THE NEW YORK TIMES. Achille Compagnoni, one of the first two men to reach the summit of K2, the world’s second highest peak and among the most dangerous, died Wednesday in Aosta, in northeastern Italy. He was 94. (Read the article)

THE NEW YORK TIMES. President Giorgio Napolitano warned Thursday that intolerance and xenophobia posed a danger for Italy as the lower house of Parliament approved wide-ranging security legislation that includes measures toughening Italian immigration policies. (Read the article)

CORRIERE DELLA SERA. The proposal is to reserve some carriages on the Milan metro for women only and some for non-EU immigrants. “It’s cheeky”, admitted deputy secretary Matteo Salvini at the presentation outside Palazzo Marino of the Northern League’s candidates for the provincial elections. (Read the article)

CORRIERE DELLA SERA. The most aggressive, voracious ones are Anobium punctatum and Oligomerus ptilinoides. Only four millimetres long, the little terrors are insatiable and chew up masterpieces of panel painting as well as supporting structures, frames and wooden sculptures. No museum in the world is spared. (Read the article)

CORRIERE DELLE SERA. The ten-year tussle between Fiumicino and Malpensa is over. At the end of the protracted struggle that led to the transfer of many of the Lombardy airport’s routes, the new Alitalia has made its choice. Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci will be the company’s main operating base. (Read the article)

STRAITS TIMES. The Academy Award-winning director of 'The Departed' will direct 'Sinatra,' the first feature film about Ol' Blue Eyes' life, Universal Pictures and Mandalay Pictures said on Wednesday. (Read the article)

ANSA. Workers at Fiat's Sicilian plant in Termini Imerese on Thursday continued their temporary work stoppages to protest uncertainty over the factory's future. (Read the article)

ANSA. The government's new security bill cleared parliament's Lower House on Thursday and headed for the Senate but criticism from the center-left opposition, the Church and even groups like Amnesty International showed no signs of subsiding. (Read the article)