Monthly Archives: November 2014

In the latest episode of tourists behaving badly in Rome, a Russian has been fined €20,000 (£15,800) for carving his initial into the Colosseum. The 42-year-old tourist used a stone to carve a 25cm “K” into a wall inside the … Continue reading →

Italian energy giant Eni on Tuesday signed a preliminary deal to move into offshore oil and gas exploration in Turkmenistan, expanding Italy’s foothold in the isolated Central Asian nation. Eni said it had signed a memorandum agreeing “to explore the … Continue reading →

Pope Francis has appointed the first Briton to be the Vatican’s foreign minister – a post regarded as a possible stepping stone to the papacy itself. Paul Gallagher was promoted as part of a reshuffle at senior levels of the … Continue reading →

A police officer, Capt Carmine Elefante, said the artefact, which depicts a human face, would be returned to its rightful place. “Finally, I can sleep in peace. I’ve freed myself from a weight that as I got older became harder … Continue reading →