in Milan

Gucci Gucci's androgynous collection at Milan's Men's Fashion Week appeared to be a tribute to French artists, intellectuals and revolutionaries. The

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Fashion pioneers take Milan by storm

World-leading menswear labels have gathered in Milan to present their autumn/winter collections at Fashion Week. Taking place from January 17 to 20

Sport

Vonn becomes the World Cup's most successful female skier

Lindsey Vonn’s skiing career reached new heights on Monday. The American became the most successful female in Alpine skiing World Cup history when

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Vonn the bomb defies gravity and serious injury to equal the record of World Cup wins

Do up the boots and get on the piste, Vincent Menard is the euronews mountain guide. Welcome to gravity, our weekly round up from the world of

Italy

Boat seized in raid against suspected drug traffickers in Italy

A boat is seized and four people arrested in a raid against suspected drug traffickers in Italy

Sport

Figure skater Kostner banned

Olympic bronze medallist Carolina Kostner of Italy has been banned from competition for 16 months for allegedly helping her former boyfriend cover up

Sport

Fanchini celebrates first World Cup win in over nine year

Italy’s Elena Fanchini upset the odds for a surprise World Cup downhill victory on home snow at Cortina d’Ampezzo. The 29-year-old bombed down the

Italy

Italian hostages freed in Syria welcomed home by ministers

Two aid workers taken hostage in northern Syria arrive in Rome after release

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Italian aid workers held hostage in Syria are freed

Italy’s government has announced the release of two young aid workers taken hostage in northern Syria last summer. In a video released two weeks ago

Italy

Italian President Giorgio Napolitano resigns

Italian President Giorgio Napolitano has handed in his resignation as head of state. The government accepted the 89-year-old’s resignation on

Italy

Napolitano's six-decade winning streak

Giorgio Napolitano was the only re-elected President in the history of the Italian Republic, sworn in a second time on 22nd April, 2013 (the first

Italy

Legendary "La Dolce Vita" actress Anita Ekberg dies at 83

Italy

Italian police uncover huge fake euro banknote factory near Naples

Italian police have made one of their biggest seizures of fake currency for years. They say unfinished 50-euro banknotes worth more than 50 million

Italy

Italy court grants legal rights to child born to lesbian couple

Italy

Massive avalanche in South Tyrol engulfs 30 skiers

In Italy’s South Tyrol region an enormous avalanche engulfed a group of 30 skiers leaving one man dead and another seriously injured. The huge mass

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Epiphany celebrated in Rome, Istanbul and Sofia

Pope Francis has celebrated Epiphany with a mass at St Peter’s Basilica. The day marks the revelation of God the Son as a human being and the time

Italy

Fire hinders search for victims of Norman Atlantic Ferry

Fierce heat and thick smoke continue to hamper the search for victims aboard the Norman Atlantic Ferry one week after it caught fire en route from

Italy

Italian pop icon Pino Daniele dies

One of Italy’s best-loved singer-songwriters, Pino Daniele, has died aged 59. Steeped in his the sounds of his native Naples, Daniele burst onto the

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Probe ongoing into Norman Atlantic ferry fire

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