Pope Francis, who recently lamented being unable to slip out and get a pizza like he used to, finally got a pie - albeit one hand-delivered to his Popemobile.

The European Commission has warned Italy it may face sanctions if it does not clean up the 2,000 tons of rubbish that have piled up on Naples streets in the country's latest collection crisis.

One person has died and another 30 were injured after a train derailed in the southern Italian city of Naples.

Emergency steps to deal with the growing backlog of rubbish piling up on Naples' streets were announced today by prime minister Romano Prodi.