Colleen Barry
The Associated Press
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Italian minister scraps trip over French official's remarks
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has abruptly canceled a trip to Paris over remarks by the French interior minister criticizing the Italian premier’s migration policy → Read More
Olive oil in coffee? New Starbucks line a curiosity in Italy
Olive oil, a staple in Italian cooking, is now a coffee ingredient. Starbucks has launched a line of coffee that is topped with olive oil at its Milan store. → Read More
Berlusconi acquitted in trial tied to 'bunga bunga' parties
MILAN (AP) — Italian former Premier Silvio Berlusconi was found not guilty Wednesday of witness tampering, in a trial related to the sexually charged “bunga bunga” parties he held at his villa near Milan while he was in office. → Read More
Stella Jean quits Milan Fashion Week over lack of inclusion
MILAN (AP) — The only Black designer belonging to Italy’s fashion chamber withdrew Wednesday from this month’s Milan Fashion Week, alleging a lack of support for diversity and inclusion after the chamber “abandoned” a project to promote young designers of color working in Italy. → Read More
More questions than answers as EU corruption scandal unfolds
A week after a cash-for-favors scandal broke at the European Union's parliament more questions remain than answers. A vice president at the parliament has lost her job as the corruption → Read More
Body of girl found in Italy mudslide; death toll rises to 2
Search teams have pulled the body of a young girl from her family home as they dig through mud for a second day in the search for people still missing → Read More
Sober or bright? Europe faces holidays during energy crunch
In cities across Europe, officials are wrestling with a choice this Christmas. They could dim festive lighting to send a message of energy conservation and solidarity with citizens squeezed by → Read More
Europe faces holiday decoration dilemma during energy crunch
With the holidays approaching, Europe must balance traditional bright lights with the sober reality of energy costs raised by inflation and the Ukraine war. → Read More
Europe faces holiday decoration dilemma during energy crunch
With the holidays approaching, Europe must balance traditional bright lights with the sober reality of energy costs raised by inflation and the Ukraine war. → Read More
Sober or bright? Europe faces holidays during energy crunch
In cities across Europe, officials are wrestling with a choice this Christmas → Read More
Pope returns to father's hometown for cousin's birthday
Pope Francis made a rare personal getaway Saturday, returning to his father's birthplace in northern Italy for the first time since ascending the papacy to cele → Read More
Pope visits immigrant father's hometown for birthday party
Pope Francis has returned to his father’s birthplace in northern Italy for the first time since ascending the papacy → Read More
Global luxury sales set to hit record this year, study says
MILAN — Luxury spending is growing faster than ever, fueled by pent-up pandemic demand and shifting demographics as younger, more diverse consumers buy into tiny handbag and post-streetwear trends, according to a study released Tuesday. Global sales of personal luxury goods including leather accessories, apparel, footwear, jewelry and watches are expected to grow by 22% […] → Read More
Charity ship with 35 migrants refuses to leave Italian port
CATANIA, Sicily (AP) — The captain of a charity-operated migrant rescue ship refused Italian orders to leave a Sicilian port Sunday after authorities conducted a medical selection of the passengers… → Read More
1,100 migrants in limbo as Italy shuts ports to rescue ships
Two German-run migrant rescue ships carrying nearly 300 rescued people are waiting off the eastern coast of Sicily. The Humanity 1 ship has received permission to disembark the most vulnerable → Read More
Hundreds of migrants in limbo as Italy closes ports to NGOs
Two German-run migrant rescue ships carrying nearly 300 rescued people are waiting off the eastern coast of Sicily → Read More
Italy’s right-wing government slammed for anti-rave decree
MILAN (AP) — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni on Wednesday defended her government from criticism that a decree banning rave parties could be used to clamp down on sit-ins and other forms of protest … → Read More
Thousands commemorate Italy's fascist dictator Mussolini
Several thousand black-clad fascist sympathizers chanted and sang in praise of Benito Mussolini as they marched to the slain Italian dictator’s crypt Sunday, 100 years after Mussolini entered Rome and → Read More
Thousands commemorate Italy's fascist dictator Mussolini
PREDAPPIO, Italy — Several thousand black-clad fascist sympathizers chanted and sang in praise of the late Italian dictator Benito Mussolini on Sunday as they marched to his crypt, 100 years after Mussolini entered Rome and completed a bloodless coup that gave rise to two decades of fascist rule. The crowd of 2,000 to 4,000 marchers, […] → Read More
Pope slams treatment of migrants as 2 Italians become saints
Pope Francis has denounced Europe's treatment of migrants as as “disgusting, sinful and criminal.” → Read More