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Italy Ordered To Pay Damages To Amanda Knox

5:33pm January 24, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

The European Court of Human Rights ordered the country to pay Knox nearly $21,000 for failing to provide legal assistance and an interpreter when police initially questioned her in a 2007 murder case.

Migrants walk toward a snow-covered pass to cross the border from Italy to France, in January 2018 near Bardonecchia, Italian Alps.

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Rejected By Italy, Thousands Of Migrants From Africa Risk The Alps To Reach France

7:01am January 01, 2019

by Christopher Livesay

This year alone, some 5,000 migrants have attempted to cross from northern Italy into France, according to local municipalities and aid groups. Some have perished along the way. Many are sent back.

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Ash spewing from Mount Etna is seen from the Italian city of Catania on Monday. A 4.8 magnitude earthquake followed, early Wednesday morning.

Sicily Is Shaken By Earthquake As Mount Etna Erupts Once Again

7:40pm December 26, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

The volcano erupted two days ago, triggering 1,000 mostly small tremors. At least 10 people were injured and a number of buildings were damaged in Wednesday's quake.

Ownership of "Statue of a Victorious Youth," a bronze sculpture of ancient Greek origin, is being disputed. An American museum is trying to keep it.

Italian Court Orders Getty Museum To Return Statue To Italy

5:07pm December 05, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

The Getty Museum in Los Angeles says it has no intention of returning the "Statue of a Victorious Youth," a piece of art from ancient Greece discovered off the Italian coast in the 1960s.

A relief under Rome's Arch of Titus, built in the first century, shows a menorah being taken away from the Temple in Jerusalem.

Catholic News Service's Hanukkah Tweet Shows Ancient Jewish Temple's Destruction

4:58pm December 04, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

A relief showed Roman soldiers carrying the spoils of the war, including a menorah from the destroyed ancient Temple of Jerusalem. Observers noted the problematic image.

The rescue ship Aquarius, chartered by aid groups SOS Mediterranee and Doctors Without Borders, leaves the harbor of Marseille, France, on Aug. 1. The ship has been docked at Marseille since September, when it lost its registration, and Italian authoritie

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Italy Wants Rescue Ship Seized, Accuses Doctors Without Borders Of Illegal Dumping

5:53pm November 20, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

Doctors Without Borders, which operates the Aquarius, "strongly condemns" the request and says allegations of improperly disposed medical and other waste are "unfounded and sinister."

The speed limit in Acquetico, a village in Northern Italy, is 50 kph, or 31 mph. Drivers have been clocked passing through the village at more than double that speed.

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Italian Village Installs Speed Cameras, Records 58,000 Infractions In 2 Weeks

3:19pm November 19, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

A highway runs right through the community of Acquetico, population about 120. The area's mayor decided to take action against motorists blazing by and was shocked at what he found.

Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman, listens to officials in 2010 at a prison near Lahore. Her blasphemy conviction has been reversed but advocates say she and her family are in danger in Pakistan.

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Italy Offers To Help Relocate Pakistani Christian Woman Acquitted Of Blasphemy

8:34pm November 06, 2018

by Richard Gonzales

Italy joins other western countries seeking to help the woman at the center of a simmering dispute between the government and hard-line religious groups.

People walk in a flooded Saint Mark Square in Venice, Italy.

Heavy Rains, Wind Blamed For 11 Deaths In Italy

7:06pm October 30, 2018

by Richard Gonzales

Venice saw an unusually high tide leaving three-quarters of the city covered in water. Officials in large areas of the country closed schools and urged residents to stay indoors.

The Aquarius rescue ship last month as it entered the harbor of Senglea, Malta.

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Last Private Rescue Ship On Deadly Mediterranean Migrant Route Loses Its Registration

1:11pm September 24, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

International charities say it is a death sentence for hundreds of people trying to reach safety. They say Panama revoked the Aquarius 2's registration after pressure from Italy, which Italy denies.