Milan

The FBI had informed Italian authorities about potential targets of terror attacks in Rome and Milan, AP reported.

Sales growth in the global personal luxury goods market has slowed this year to 1-2 percent from 3 percent in 2014 at constant currencies, hit by lower demand in mainland China and Hong Kong, consultancy Bain & Co said in a study.

Famous singer Pharrell Williams dedicated his song “Freedom” to refugees fleeing to Europe and hailed the contribution of immigrants to the economy and culture of US and other countries around the world.

“Let them in!” Pharrell Williams said performing his new track ‘Freedom’ at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Milan.

A poet and journalist who met five Palestinians and Syrians fleeing war decided to help them complete their journey to Sweden from Milan. The Palestinian friend dressed up as a bride and a dozen or so italian and Syrian friends posed as wedding guests in an emotionally-charged expedition.

US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Oct. 18 he would meet the Israeli and Palestinian leaders on separate trips to Germany and the Middle East after days of violence in Israel and the Palestinian territories.

At its global summit held in Milan last week, the International Communications Consultancy Group (ICCO) appointed Bulgaria's PR expert, Maxim Behar, as its new President.

Behar is a globally recognised PR expert, CEO of the leading Bulgarian PR consultancy M3 Communications Group and Chairman of Hill+Knowlton Strategies for the Czech Republic.

Italy's Supreme Court of Cassation has annulled the 20-year prison term of Bulgarian Evelin Banev AKA Brendo for drug trafficking and returned the case for retrial to the Appellate Court of Milan.

The Milan-based court is to hold a new trial within a year, according to Bulgaria's Legal World magazine and the 24 Hours daily.

The decision was taken at a 2-hour meeting.

Finance Minister Mehmet ?im?ek and Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci have differed on Turkey?s reform agenda and economic outlook, amid a slowdown in domestic growth and turbulent international headwinds.

A spot just northwest of Milan has to be the epicenter of the most exciting plates on earth these days. Since its opening on May 1, the Milan Expo 2015 has been hosting the most notable chefs, as well as humble cooks from all over the world to display their culinary creations or traditional dishes of national or regional pride.

Turkish actress Damla Sönmez, who won the Best Actress Award at the Milan International Film Festival for her role in the film "Deniz Seviyesi" (Across the Sea), received her award at a ceremony held in Milan on Sept. 9. 

The festival was organized earlier this year in the Italian city between May 7 and 17.