ROME – Two men have confessed to stealing and then returning the Gustav Klimt painting found in a wall cavity of the modern art museum from which it had been stolen 23 years previously, judicial s

DOHA – Economic relations between Italy and Qatar are to be bolstered following Italian president Sergio Mattarella's meeting with the His Highness Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani of Qatar.

 ROME – Five Star Movement leader Luigi Di Maio is resigning as head of the party, political sources report.

 Di Maio is expected to keep his role of foreign minister.

 ROME – Libya’s oil production has come to a standstill as General Khalifa Haftar shuts down oilfields to increase pressure on the UN-backed Government of National Accord, diplomatic sources said.

POTENZA – A Vultur Rionero football fan has been killed following an attack from Melfi fans, local authorities say.

 BOLOGNA – The Sardine movement’s latest protest drew a crowd of 40,000 people to Bologna just one week ahead of the crucial Emilia-Romagna regional elections.

ROME – An influx of over 100 Algerian migrants are to be held in a new reception center, Il Fatto Quotidiano reports.

 FOGGIA – Italy’s ministers have announced they will strengthen the country’s anti-mafia forces after a bomb exploded in an old people’s home linked to a witness in a mafia trial, judicial sources

MILAN – The Court of Appeal in Milan announced its decision on Wednesday to fully uphold the appeal of Saipem, an engineering company with Eni as the first shareh

ROME – The Antitrust Authority fines Eni 5 million for the misleading advertising of EniDiesel+, as Rome city extends Diesel ban by two days, official sources say.

ROME – 94 people have been arrested in early morning raids, in connection with an EU scam, according to judicial sources.

 NAPLES – At least four people have been taken to hospital following a collision of Metro trains at Piscinola station, local authorities report.

REGGIO CALABRIA – Four members of the Tegano gang are arrested for murder of tobacconist, police spokesperson says.

ROME – Construction has begun in Antartica on the ‘Beyond EPICA – Oldest Ice Core’ project base camp, according to the Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic

 ROME – Italy is prepared to send more troops to Libya, Il Messaggero reported Monday.

 ROME – Five Star Movement head Luigi Di Maio is teetering on the edge of resigning as leader, Il Fatto Quotidiano reports.

 ROME – Two hundred motorway tunnels in Italy are "at risk" of collapse or incident, La Repubblica reports.

 ROME – Over eight hundred works of art including important paintings by Canaletto will be on display near Brescia from Feb 5, when the Casa Museo of the Paolo and Carolina Zani Foundation for Art

 ROME – An attempt to create dialogue over Libya’s ongoing crisis ended in embarrassment for Italy when Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj cancelled a meeting at Palazzo Chigi, diplomatic source

 ROME – The Democratic Party is fighting to keep political control of Emilia Romagna in upcoming regional elections.

 AOSTA – A French ski instructor has been killed falling from a helicopter in the Alps, local authorities report.

 ROME – Italy will maintain forces in Iraq as tension remains high over Iran, Italian defence sources said.

 TURIN – Diesel cars with European emission standards 5 or under have been prevented from travelling in the Piedmont capital Wednesday as the city is on a red alert for smog, local authorities repo