Bari Articles
Blaze at Peroni beer plant A fire broke out at a Peroni beer plant in Bari Friday after two tanks exploded.
Mayor scotches Sultan's Trullo design The mayor of UNESCO World Heritage site Alberobello has played down rumours that the Sultan of Oman has set his sights on buying one of the Puglian town's famous trulli.
Degree sale scandal at Bari university A top southern Italian university was hit by a corruption scandal on Thursday, with the arrest of six people including two lecturers accused of selling degree exams and theses.
Government acts on workplace deaths New laws to be pushed through after five die from gas fumes - The Italian government was readying to push through a new package of laws on workplace safety after a fifth man died on Tuesday following an accident at an industrial vehicle maintenance company in Puglia.
Police crack 'kamikaze' mafia clan Police in Bari arrested 24 people on Monday, dismantling one of the oldest and most feared mafia clans that threatened to use a pool of young 'kamikaze' members to protect its interests.
Eight ancient paintings of Saint Nicholas, one of which 1400 years old, will shortly go on display in Bari as part of an exhibition celebrating the port city's revered patron saint.
Police on Thursday were engaged in a major crackdown against two organised crime gangs here in southeast Italy.
Arrest warrants were issued for some 70 members of the rival Pistillo-Pesce and Pastore gangs, which operate out of northern Bari, on charges of drug trafficking and possession of illegal weapons.
Today the last tower of Bari's Punta Perotti was demolished with the third spectacular explosion, finally releasing the beautiful Bari coastline from this "eco-monster".
The patron saint of Bari is San Nicola, with the Basilica of San Nicola next to the seaside in Bari.
