Italy`s leader demands safe roads as bridge collapse toll rises to 43
(WorldNews Italy)

GENOA, Italy (AP) - Italy`s president demanded guarantees Saturday that all the nation`s roads are safe following the Genoa highway bridge collapse, after he hugged and comforted mourners at a state funeral in the grieving port city. President Sergio Mattarella spoke quietly to victims` families before the ceremony began on Genoa`s fairgrounds. Usually reserved in demeanor, Mattarella was embraced tightly for a long moment by one distraught woman. He then took his place with other Italian leaders, including Premier Giuseppe Conte and the transportation minister, in the packed yet cavernous hall. Afterward, Mattarella called the funeral, which took place on a day of national mourning, `a...