A lion prowled the streets of an Italian seaside town for several hours Saturday after escaping from a local circus, before being sedated and captured. The lion posed no threat to the public, his ...

A circus lion escaped and was seen roaming around heavily populated streets for hours in a suburb of Rome on Saturday before it was sedated and captured by authorities. Alessandro Grando, the mayor of ...

A lion that escaped from a circus in the Italian town of Ladispoli, near Rome, on Saturday has been recaptured after several hours on the loose, the local mayor has announced. Just after 10 p.m. local ...

LADISPOLI, Italy (WKRC) - A lion was captured after getting loose from a circus in an Italian town Saturday. Authorities say residents were alerted around 5 p.m. local time that the eight-year-old ...

An escaped lion has sent an Italian town into a state of panic, with residents warned to stay indoors. The huge adult male lion, reportedly named Kimba, escaped from the Rony Roller circus on Saturday ...

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(CNN) – A lion that escaped a circus and prowled the streets of an Italian town has finally been captured. People in the town of Ladispoli, near Rome, were advised to stay indoors for hours Saturday.

UKRAINE -- A lion tamer is back in the ring after a lion attacked him during a circus performance in Ukraine more than one week ago. The terrifying moment 32-year-old Hamada Kouta was mauled was ...

A lion prowled the streets of an Italian seaside town for several hours Saturday after escaping from a local circus, before being sedated and captured. The lion posed no threat to the public, his ...