Italy

Ambulanza (foto Ansa)
Ambulanza (foto Ansa)
Salerno

Two young couples die after their car plunges 200 meters down a cliff.

They were 29 and 24 years old: the car crashed through the guardrail and left the road after hitting another vehicle.
foto Ansa
foto Ansa
In the Catania area

He photographed middle school students and stripped them with artificial intelligence: janitor arrested

A large amount of child pornography material found in the house
Un lupo, immagine simbolo (Ansa)
Un lupo, immagine simbolo (Ansa)
animals

The Senate approves the downgrading of wolf protection. ENPA: "A serious reversal."

For the Institute, this is "an injustice, an ideological vote that does not take into account a large part of the scientific world."
Chiara Petrolini prima dell'udienza alla Corte di assise di Parma per il processo a suo carico per il duplice omicidio premeditato e la soppressione dei cadaveri dei suoi due figli neonati, 30 giugno 2025. ANSA/ LUCA AMEDEO BIZZARRI
Chiara Petrolini prima dell'udienza alla Corte di assise di Parma per il processo a suo carico per il duplice omicidio premeditato e la soppressione dei cadaveri dei suoi due figli neonati, 30 giugno 2025. ANSA/ LUCA AMEDEO BIZZARRI
Parma

Newborns buried in the garden: Prosecutor's Office seeks 26-year sentence for Chiara Petrolini

The 22-year-old is accused of two premeditated murders and the disposal of the bodies.
Chiara Petrolini prima dell'udienza alla Corte di assise di Parma per il processo a suo carico per il duplice omicidio premeditato e la soppressione dei cadaveri dei suoi due figli neonati, 30 giugno 2025. ANSA/ LUCA AMEDEO BIZZARRI
Chiara Petrolini prima dell'udienza alla Corte di assise di Parma per il processo a suo carico per il duplice omicidio premeditato e la soppressione dei cadaveri dei suoi due figli neonati, 30 giugno 2025. ANSA/ LUCA AMEDEO BIZZARRI
Parma

Chiara Petrolini in court: "I'm not a murderous mother, I didn't know I was pregnant."

The defendant reads spontaneous statements at the trial for the murder of her two infant children, buried in the garden
La casa nel bosco a Palmoli dove vivono Nathan Trevallion e Catherine Birmingham (Ansa)
La casa nel bosco a Palmoli dove vivono Nathan Trevallion e Catherine Birmingham (Ansa)
the case

Forest family: father negotiates to reunite with his children

Local press reports: Nathan Trevaillon held a private meeting with a social worker and the Children's Ombudsman in Vasto.
Bruno Contrada ritratto nel suo studio ANSA/FRANCO LANNINO
Bruno Contrada ritratto nel suo studio ANSA/FRANCO LANNINO
Palermo

Bruno Contrada, the former 007, has died at 94.

Number 3 of the SISDE during the years of the bloodiest mafia war, the mystery policeman was at the centre of a long and controversial judicial affair
Alessandro Giuli ministro della cultura (foto ansa)
Alessandro Giuli ministro della cultura (foto ansa)
Arm wrestling

At the Venice Biennale, Minister Giuli calls for Gregoretti's resignation: he had agreed to Russia's return.

The reply: "I'm calm, I acted in compliance with the Statute."
Bologna

HIV transmitted to daughter and left untreated, parents on trial

Never visited, never vaccinated, she remained hospitalized for a year with her life at risk: the first visits were when she was almost six years old
La montagna di peluche per il piccolo Domenico davanti all'ospedale Monaldi di Napoli, 24 febbraio 2026. ANSA/ CIRO FUSCO
La montagna di peluche per il piccolo Domenico davanti all'ospedale Monaldi di Napoli, 24 febbraio 2026. ANSA/ CIRO FUSCO
the investigations

The death of little Domenico: a focus on ice and water quality in Bolzano

New hypotheses following anonymous reports on TV: among the hypotheses, the use of a contaminated water supply
Uno dei cpr in Albania (Ansa-Epa)
Uno dei cpr in Albania (Ansa-Epa)
the case

Migrants in Albania: The Rome Court of Appeals raises doubts about the legitimacy of the Italy-Tirana protocol.

The judges underlined this in their sentences which did not validate three detentions in the CPR of Gjader.
(Ansa)
(Ansa)
the sentence

Forced to serve coffee "because she's a woman" and fired on maternity leave: Judge reinstates manager

The judges said "the incidents constitute harassment." The manager was also awarded 50,000 euros in compensation.
the crime

Messina femicide, two reports and house arrest without a bracelet: "It wasn't available"

Daniela Zinnanti's brother: "A murder foretold. He had already sent her to the hospital with seven broken ribs."
Vigili del fuoco, immagine simbolo (Ansa)
Vigili del fuoco, immagine simbolo (Ansa)
in the Taranto area

A farmhouse collapses in the countryside, killing a 76-year-old man.

The victim was buried under the rubble. Investigations into the causes of the collapse are underway.
The alarm

Milan's tram catches fire, killing 15 passengers. This is the fourth accident in less than two weeks.

No injuries in yet another emergency involving ATM surface vehicles: the firefighters' intervention was providential.
Polizia scientifica al lavoro (Ansa)
Polizia scientifica al lavoro (Ansa)
the crime

Femicide in Messina: Woman killed with dozens of stab wounds: ex-partner arrested

The perpetrator was immediately identified by the police: he confessed. She had rejected him.
Culla termica (foto Ansa)
Culla termica (foto Ansa)
Bari

Newborn baby dies in heated crib: priest pleads guilty to one year in prison

The technician who installed the machinery will be tried on June 3
Lorenzo Innocenti ed Eleonora Guidi (foto ANSA)
Lorenzo Innocenti ed Eleonora Guidi (foto ANSA)
Florence

He killed his partner with 24 stab wounds: "Now he can't be tried, he doesn't remember anything."

Lorenzo Innocenti killed Eleonora Guidi and jumped from the second floor: a year later he still suffers from cognitive impairment.
(foto EPA/ANSA)
(foto EPA/ANSA)
Lucca

A 62-year-old man dies after being engulfed in flames while filling his chainsaw's fuel tank.

The intervention of the rescuers was of no avail, and they could only confirm the death.
Un frame video postato sul profilo ufficiale del Pd con la capa di Gabinetto del ministro Nordio, Giusi Bartolozzi, ospite di una trasmissione televisiva
Un frame video postato sul profilo ufficiale del Pd con la capa di Gabinetto del ministro Nordio, Giusi Bartolozzi, ospite di una trasmissione televisiva
the case

"Get rid of the judiciary": a storm over Nordio's chief of staff. The minister: "I hope he apologizes."

Controversy over Giusi Bartolozzi's comments on TV. The Democratic Party attacks.
Insularità

Oristano, Vico Arcais nears reopening: work to be completed by May.

The intervention aims to definitively secure the most critical portion of the building