ROME -- The Catholic social group, the Community of Sant’Egidio, have organized a solidarity campaign for Roman prisons, including watermelon feasts for prisoners. 

ROME -- The head spokesperson for Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte is facing questions over his alleged involvement in a money-laundering probe.

ROME – Flights from Bangladesh to Italy have been suspended for a week following a “significant number of positive cases” on a flight from Dhaka, according to a statement from the Italian Minister

ROME – Seven people have been arrested on charges of terrorism, having been alleged responsible for the bomb attack on the San Giovanni Carabinieri Station in Dec 2017, according to police sources.

ROME – Hundreds of Italian young people added their voice to the thousands upon thousands protesting the murder of George Floyd and to all those who have lost their lives as a result of police raci

ROME – Some 70,000 tourists were in the Italian capital on the first day without travel restrictions after the opening up of ‘Phase 3’, as visitors flocked to the eternal city from abroad on flight

ROME – After a period of closure due to the epidemic, the Colosseum Archaeological Park, PArCo, will reopen to the public on June 1 while ensuring the safety of staff and visitors.

ROME – A search with a helipcopter began on Monday after a two-person private plane crashed in the Tiber river, according to local police sources.

ROME - The Galleria Borghese, the famous Museum which houses and displays a collection of ancient sculptures, reliefs, mosaics, paintings, and sculptures dating from the 15th through the 19th centu

ROME – A university allegedly allowed Florentine police officers to cheat in exams by providing the answers to prospective and current Florentine police officers, which has led to corruption charge

ROME – An earth tremor sent Romans into the streets at dawn on Monday, as the shock with a magnitude of 3.3 struck the Italian capital having started at a depth of 10 km, with its epicenter located

ROME – Trials started on Friday morning for three hours on some bus lines and in some metro stations in Rome as Atac, the public transport body, tested various measures to ensure people comply with

ROME – Liberation Day, which usually entails a traditional procession to Piazzale Ostiense to commemorate the end of World War II in Italy, will instead involve the small ceremony of a wreath place

ROME – The Lazio Region has failed to procure personal protective equipment (PPE) for its doctors and nurses, after awarding Eco.Tech, an Italian-Chinese company, with a contract worth 35.8 million

ROME – There were only 36 new positive coronavirus cases in Rome over 24 hours as recorded in the regional bulletin, and the rate of infection in Rome could be close to zero by the end of April, cl

ROME – An earthquake late in the night struck the north of Rome, with the epicentre between Marcellina and San Polo dei Cavalieri, and with a magnitude of 3.0, according to the National Institute o

ROME – The Community of Sant'Egidio has activated a new telephone line for the most fragile people in Rome (06 8992299), which will give healthcare information and provide services such as home del

ROME – A pharmacy in the historic centre of via Nazionale in Rome has been accused of maliciously selling protective health supplies and taking advantage of people’s fears during the coronavirus pa

ROME - British Airways and AirFrance decided to cancel all flights to and from Italy until April, with Ryanair, Norwegian Air, and Easyjet also deciding to curb their scheduled flights by the thous

ROME – The Director of the Infectious Diseases Department of the Higher Institute of Health, Gianni Rezza, said in a television interview that Rome risks becoming like Milan as the virus starts to

ROME – Two small explosions in Rome and one in Fiumicino have injured three women, in separate attacks caused by identical devices, according to police officials.