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Naples Takes Out the Trash — By Setting It on Fire
Italy's garbage problem reached its flashpoint overnight as trashed-out residents set fire to piles of the the 3,500 tons of uncollected refuse.
Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's newly reelected prime minister, may force local councils to accept new rubbish dumps, despite protests. He says, "I am no longer prepared to wait until everyone is in agreement, while the piles of rubbish become mountains of trash."
Who's More Trashy: Naples vs. San Francisco
The European Commission (EC) has filed a suit against Italy in the European Court of Justice. The EC thinks a lawsuit will clean up Naples, Italy, which has been enveloped in piles of trash and a toxic stench, as seen in the pictures below. The EC hopes that potential harsh fines will prompt politicians to take more serious action to end the massive years-long garbage crisis, brought on by organized crime.
Tons of Trash Piles up in Naples, Italy
Naples, Italy is still in the midst of a garbage crisis. Thanks to mafia control of the waste-management system, mixed with government incompetence, 200,000 tons of piled waste sits in the southern Italian city. Last December, garbage collectors stopped picking up trash, as there was nowhere to put it.
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Check This: Abortion Debate Revisited in Italy
Elections in Italy are only two months away, and an unexpected issue — abortion — has now taken center stage. Thirty years ago, the Catholic country legalized abortion. But just last week, an intense situation at a Naples hospital sparked pro-choice rallies across the country.
6 Wacky and Weird Stories From This Week
We may have spent this week fixated on Former Tennessee GOP leader Chip Saltsman's Mixed CD scandal, rounding up the very best of 2008 and ringing in the New Year, but all kinds of wacky things were happening around the globe.
- Women Said No Sex for Men Who Shoot Fireworks — A group of hundreds of women in Naples announced they wouldn't make love if their men shot off dangerous fireworks on New Year's Eve. Apparently local firework displays injure or maim hundreds each year.
Berlusconi Promises To Make Italy Less Like Africa?
This week Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi announced his plans to outlaw graffiti. The Prime Minister hopes to take well-precedented steps toward forbidding citizens to write on public buildings without permission. The new law would make defacing historical monuments punishable by €30,000 ($38, 871), as well as 40 days in prison.
Austria Redux? Italian Woman Held Prisoner for 18 Years
Italian authorities discovered a woman who has been kept in a locked room in her family’s home for 18 years, immediately drawing comparisons to the Josef Fritzl story out of Austria.
After receiving a tip authorities freed the 47-year-old woman, Maria Monaco, from her befouled living quarters. Her 80-year-old mother, a sister, and a brother have been accused of kidnapping.
Leaning Tower of Pisa Stops Sliding, Now Solid as Rock
Italy's famous leaning tower of Pisa has stopped moving for the first time in its 800-year history, say the engineers who are trying to take the "ever more precariously leaning" part out of the tower's slump.
Taking more than 10 years to fix the tower and moving 70 tons of dirt to the sinking side encouraged it to stand up a little straighter. The man in charge of the $40 million project says the tower should be comfortable for another 200 years.
Italy Cracks Down on Immigrants, Roma Population
Italian authorities arrested hundreds of alleged illegal immigrants yesterday, in a crackdown that included a raid on a Roma (Gypsies) housing camp. Earlier this week, many Roma living in Naples fled the city, after their homes were set on fire by residents. Immigration authorities target the Roma population, a group that carries the perception of criminality.
Legal or Not, Italian Doctors Say No to Abortion
Nearly 70 percent of Italian gynecologists refuse to perform abortions. Taking refuge in the "conscientious objection" clause of the abortion law, doctors are increasingly denying abortions, making it difficult for women to find a provider.
Abortion has been legal in Italy since 1978; but there has been a recent surge in doctors refusing to conduct them.
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