An Italian journalist arrested in Turkey while researching refugees near the Syrian border has been freed after two weeks in detention, Italy’s foreign ministry said Monday. Gabriele Del Grande, 34, was expected to arrive at Bologna airport in Italy Monday and be met by his parents and Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano. “I spoke to him … Read more
Bill Viola, the acclaimed contemporary artist, is back in Florence, the cradle of the Renaissance masters who inspired some of his most famous works, powerful, immersive video installations dealing with the extremes of human emotion and experience. Four decades after he first worked in the Tuscan capital, the New Yorker regarded as one of the … Read more
The former president of the Italian Republic and central banker, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, died on Friday at the age of 95, the Italian government said. He died in a hospital in Rome after a long illness, according to Ansa news agency. Ciampi was president of Italy from 1999 to 2006, playing a crucial role in … Read more
Four men are being questioned in Italy in connection with the suicide of a woman who battled for months to have a viral video that showed her having sex removed from the internet. The 31-year-old, identified as Tiziana, sent the video to her ex-boyfriend and three others, who put it online. More than a million … Read more