MILAN, May 25 -- A tragedy in high Italian life has occurred at Voghera. The Marchesa Ricci, who comes of a wealthy family of Parma, has attempted to kill the widow of her husband's secretary.

A shot that lightly wounded a man at a New Year's Eve party has prompted an angry political response after it emerged it was fired from a gun owned by an Italian far-right MP. Emanuele Pozzolo ...