ROME - The opening peformance of Teatro Carlo Felice’s winter season was nothing short of spectacular, as 15 asylum seekers took to the stage to perform Giuseppe Verdi’s acclaimed opera, Aida.

ROME – Luka Modric has been crowned 2018 Ballon d'Or winner as Juventus striker and five-time winner Cristiano Ronaldo had to settle for second behind his former Real Madrid teammate.

ROME – Developments in the quest to find the Monster of Florence have been few and far between for some time.

ROME – The complicated historical narrative of sovereignty claims from Bahrain and Qatar over the town of Al-Zubara were presented by noted historian Dr Gerald Power at the headquarters of the Euro

ROME - A magnificent party was held at Villa Wolkonsky to honour St. Andrew’s Day.

ROME - When it comes to fighting organised crime, Italy has the expertise.

ROME - Donal Brown, IFAD Associate Vice-President, Programme Management Department, met with government officials during a four-day visit to Egypt centred around IFAD investments to galvanize rural

ROME – The Community of Sant’Edigio gave a telling reminder on Friday of the “forgotten epidemic” plaguing Africa, a day before further awareness of the disease is raised on World AIDS Day.

ROME – After yet another disappointing meeting between Italian and Egyptian investigators to examine Giulio Regeni's murder, Chamber of Deputies President Roberto Fico has declared Italy will sever

 ROME – The ambassadors of Armenia and Lebanon to Italy joined respected Lebanese correspondent Talal Khrais and dozens of colleagues at a reception this week marking 30 years of distinguished repo

ROME - According to a a report published recently by the Italian National Statistics Institute (ISTAT), there were 45 thousand fewer births in 2017 than in 2014, and 120 thousand fewer than in 2008

ROME - A Palestinian man has been arrested in Macomer, a town in Sardinia, on suspicion of planning to carry out a chemical attack on army barracks.

ROME - Antonio Orlando, leader of the Italian Mafia-type crime syndicate Camorra, was arrested Tuesday morning after 15 years at large in Italy.

ROME - A series of meetings will take place over the next four days between Vice-President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Cornelia Richter, and Bolivian government o

ROME – At a Mediatrends meeting between journalists and South American ambassadors, the Communications Director for the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation spoke of the danger caused b

ROME - Considered one of the world’s leading film directors, Bernardo Bertolucci transgressed the traditional cinematic depiction of everyday life, and paved the way for the Italian new wave moveme

ROME – Bernardo Bertolucci, one of the most influential figures in Italian cinema over the last 50 years, has passed away, his family reported on Monday.

POZZALLO – Interior Minister Matteo Salvini renewed his verbal assault on Malta on Monday after reports of the arrival of a boat with 264 migrants on board, Il Fatto Quotidiano has reported.

ROME – The UN Refugee Agency has called for the end of refugee detention and an increase in the number of resettlement places for migrants after the total number of evacuees from Libya reached 2,50

BEIJING – The founders of Italian fashion brand Dolce and Gabbana published an apology to China via Instagram on Friday after the company released an allegedly sexist and racist advert, Il Fatto Qu

ROME – Interior Minister Matteo Salvini told State broadcaster RAI on Thursday that the government would not amend its plan for the budget, despite receiving an official rejection of the proposal f

ROME – University College London (UCL), one of Britain’s leading universities, has taken steps to forge relationships with its counterparts in Rome ahead of an expected downturn in collaboration op