Doctors in Italy have implanted the world’s smallest artificial heart into a 16-month-old boy, keeping the the baby alive until a donor was located for a transplant. Even though the operation took place last month, it was just made public this week by the doctors at Rome’s Bambino Gesu hospital. The artificial heart kept the baby alive for 13 days before the transplant. ... read more »

CNN reports this morning that surveillance video shows that the bombing that killed a 16-year-old girl on Saturday is the work of one man, though the possibility of an accomplice has not been ruled out. The Mayor of Brindisi, where the school is located, originally stated that he believed the bombing was a Mafia strike. The school is ... read more »

A 16-year-old girl, Melissa Bassi, was killed by a bomb outside of her school in Brindisi, Italy on Saturday morning. Ten others were injured. At approximately 7:45am, the bomb, consisting of three containers of fuel, exploded on a low wall in front of the school entrance as children were arriving for Saturday morning classes. The ... read more »

Amanda Knox was spotted in the Rome airport on her way to Seattle. The Seattle native was recently acquitted of the murder of Meredith Kercher and the Kercher family is reported at being dismayed with the trial results although still having faith in the Italian justice system. The search for Kercher’s killer continues after Knox ... read more »