Venice

Turkey's pavilion at the 57th International Art Exhibition in Venice has been shown as the strongest national presentation by Jason Farago in his article in The New York Times. 

VENICE - Serbia's Minister of Culture and Information Vladan Vukosavljevic on Thursday opened the Serbian pavilion at the 57th Venice Biennale.

It features the exhibition Enclavia - Painting, Consequence of This Kind of Life.

Three men, who came from Kosovo, have been arrested in Venice, Italy. The daily La Repubblica writes that they are believed to be members of a terrorist group.

The police operation to arrest the three took place near the Fenice Theater. All suspect were staying in the country legally, while "at least two" worked as waiters.

Italian police and the Carabinieri on Wednesday night arrested suspected Islamist militants from Kosovo - with valid residence permits in Italy - following 12 raids - 10 of which were in Venice's historic centre, one in Mestre, the mainland suburb of Venice, and one in Treviso.

Three men, who came from Kosovo, have been arrested in Venice, Italy.

The daily La Repubblica writes that they are believed to be members of a terrorist group.

The beautiful Venice is the place to be if you are in love and in search of a romantic getaway. But for the 50.000 Venetians, living in a town with up to 60.000 tourists per day, it is not an easy situation. Venetians have been protesting with shopping trolleys and buggies against the hoards of tourists who visit the city every year.

As a preview for early visitors to the 2016 Venice Biennial of Architecture, Turkish designer and artist Asl? Kutluay has displayed her new works in Venice. 

Hundreds of rowers took over Venice for the annual Vogalonga race, which started in 1975 against the rising number of motor boats in the city

The sacred relic of Saint Barbara will be on display at the Greek Orthodox Church of Agia Varvara at the western suburb of Athens, Peristeri, from May 10 through to May 24. The relic will be welcomed by Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece during a special ceremony when it arrives in Athens from the Venetian island of Murano.

The mayor of the Italian city of Venice, Giorgio Orsoni, has resigned amid an investigation into alleged corruption over new flood barriers.

Orsoni stepped down a day after being released from house arrest under and has agreed to a four-month sentence but is unlikely to go to prison, the BBC reports.