Police investigate ‘murder by spaghetti’ mystery

Police investigate ‘murder by spaghetti’ mystery

Maria Basso,who saved a small fortune during her career with Italy’s foreign ministry,including postings to Australia,died after eating spaghetti at a restaurant she attended with her niece,who is accused of plotting to kill her.

  • byAndrea Vogt

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This is one of the world’s best destinations for riding a scooter

This is one of the world’s best destinations for riding a scooter

This is the home of the famous Vespa,the icon of the moped world,and the countryside works surprisingly well for a journey on these urban machines.

  • byBen Groundwater
The land of Ferrari and Lamborghini has a new speed limit:30km/h

The land of Ferrari and Lamborghini has a new speed limit:30km/h

Bologna is the capital of a region that’s home to the makers of some of the world’s fastest,most glamorous cars,but its mayor says the city was not built for cars.

  • byElisabetta Povoledo
This airport is over capacity and on the verge of chaos

This airport is over capacity and on the verge of chaos

Italy,a nation of style and flair,ran out of both when building this airport.

  • byBrian Johnston
Drinking straw DNA shows beautician is Lamborghini founder’s secret granddaughter:testimony

Drinking straw DNA shows beautician is Lamborghini founder’s secret granddaughter:testimony

Flavia Borzone says that she was born from a relationship between her mother and Tonino Lamborghini,after they met at a bus stop in Milan in 1980.

  • byNick Squires
The Vatican’s top expert on AI ethics is a friar from a medieval Franciscan order

The Vatican’s top expert on AI ethics is a friar from a medieval Franciscan order

Paolo Benanti is the go-to person on artificial intelligence and he has the ear of Pope Francis and of some of Silicon Valley’s top engineers and executives.

  • byFrances D'Emilio
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Italian cultural heritage minister accused of laundering stolen artwork

Italian cultural heritage minister accused of laundering stolen artwork

The oil painting,believed to have been painted around 1638,was cut from its frame and replaced with a colour photocopy.

  • byNick Squires
‘Unprecedented’ change in world’s most powerful passport rankings

‘Unprecedented’ change in world’s most powerful passport rankings

For the first time,six countries are tied at the top of the list,while Australia enjoys access to more destinations than ever.

  • byAlan Granville andKatherine Scott
Hundreds give fascist salute in Rome prompting investigation

Hundreds give fascist salute in Rome prompting investigation

In the video,lines of men can be seen making stiff-armed salutes and shouting “present” three times. Anti-fascism laws in Italy prohibit such displays.

  • byCrispian Balmer andAngelo Amante
Two hikers killed after avalanche in Italian Alps

Two hikers killed after avalanche in Italian Alps

A search operation was launched after guards at a nearby dyke reported seeing an avalanche engulf two hikers,a spokesman for Italy’s rescue service said.

Giorgia Meloni named ‘Man of the Year’ by right-wing Italian newspaper

Giorgia Meloni named ‘Man of the Year’ by right-wing Italian newspaper

The Libero article was criticised by women’s rights activists who have accused the Italian prime minister of promulgating regressive views.

  • byJosephine McKenna