(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 4 - A 4.5-magnitude quake rocked the Eastern Sicilian provinces of Catania, Messina and Siracusa on Wednesday. The quake struck on Mount Etna at 7:05 at a depth of four kilometres and its epicentre was between the province of Catania towns of Ragalna, Biancavilla and Santa Maria di Licodia, the National Institute of Geophysics and Vulcanology (INGV) said. The civil protection department said there were no reports of anyone being injured or of any major damage. (ANSA). Read ...

A 4.5 magnitude earthquake was felt in the Catania region of Sicily, near Mount Etna, at 7:05 AM local time, with a focal depth of 3.8 kilometers.

In Catania, Sicily, a man was fined after teaching his dog to dispose of trash bags on the roadside, an attempt to evade surveillance cameras installed to combat littering.

(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 20 - Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi said Friday that the government would challenge two recent rulings against it and in favour of the German Sea-Watch migrant-rescue NGO. This week a court in Catania ordered the release of the NGO's Sea-Watch 5 migrant-rescue ship after the Italian authorities temporarily impounded it for allegedly breaching the rules for such operations, while judges in Palermo ordered the Italian State to pay 76,000 euros in compensation to it for illegally detaining another of its ships, the Sea Watch 3, in 2019. On Wednesday Premier Giorgia Meloni expressed indignation about the latter decision, saying it was an example of how elements within the judiciary are seeking to thwart the government's efforts to halt illegal immigration. "Up until now we have challenged these types of rulings, using the three-level judicial system (in Italy), and we will continue to do so," Piantedosi said at the opening of a new police office at Rome's central Termini train station. "We have challenged them whenever possible, so we will do the same in this case as well". (ANSA). Read article...

A strong earthquake with a magnitude estimated between 4.1 and 4.6 has been recorded in the Catania area of Italy, with authorities reporting no damage.

One of the most ruthless bosses of the Cosa Nostra, known as 'il cacciatore' (the hunter) or 'il licantropo' (the werewolf), who led the Catania mafia from the late 1970s to early 1990s, has died.

An Italian man has been accused of training his dog to dump garbage at an illegal roadside dump near Catania. The authorities have released CCTV footage in which the dog is seen carrying a trash bag in its mouth and leaving it by the roadside.

Italian authorities have accused a man of training his dog to illegally dump his rubbish, with the City of Catania warning against using 'ingenuity' as an 'alibi for incivility'.

A court in Catania has ordered the release of the Sea-Watch 5 migrant-rescue ship, according to Sea-Watch International.

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake occurred on the southern slope of Mount Etna in Sicily, leading to the precautionary closure of schools in Catania for building inspections.

Surveillance cameras in Catania, Sicily, captured an unusual scene of a dog illegally dumping waste, highlighting the city's ongoing struggle against unauthorized garbage disposal.

Surveillance footage in Catania, Sicily, captured a dog disposing of trash, leading to its owner being fined by the police for the unusual incident.

A man in Catania, Sicily, trained his dog to dispose of garbage bags on the roadside, attempting to evade surveillance cameras installed to combat illegal dumping.