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Renaissance art theft shocks Italy as four Antonello da Messina works stolen from Sicily museum

Four significant artworks by Antonello da Messina were stolen from a museum in Messina, Sicily. The thieves bypassed security measures during a busy holiday period on August 15. Two panels were later found abandoned outside the museum building. Investigators are examining how the security systems were compromised during the theft.…

The Economic Times · Aug 19

Four Renaissance artworks stolen in Sicilian museum heist on Italian holiday

The priceless art was stolen on the Ferragosto holiday, marking the feast of the Assumption of Mary, during the peak of the Italian summer season

The Independent UK · Aug 16

Ornella Vanoni death: Beloved Italian singer whose career spanned 70 years dies, aged 91

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said that the star had left an ‘unrepeatable artistic heritage’

The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2025

Inter and Juve serve up ‘beautiful duel’ despite second billing for Serie A

The two teams’ head-to-head next Sunday already feels like a pivotal moment in this season’s race for the Scudetto

The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2024

‘Incomprehensible’ killing of popular brown bear in central Italy sparks outrage

Search under way for two cubs after man shoots rare bear dead, reportedly telling police he fired out of fear

The Guardian - AU · Sep 2, 2023

Outrage as beloved brown bear shot dead in Italy near national park

Authorities are urgently trying to trace her two young cubs, who have been left motherless

Evening Standard · Sep 1, 2023

Rock band singer ‘investigated’ over comments made about Italian Prime Minister

Prosecutors in Turin have reportedly opened an investigation after the lead singer of rock band Placebo insulted Italian Prime Minister Giorgia…

The National (Scotland) · Jul 19, 2023

Italian prosecutors open an investigation after Placebo frontman calls Meloni a fascist, reports say

Prosecutors in Turin have reportedly opened an investigation after the lead singer of British band Placebo insulted Premier Giorgia Meloni during a July 11 concert

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2023

Major hunt for girl, 5, 'bundled into case and snatched' from outside hotel

Kataleya Mia Chicillo Alvarez disappeared on June 10 from the occupied Astor Hotel in Florence where she was living with her family alongside 140 other people

Daily Mirror · Jun 19, 2023

Secret bunkers with Viagra found after mafia boss arrested following 30 years on run

Police have discovered a secret bunker behind a sliding floor at the back of a wardrobe in a Sicilian mafia boss' apartment after he was arrested following 30 years on the run

Daily Mirror · Jan 19, 2023