Italy

Andrea Sempio (Ansa)
Andrea Sempio (Ansa)
the interview

Garlasco, Sempio: "I expect a committal for trial."

The suspect in Chiara Poggi's murder: "We're aiming for an acquittal."
Annabella Martinelli
Annabella Martinelli
the alarm

A Paduan student has been missing for five days, prompting a massive search effort.

Annabella Martinelli, 22, is enrolled at the University of Bologna: there has been no news of her since January 6, when she left home on her bicycle.
crime

Rome Termini: Ministry of Enterprise official beaten by a gang, critically injured. Tunisian man arrested

He has a history of drug charges and was part of a group of seven or eight people. An hour later, a delivery driver was also attacked; his condition is not serious.
curtain

A security guard freezes to death while checking the Olympic construction sites at night: the thermometer read -12

An investigation has been opened. Pietro Zantonini, 55, had left Brindisi to take on this job; his fixed-term contract was set to expire at the end of January.
I funerali di Sara Di Vita, 15 anni, e di sua mamma Antonella Di Ielsi, 50, morte in seguito ad una sospetta intossicazione alimentare, nel Santuario della Madonna di Costantinopoli a Pietracatella, in provincia di Campobasso, 10 gennaio 2026. ANSA/NICOLA LANESE
I funerali di Sara Di Vita, 15 anni, e di sua mamma Antonella Di Ielsi, 50, morte in seguito ad una sospetta intossicazione alimentare, nel Santuario della Madonna di Costantinopoli a Pietracatella, in provincia di Campobasso, 10 gennaio 2026. ANSA/NICOLA LANESE
Campobasso

Mother and daughter die of poisoning, tears and balloons at the funeral: "They live on in our hearts."

Farewell to Antonella and Sara, the grief of the 15-year-old's schoolmates
L'immagine di anteprima del gruppo "Mia Moglie" cancellato da Facebook
L'immagine di anteprima del gruppo "Mia Moglie" cancellato da Facebook
the investigation

They ran the group “My Wife”, searches were carried out at the homes of a woman and a young man

Intimate photos of thousands of women had ended up on social media without consent: the manager's account was registered to a seventy-year-old who died in early 2025
The alarm

Calabria: Earthquake strikes the coast, prompting multiple calls to 112

Civil Protection: "No reports of damage."
Pisa

Years of chemotherapy but no bowel cancer, hospital company condemned

He will have to compensate a patient 467 thousand euros for a wrong diagnosis.
Carabinieri (foto Ansa)
Carabinieri (foto Ansa)
In the Mantua area

He showed up naked at the Carabinieri station and handed over hashish and cocaine: "Allah asked me to."

The incident occurred on New Year's Eve. The man stated that he had gotten rid of the clothes "because they had been purchased with drug dealing proceeds."
Jessica Pasqualon
Jessica Pasqualon
the ranking

Medicine: Over 22,000 candidates are eligible, but only 17,000 places are available, threatening a flood of appeals.

For University Minister Anna Maria Bernini, the results "are anything but a flop." The University Students' Union protested.
epa12636505 Mourners visit a tent sheltering flowers and candles left in tribute to the victims following a bar fire in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, 08 January 2026. Swiss authorities have confirmed 40 fatalities, mostly teenagers and young adults, and 116 severe injuries following a fire at the Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana. The blaze occurred in the early hours of New Year's Day. EPA/JEAN-CHRISTOPHE BOTT
epa12636505 Mourners visit a tent sheltering flowers and candles left in tribute to the victims following a bar fire in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, 08 January 2026. Swiss authorities have confirmed 40 fatalities, mostly teenagers and young adults, and 116 severe injuries following a fire at the Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana. The blaze occurred in the early hours of New Year's Day. EPA/JEAN-CHRISTOPHE BOTT
the massacre

Crans Montana: Rome Prosecutor's Office also investigating fire, injuries, and manslaughter

The managers of the Constellation will be heard by Swiss magistrates on Friday
Carabinieri (Ansa)
Carabinieri (Ansa)
Genoa

Her husband slashes her face with scissors, and she jumps off the balcony to save herself.

"I'll kill you, I'll kill you," the man screamed. The victim was hospitalized in serious condition, and neighbors called the police.
Il locale della famiglia Pisacane. Nei riquadri: Fabio, Andrea e, sotto, Gianluca (Ansa)
Il locale della famiglia Pisacane. Nei riquadri: Fabio, Andrea e, sotto, Gianluca (Ansa)
the reconstruction

Pisacane's brother shot: two assailants injured in car crash while fleeing Naples

A crash caused by ice on the way to Pescara: they are the brother and cousin of a girl who was scolded by 28-year-old Gianluca in his bar. Police are searching for three other accomplices.
Milan

Murder of Aurora Livoli: Peruvian man confesses: "I abused her, but I didn't think I killed her."

"I watched over her, thinking she was asleep. I realized she was dead the next day, watching TV."
Matilde Baldi (foto via Ansa)
Matilde Baldi (foto via Ansa)
Asti

Matilde Baldi died at 20 in an illegal car race: the driver of the Porsche that struck and killed her has been arrested.

The man, who was travelling at more than 200 km/h, had hit the car in which the young woman was travelling with her mother
Un'auto dei carabinieri a Roma
Un'auto dei carabinieri a Roma
the sentence

Carabiniere sentenced to three years for killing a thief in Rome

The soldier is accused of excessive negligence in the legitimate use of weapons: he had shot the criminal who fled after hitting his colleague in the chest with a screwdriver.
Il locale dei Quartieri Spagnoli della famiglia Pisacane. Nel tondo: Gianluca, fratello di Fabio (Ansa)
Il locale dei Quartieri Spagnoli della famiglia Pisacane. Nel tondo: Gianluca, fratello di Fabio (Ansa)
the operation

Pisacane's brother shot in Naples: the alleged attackers arrested in Pescara

Two are accused of attempted murder: they had taken refuge in Abruzzo at the home of relatives to try to escape the police, who were on their trail thanks to testimonies and cameras.
L'autobus su un fianco (foto Ansa)
L'autobus su un fianco (foto Ansa)
province of Frosinone

An elementary school bus overturns, causing fears for the seven children on board.

The accident was caused by a possible brake failure and high speed.
Alfonso Signorini (ANSA/MATTEO BAZZI)
Alfonso Signorini (ANSA/MATTEO BAZZI)
Milan

Signorini defends himself before prosecutors and denies the charges: "I have not committed any violence or extortion."

The journalist and host is under investigation following a complaint from former Big Brother VIP contestant Antonio Medugno.
L’arrivo del feretro durante i funerali di Riccardo Minghetti nella Chiesa di San Pietro e Paolo a Roma (Ansa)
L’arrivo del feretro durante i funerali di Riccardo Minghetti nella Chiesa di San Pietro e Paolo a Roma (Ansa)
the funerals

Crans-Montana: An emotional farewell to the six young Italian victims

Funerals for the Italian victims of the tragic New Year's Eve fires in Milan, Rome, Bologna, and Lugano. A minute's silence was held in schools.
Insularità
Tyrrhenian Link (foto Terna)
Tyrrhenian Link (foto Terna)

Terna: installation of the western branch of the Tyrrhenian Link completed

In just over three months, approximately 480 km of submarine cable was laid between Termini Imerese (Palermo) and Terra Mala (Quartu).