Australian BASE jumper dies in jump gone wrong in Italy

Tributes are pouring in for an experienced Australian BASE jumper who died in a jump gone wrong in Italy. James Nowland, a 42-year-old from Perth, died on Wednesday after jumping from the summit of Sass Pordoi, in Val di Fassa in the country's …

France, Italy Opt Out of NATO-Led Plan to Buy US Weapons for Ukraine

France and Italy have declined to participate in a new NATO initiative to supply US-made weapons for Ukraine, including air defense systems, financed by European allies.  The move does not mean a withdrawal of support for Kyiv, French government …

Italy vacation turns into horror for former S.I. teacher: He’s slashed, robbed

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A former Staten Island high school teacher and coach is thanking God for his life after he was brutally attacked with a knife while abroad in Italy. Nicholas Pellegrino, 29, had his neck slashed in a robbery aboard a train during a …

Daredevil Felix Baumgartner dies in paragliding accident in Italy

Felix Baumgartner, a daredevil and extreme athlete, died on Thursday after a paragliding accident in Italy. He was 56 years old. The incident occurred in Porto Sant’Elpidio on the Adriatic coast when Baumgartner reportedly suffered cardiac arrest and lost …

Greek -Italy Tourism Cooperation Protocol

Ms. Olga Kefalogiannis, Tourism Minister of Tourism, signed a tourist cooperation protocol with her Italian counterpart, Ms Daniela Santanch. The purpose of the protocol is to update and modernize the 1986 bilateral agreement. The protocol covers a wide …

Italy’s Flat Tax Is Quietly Reshaping Its Real Estate Market

Aerial photo shooting with drone on Milan Center, the central business area of the city with new ... More skyscrapers and iconic Cathedral and square of Duomogetty While tax reform debates in the UK and the US continue to make headlines, one of the most …

Israeli Strike Hits Catholic Church in Gaza, Drawing Condemnation from Italy

At least two women were killed and several others injured following an Israeli strike on a Catholic church in the Gaza Strip, according to medical staff at Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City. The attack damaged the Church of the Holy Family, the only Catholic …

19-year-old cyclist dies after crash in Italy, Tour de France pays respects

First skydiver to fall faster than speed of sound dies in crash in Italy

Italian firefighters said a paraglider crashed into the side of a swimming pool in the city of Porto Sant Elpidio. The city’s mayor, Massimiliano Ciarpella, confirmed Baumgartner’s death in a social media post. “Our community is deeply affected by the …

Felix Baumgartner, the first skydiver to fall faster than the speed of sound, dies in crash in Italy