prosecutors in the northern Italian city of Pavia have opened an investigation into kidnapping.... The

" They were ahead of the curve in Italy.... " The environment was becoming part of the policy agenda." This is a trend Zatti has been part of ever since.... I think this is a real turning point, and I am not completely optimistic about that," he said....

U.S. coronavirus cases tracker and map ArrowRight The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has weighed in for the first time in a detailed science report released with little fanfare Friday evening.... The report also notes that there is no test authorized by the Food and Drug Administration that would enable doctors and the public to reliably measure an individual’s protection from disease.... Some Republican members of Congress have seized on what they term “ natural immunity ” to push

A legal battle over the custody of a six-year-old boy who survived a cable car crash that killed the rest of his family has begun in Israel. Eitan Biran’s parents and younger brother were among the 14 people killed when the gondola they were riding in plunged to the ground in Italy in May. But since the disaster the two halves of his extended family have been locked in conflict over who should look after the orphan.A Tel Aviv family court held its first hearing of the case on Thursday behind clo

AN orphaned six-year-old who was the only survivor of a horror cable car crash is now at the centre of a bitter custody battle. Eitan Biran's aunt has even accused her sister-in-law of" kidnap" and holding him" hostage" after they both staked a claim to be his guardian.... " She[ Biran-Nirko] was not close to him in any way.... Eitan suffered injuries to his skull, chest, and abdomen in the Mottarone tragedy but survived after his father shielded him with his own body. When he woke from his co

His maternal grandparents in Israel and his paternal relatives in Italy are both seeking custody. Ronen Dalyahu, a lawyer for the relatives in Israel, confirmed the ruling, which was issued late Thursday, and said his clients were considering an appeal.... Lawyers for the paternal relatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment. This week, an Italian judge issued an international arrest warrant for the boy’s grandfather, Shmuel Peleg, who whisked Eitan to Israel on a private jet

A BOY, six, who was orphaned in a cable car crash has allegedly been' kidnapped'by his grandad and flown to Israel in a private jet after a fierce custody battle. Eitan Biran's paternal relatives in Italy claim the child was flown without their permission to Israel over the weekend.... They alerted frontier authorities to ensure he didn’t try and leave with Eitan.“ The fact he got through makes us think he used a private jet.... What happened is that we brought Eitan home," she added. Gali Pel

Italy's far-right League party is facing controversy and anger after one of its councillors was arrested over allegations he shot dead a Moroccan in a public square. Massimo Adriatici, a League councillor for security in the municipality of Voghera, was involved in the shooting in the northern Italian town on Tuesday night. The victim, a 39-year-old Moroccan man, was fatally wounded by a gunshot to the chest.... Because this habit brings blood, not peace and order." Like other western European

THE grandad of a six-year-old boy orphaned in a cable car crash who took him to Israel in a private jet has denied kidnapping the child. Shmulik Peleg, the father Eitan Biran's mum, is now engaged in a bitter custody battle with the boy's paternal relatives.... Italian authorities also opened an investigation this week and Aya Biran has filed a formal request with the Italian courts seeking Eitan's return to Italy.... They alerted frontier authorities to ensure he didn’t try and leave with Eit

Britain dreams of still being in the nineteenth century. Today it is experiencing an economic and commercial crisis, the pound is weakening, it is unable to attract international capital to support development, and it has been hit by high inflation and increasingly serious social tensions.