Rome greenlights shooting of 7.5 million birds of species immortalized in Song of Songs as a messenger of spring, in move that could drive European variant toward extinction.

Inclusion on State Department's Level Four advisory, indicating 'unprecedented' risk, appears to be due to health officials' decision to lump Israel with West Bank and Gaza

Liliana Segre, a ‘senator for life,’ has been sounding the alarm about divisions within Italian society for years, has had police protection since 2019

European Medicines Agency insists that the benefits of inoculation against COVID-19 from the shot outweigh the dangers; UK health body changes its policies on offering its use

US health body lumps together Israeli and Palestinian territories in travel advisory, despite COVID-19 spread tapering off in the Jewish state

Italian businessman also charged after attempting to fake his own capture for ransom money, then being kidnapped, held in Syria for three years

Germany, France, and Italy become latest EU nations to announce temporary ban; European Medicines Agency tries to allay concerns, saying no known health risks

Just 1.65 million of the population of 60 million are fully vaccinated; government considers nationwide restrictions amid wave of new infections

Luca Attanasio, others shot in ambush while visiting school feeding project in area of African country home to myriad rebel groups

Giuseppe Conte hands resignation to President Sergio Mattarella, setting off scramble for new political allies as he tries to form third government