One Italian climber rescued, search for two underway

Gorkha, Nov 2: Out of three Italian nationals, who were trapped in Pangbari Mountain of Gorkha district for the past five days, one has been rescued and search for other two is underway. Deputy Superintendent of Police, Raj Kumar Shrestha, shared...

Father and daughter, 17, found dead after avalanche in Italy

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Five German climbers died in an avalanche in Italian Tyrol

In the northern part of Italy, five people died as a result of an avalanche. The avalanche caught the group by surprise. UNN reports with reference to Euronews. Details Five German alpinists died in an avalanche on Mount Ortler in South Tyrol. On...

Italy makes helmet use compulsory on slopes from November 1, 2025

Helmets are needed now for winter sports in Italy. Credit: Marek Piwnicki, Pexels. From November 1, 2025, anyone hitting Italy’s ski slopes (whether skiing, snowboarding, sledding, or tobogganing) must wear a CE-certified helmet, under new...

Treaty that moved a mountain and finalised the Italian-Yugoslav border turns 50

Ljubljana/Nova Gorica, 2 November - Fifty years will pass on 10 November since the signing of the the Osimo Agreements, which definitively established the border between the former Yugoslavia and Italy. In doing so, they resolved several disputed...

Italian bishops call for ‘research’ into female diaconate

News The least-supported proposal that still received approval at the Italian bishops' synod calls for 'research projects' to explore the question of the female diaconate. (LifeSiteNews) — As far as the Italian bishops are concerned, the issue of...

Five German nationals killed in avalanche in Italy's South Tyrol province

Five German mountaineers have died in an avalanche disaster in the Ortler mountainous region of Italy's South Tyrol. On Sunday, Italian rescue teams also found the bodies of the last two missing Germans - a father and his 17-year-old daughter....

Italy will be the latest country to require age verification for porn sites

Later this month, Italian citizens will have one extra step to go through before getting on porn sites. On Friday, Italy's regulatory agency for communications, known as AGCOM, announced an age verification system that's meant to prevent minors...

Five German mountaineers killed in Italian Alps avalanche

Rome: Five German climbers, including a 17-year-old girl, were killed in an avalanche in the Dolomite mountains in Italy on Saturday afternoon, according to mountain rescue services. Two groups of climbers were caught in the torrent of snow, which...

Avalanche in northern Italy kills 5 German mountaineers

ROME, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- Five German ski mountaineers were killed after an avalanche struck Mount Ortles in northern Italy's Alps, local authorities said Sunday. According to Italy's ANSA news agency, the avalanche occurred around 4 p.m. local...

FIFA U-17 World Cup: Qatar to open tournament against Italy tomorrow

Doha, Qatar: The 20th edition of the FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2025 will kick off in Doha Monday, running until Nov. 27, with the participation of 48 national teams -- the largest number in the tournament’s history. This edition marks the first of...

5 German climbers killed in Italian Alps avalanche

Published : 02 Nov 2025, 04:02 PM Updated : 02 Nov 2025, 04:02 PM Five German climbers have died after being caught in an avalanche in the Italian Alps, local authorities said on Sunday. The climbers had set out on Saturday to scale Cima Vertana...

Ukraine Fields Italy's Centauro B1 8x8 Fire Support Combat Vehicle

Ukraine’s 78th Separate Airborne Assault Regiment has shown newly delivered Italian Centauro B1 wheeled gun vehicles in unit footage, confirming a transfer long rumored in defense circles. The deployment adds a mobile, tank-gun caliber option that...

Italian IT company Bending Spoons has increased its market value to $11 billion

AK&M 01 November 2025 17:15 Italian IT company Bending Spoons SpA has attracted $710 million in financing, increasing its market value to $11 billion. This is reported in the Bending Spoons press release. Baillie Gifford, Cox Enterprises, Durable...

Five German climbers die in Italian Alps after being swept away by avalanche

Five German climbers, including a 17-year-old girl, have died after being swept away by an avalanche in the Italian Alps, rescuers have said. Italian media said three groups of climbers – believed to have been travelling independently of one...

5 German mountaineers die in northern Italy after being hit by avalanche

ROME (AP) — Five German mountaineers died after being hit by an avalanche in South Tyrol, in northern Italy, rescuers said on Sunday. Three victims — two men and a woman — had already been recovered dead on Saturday, while the bodies of two other...

Dusty duffel bag found in Italy revives story of Cape Bretoner killed in WW II

On most summer Sunday afternoons, Michele Facchini would be nowhere near the sweltering hot, low, flat fields northwest of Ravenna, Italy, with a metal detector. However, it was here he made an unexpected connection to Cape Breton's Hector...

FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2025 kicks off Monday with Qatar facing Italy in opener

The 20th edition of the FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2025 will kick off in Doha on Monday, running until November 27, with the participation of 48 national teams — the largest number in the tournament's history. This edition marks the first of five...

The illusionist of Italian cinema, his young lover and a true crime thriller

Olivia Laing — writer, critic, gardener — is among those authors known for putting their all into books. In the background of The Trip to Echo Springs: Why Writers Drink (2013) was Laing’s anxious childhood experience of living with a parent’s...

Amb. Bartoli in Gujarat, among Italian fashion, business and culture

A bond that has its roots in history. And which now looks to the future with ambition and concreteness. "Spices, coins, textiles. Trade between Italy and Gujarat dates back to ancient Roman times. Even today, Italy and India are protagonists of a...