Italy
05/02/2013 / ITALY
12/11/2012 / ITALY
Videos of Venice submerged by water
Venice, the “City on the Water”, has become the city under water. Torrential rains over the weekend have left much of the region of Tuscany flooded, forcing some 200 people to evacuate. Venice, with its canals, is no stranger to flooding, but it's rare to see it hit quite so hard. Read more…
Contributors
09/10/2012 / OUR OBSERVERS BALANCE THEIR BOOKS
On a lean budget in Rome: “I skip breakfast to save money”
William Dongmo, a 25-year-old Cameroonian student, has been living in Rome for three years and is in his final year of earning a master's degree in computer engineering. With his university stipend, help from a church and small jobs, he earns nearly €450 a month – just barely enough to keep himself afloat. Read his story...
Contributors
01/06/2012 / ITALY
20/04/2012 / ITALY
Algerian immigrants deported from Italy bound and gagged
Following their expulsion from Italy, two Algerian immigrants were bound and gagged on an Alitalia flight deporting them to Tunisia. Outraged not only by the situation but also by the apparent apathy of his fellow travellers, one passenger decided to snap photos of the two men and post the images on the Internet. Read more…
Contributors
05/03/2012 / FRANCE - ITALY
Protests against new high-speed train turn ugly
Protests against the construction of a new high speed train line linking the cities of Lyon, France and Turin, Italy are escalating, even as construction begins on the Italian side of the border. Our Observer tells us why he fiercely opposes the train line. Read more...
Contributors
16/01/2012 / ITALY
Italian shipwreck in amateur images
The Costa Concordia, a luxury cruise liner, ran aground Friday night off the coast of Tuscany. At least six people died and 15 are still missing after the Italian vessel’s hull struck a bed of rocks when it cruised too close to Giglio Island. Watch the videos.
Contributors
15/02/2011 / TUNISIA
Tunisian revolution unleashes wave of illegal migrants
The recent wave of political unrest in the Middle East has had a direct impact on North African immigration into Europe. In the past week alone, over 5,000 Tunisians have left their homes to set foot on the Italian island of Lampedusa — a traditional Mediterranean gateway to Europe. Read more...
17/01/2011 / ITALY
Life on an active volcano: "I kind of like it!"
Our Observer lives on the south-east flank of Sicily’s Mount Etna, one of the Mediterranean’s most active volcanoes. Last week, he filmed the night-time lava flow when the volcano briefly came back to life. He tells us why, despite the potential danger, he enjoys living under a mouth of fire. Read more and watch the videos...
Contributors
27/09/2010 / ITALY
How to rebuild a quake-ravaged city with the help of Google
Making a 3D model is an essential part of any construction project - but how do you model an entire city devastated by an earthquake? Residents of the quake-hit Italian city of L'Aquila are trying a creative new method: collective online modelling, thanks to a Google powered software called SketchUp. Read more...
Contributors
»
