MESSINA, Italy (Reuters) -Italy's decision to approve the construction between Sicily and the mainland of what would be the world's longest single-span bridge has set the stage for a legal battle that ...

Italy's long-standing dream to build the world’s longest suspension bridge between the mainland and the island of Sicily has just moved one step closer to becoming reality. On August 6, the Italian ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Three-time slacklining world champion Jaan Roose is pictured during the first slackline walk across the Messina Strait on July 10, ...

Exploring the engineering, geological, and political challenges behind the long debated bridge between mainland Italy and ...

NAPLES, Italy — A massive suspension bridge planned to connect Italy’s southern mainland to the island of Sicily not only would ease travel but potentially boost the country’s defense spending, ...

This digital rendering shows a bridge linking the Italian mainland with Sicily, a long-delayed 13.5 billion euro ($15.5 billion) project, that an interministerial committee with oversight of strategic ...

Stretto di Messina The Italian government this week gave the green light for construction to start on what it says would be the world’s longest single-span suspension bridge. The Strait of Messina ...

Thousands of people marched in the Sicilian city of Messina on Saturday to protest a government plan to build a bridge that would connect the Italian mainland with Sicily in a massive ...

ROME -- Thousands of people marched in the Sicilian city of Messina on Saturday to protest a government plan to build a bridge that would connect the Italian mainland with Sicily in a massive $15.5 ...

An artist's impression of a project to build a suspension bridge between Sicily and mainland Italy, made available by Webuild Multimedia Library - Copyright AFP/File ...