Megan Williams

Syrian refugee girl rests inside the Spanish rescue vessel Astral after being rescued by the Spanish NGO Proactiva off the Libyan coast in the Mediterranean Sea.

Migrants desperate to flee Libya's detention camps are being turned back at sea

Refugees crammed onto rickety boats for the trip from Libya to Italy are increasingly being intercepted and sent back to Libya.

Migrants desperate to flee Libya's detention camps are being turned back at sea
A mother embraces her child next to the Tiburtina train station in Rome.

Migrants are sleeping on cardboard outside Italian train stations after EU halts their journey north

Migrants are sleeping on cardboard outside Italian train stations after EU halts their journey north
Emergency workers inspect the earthquake damaged buildings in L'Aquila Italy in April, 2009.

An Italian appeals court overturns the convictions of six scientists accused of not warning people about an earthquake

An Italian appeals court overturns the convictions of six scientists accused of not warning people about an earthquake

Venetians aren't all smiles about the cruise ships that visit the city

Venetians aren't all smiles about the cruise ships that visit the city
Rescued migrants on board a coastguard vessel arrive at the harbor of Lampedusa.

Tragedy strikes African migrants headed to Italy seeking asylum

Tragedy strikes African migrants headed to Italy seeking asylum

Italy's PM says he's stuck in Groundhog Day as his government also grinds to a halt

There's another government besides the US in danger of shutting down: the one in Italy, where the government is on the verge of collapsing because of the failure of politicians on the left and the right to find a compromise.

Italy's PM says he's stuck in Groundhog Day as his government also grinds to a halt

Tourists Protest Paying $21 for an Ice Cream Cone in Rome

An ice cream parlor in Rome recently unleashed a wave of protests when it charged some British tourists $21 per ice cream cone. It was just the latest instance of tourists getting ripped off in the Eternal City, as Megan Williams reports from Rome.

Tourists Protest Paying $21 for an Ice Cream Cone in Rome

Pope Benedict Says Goodbye and Catholics Around the World Think, Who's Next?

As Pope Benedict XVI rode a helicopter out of the Vatican and into retirement, we gathered voices from Catholics in India, Brazil and Nigeria on what they'd like to see in their next Pontiff.

Pope Benedict Says Goodbye and Catholics Around the World Think, Who's Next?

Italian Adaptation of 'The Full Monty' Features Real-Life Unemployed Workers as Cast Members

As Italian politicians campaign for national elections this weekend, the sad state of the economy and politics in Italy are the subject of a new stage adaptation of "The Full Monty." It features two real-life unemployed workers as cast members.

Italian Adaptation of 'The Full Monty' Features Real-Life Unemployed Workers as Cast Members

Pope Benedict XVI Resigns

Pope Benedict XVI has announced that he is to step down at the end of February because of his frail health. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Rome correspondent Megan Williams about reaction to the surprise announcement.

Pope Benedict XVI Resigns

Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti Resigns, Silvio Berlusconi to Run Again

Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti, who took office in November 2011, announced this weekend he would resign, after Silvio Berlusconi's party said it could no longer support Monti's government. Berlusconi would run for a Fifth term as Prime Minister.

Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti Resigns, Silvio Berlusconi to Run Again

L'Aquila Earthquake: Italian Scientists Guilty of Manslaughter

A regional court in Italy found six Italian scientists guilty of multiple manslaughter over the earthquake in L'Aquila in 2009. Reporter Megan Williams speaks to anchor Marco Werman about this verdict which has alarmed the scientific community.

L'Aquila Earthquake: Italian Scientists Guilty of Manslaughter
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Italy Considers Liberalizing its Job Market

Italy's government wants to create jobs by liberalizing the job market, but that would diminish the power of professional guilds that currently control who can and who cannot practice certain types of jobs.

Italy Considers Liberalizing its Job Market

Saving Teatro Valle, Rome's Oldest Theatre

Rome's oldest theatre, Teatro Valle, is at risk of shutting down; another casualty of the Italian government's attempt to slash debt. Megan Williams reports from Rome.

Saving Teatro Valle, Rome's Oldest Theatre

Rome Counts Cost of Violence After Occupy Protests

Rome is counting the cost of its worst violence in years, which erupted on a day of global protests over austerity and banking practices.

Rome Counts Cost of Violence After Occupy Protests