ROME- A man has been stopped at the Colosseum for attempting entry with a large steel dive knife used for scuba diving on his person, local police have reported.

ROME- The Holy See calls for Venezuela’s president Nicolas Maduro and his government to “suspend the initiative in place for the new constitutional assembly” in a statement from the Cardinal Secret

ROME- The Italian Minister of Economy and Finance Pier Carlo Padoan will not compromise on a 50-50 shareholding split of the French STX shipyard, he revealed to press after a meeting with his Frenc

ROME - Whether to escape the 40 degree heat or just for fun, Rome’s fountains are being treated as public swimming pools and not as historic monuments, despite supposedly being protected by the Com

ROME- Mayor of Rome Virginia Raggi has named Paolo Simioni as new President and Managing Director of Atac, the capital’s public transport agency, according to a statement from the city council.

ROME - Alitalia has set October 2 as its deadline for selling the company.

ROME - The Italian Ministry of the Interior’s attempt to reduce the arrivals of immigrants in Italy by means of a set of rules and regulations in a ‘Code of Conduct’ was shut down by six out of the

ROME - In the middle of a summer of droughts and wildfires, Rome, Frosinone, Pescara and Campobasso have been classified as “level 3 red” by the Italian Health Ministry.

ROME- Bruno Rota has left his position as Managing Director of Atac, the capital city’s public transport agency has confirmed.

ROME - Mayor of Rome Virginia Raggi is reported to be considering sacking Bruno Rota, director of Rome’s crumbling public transport company, Atac, according to the Italian press.

ROME- An enormous toxic waste dump has been discovered in a quarry in Latina, according to local police sources.

 ROME- Centre-left and opposition parties celebrated the abolition of the Vitalizi pension scheme for Italian MPs on Thursday after a dramatic parliamentary vote.

ROME - What better way to enjoy the Eternal City than as the Romans do, darting through the traffic, with the wind blowing through your hair on the classic Italian mode of transport: the Vespa. 

ROME- “To continue our race, concrete support for mums is needed”, said Patrizia Prestipino, Democratic Party representative, in an interview to Radio Cusano Campus .

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis has ordered for the Vatican’s 100 fountains to be turned off as Rome faces a drought.  The small papal state could not ignore the problems its neighbour has been facing

ROME- Pino Pelosi, the only man to be convicted of the murder of Italian left-wing director Pier Paolo Pasolini, died on Thursday aged 59, his lawyer said.

ROME - The Eternal City's “Mafia Capitale” corruption trial culminated on Thursday after a long two and a half years, with over 40 defendants being convicted of looting massive sums from the munici

VATICAN CITY - A Vatican Gendarme has been reported to Italian police by his wife for repeated, shocking domestic violence and ill-treatment of her over a number of years, judicial sources said Thu

ROME- President Sergio Mattarella, criticised the investigation into the Via D’Amelio massacre on its 25^th anniversary, in which Paolo Borsellino and his police escort died.

ROME - South African pharmaceutical giant Aspen officially contributed 25,000 euros to the Banco Alimentare Foundation, Italy’s food bank organisation, founded in 1989.

ROME- The trial opened on Tuesday for investigation into the corruption scandal surrounding the payment of the refurbishment of cardinal Tarcisio Bertone’s apartment.

ROME- A 22-year-old man, originally from Busto Arsizio, Varese, was stopped and later arrested by Roman police at Castelfusano, where fires are raging.

ROME- Protests raged throughout Italy and the Governor of Veneto appeals against a recent law rendering certain vaccinations mandatory for children under 16.