Southern Italy: news archives in English

Angri in Salerno where a woman castrated her husband

Man castrated by partner in Angri

May 3, 2026May 3, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A 41-year-old Bangladeshi man is in hospital in serious condition after being drugged and castrated by his partner in Angri.

AI reconstruction of Pompeii man's final moments in 79AD. image credit: Pompeii Archaeological Park

AI reconstructs final moments of Pompeii victim

April 28, 2026April 28, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

For the first time, the Pompeii Archaeological Park has used artificial intelligence (AI) to give a human face to one of history’s most documented catastrophes. It brings a fleeing man’s last hours to life through a collaboration between cutting-edge technology and rigorous archaeological science.

Italian wolf population increasing. Image credit: https://animalia.bio/

Ten wolves poisoned in Abruzzo national park

April 18, 2026April 18, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Conservation groups condemn a suspected deliberate poisoning campaign in the Parco Nazionale d’Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise. They warn that the killings reflect a growing climate of hostility towards wolves fuelled by weakening legal protections.

bank robbers hold hostages at credit agricole naples

Bank robbers escape through tunnel in Naples

April 17, 2026April 17, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A high-stakes bank robbery in the heart of Naples ended without physical injury yesterday afternoon. The armed bank robbers held 25 people hostage before making a calculated escape through the city’s underground network.

Biscegli where the latest femicide took place. Por Geppi Simone - Trabajo propio, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=37574910

Woman thrown from balcony in Italy’s latest femicide

April 16, 2026April 16, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Patrizia Lamanuzzi, 54, died in Bisceglie near Bari on Wednesday after allegedly being thrown from a balcony by her husband, who then took his own life. She is the latest femicide victim in a grim pattern of gender-based violence that continues to claim lives across Italy.

A14 partially reopened after Petacciato landslide

April 9, 2026April 9, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Two days after one of Europe’s largest landslides brought Italy’s main north-south Adriatic corridor to a standstill, motorists can once again travel through Molise on the A14. However, the railway line remains shut and the work of recovery is far from over.

Molise landslide causes disruption on all Adriatic coast transport links. Image credit: Vigili del Fuoco on X.com

Molise landslide cuts Adriatic transport links

April 8, 2026April 8, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Molise landslide, caused by extreme weather, severs road and rail links along the southern Adriatic corridor. Authorities warn repairs could take months.

Trigno Bridge collapse on Adriatica Interstate

Motorway bridge collapses in Molise as flooding continues

April 3, 2026April 3, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A bridge on the SS16 Adriatica motorway has collapsed in Molise after flooding swept the region. The Adriatic rail corridor remains partially suspended since Wednesday, leaving travellers stranded and communities cut off across Abruzzo and Molise.

Castor beans from which the toxic poison ricin is extracted. By HediBougghanmi2014 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26602020

‘Food poisoning’ deaths in Molise actually ricin murders

April 2, 2026April 2, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

What appeared to be a tragic case of food poisoning that killed a mother and teenage daughter in southern Italy at Christmas has been dramatically recast as a premeditated double murder. It was carried out using ricin, one of the most lethal naturally occurring toxins known to science.

Osento river floods causing rail chaos on Adriatic coast

Osento river floods halting rail traffic on Adriatic coast

April 2, 2026April 2, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy’s Adriatic coast has been effectively severed after the Osento river in Abruzzo overflowed following severe weather, flooding the Adriatic railway line. Both tracks on the Pescara–Foggia line, specifically the Porto di Vasto–Fossacesia section, are out of service, causing cascading delays and cancellations across long-distance services.