Naples garbage men get armed guard as crisis escalates. June 23, 2011 03:46 PM US/Eastern

The mayor of Naples on Thursday ordered armed guards to escort garbage trucks around his city, warning that organised crime rings were fomenting a grave waste crisis that is putting residents at risk. "The environmental and sanitary situation is serious.

'A Warning Scream from Italian Art': Naples Museum Requests Asylum in Germany

After years of mafia threats and what he sees as official indifference, the director of a contemporary art museum near Naples has had enough.

BBC News - Has Heathrow's reputation been damaged?

As thousands of passengers are still camped out at Heathrow, much anger is turning towards the company responsible for running the airport, BAA.

EU to Italy: Clean up Naples trash or face fines

The European Commission warned Italy on Saturday it may face sanctions if it doesn't remove the 2,400 tons of trash that have piled up in the streets of Naples in the country's latest garbage crisis.

Sky News: Naples pizza baked using coffin wood. *WTF?*

Italian prosecutors believe pizza in the southern city of Naples may be baked in ovens lit with wood from coffins dug up from the local cemetery, Italian daily Il Giornale reported on Monday.

Ancient Statue Discovered In Rome

A PRICELESS ancient Roman statue has been discovered being used to decorate a flower bed in a housing estate.