Italy, Viareggio, Train Crash and Explosion
This rail disaster occurred last night in Viareggio, a coastal town in central Italy not too far from Genoa, and reports are coming in that up to 16 people may have been killed as a result of the derailment of a goods train and subsequent explosion of a number of liquefied petroleum gas tanks the train was carrying.
Silvio Berlusconi the Good
While the rest of the world is having a go at Silvio Berlusconi, and, I have to admit, so have I from time to time, this post is going to buck the anti-Berlusconi trend a little by reporting on a less well known side of Berlusconi.
More Popular than Silvio Berlusconi – Debora Seracchiani
Debora Serracchiani is a winning centre left candidate in the recently held Italian European and administrative elections for the Friuli region of Italy who has an odd claim to fame.
Silvio Berlusconi’s Misunderstood Image Problem
On the eve of the European elections, the man whose tongue knows few bounds made a not so subtle observation on the state of modern Milan.
Berlusconi’s Marriage Fails
Veronica Lario, the wife of Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, announced that she wants to leave her media mogul husband.
Tangentopoli Two – The Sequel?
One Marco Chiesa holds the dubious honour of being the first person to be arrested back in 1992 in connection with Italy’s major crackdown on corruption, better known as Tagentopoli or bribesville.
Hitler, Mussolini, and Berlusconi
During a theatrical representation based on George Orwell’s well known novel ‘Animal Farm’ which was held in a northern Italian school, a projector was used to show images of dictators through the ages.
Contradictions in Italy
The newspapers in Italy contain some strange contradictions at the moment.
Berlusconi’s Power Games
A lot of TV time is being dedicated to the somewhat sad case of one Eluana Englaro, an Italian who was badly injured in a car accident back in 1992, and who has remained in a vegetative comatose state ever since.