NAPLES – Footballer Mario Balotelli is again at the centre of controversy for off-the-field antics. This time, he offered a friend 1800 euros to drive a scooter into the sea.

PALMA DI MONTECHIARO – A precious necklace was donated in secret to the Madonna of a small convent in Sicily by fashion behemoths Dolce & Gabbana.

FLORENCE - The history of Italian Jews observed from a new and chromatically kaleidoscopic perspective, that of the art of fabric: it is The Colors of Judaism in Italy, a great exhibition

VALLETTA – A rescue ship carrying 65 Libyan migrants Sunday night landed in Malta, after being turned away from Italy.

VENICE – In the most recent in a string of incidents in the Lagoon City, a serious accident was narrowly avoided when a cruise ship lost control during adverse weather conditions and only just miss

ROME – President Vladimir Putin managed to squeeze in a catch up with long-time friend and former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on his lightning trip to Rome but his desire to take home a relic

ROME - The Italian government has banned a ship that has rescued 54 migrants from a rubber dinghy in distress 12 miles off the coast of Lampedusa, from approaching the island.

NAPLES – French American chef Michael Roper has finished second behind Raffaele Barresi of Pasticceria Capparelli in Naples, in the 2nd San Gennà … un Dolce per San Gennaro pastry competit

ROME – President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Rome, landing at Fiumicino airport at 12.58 on Thursday. Welcoming the Kremlin Leader at the airport were Italian a

ROME – Italy has experienced population decline for the first time in 90 years and, according to a new report, two factors are to blame: fewer women having babies and more Italians abandoning their

STROMBOLI, Sicily -- The volcano on the Sicilian island of Stromboli erupted Wednesday spewing out lava and rocks, sending terrified tourists and islanders out into the surrounding sea to escape th

ROME – It is said that Vladamir Putin does not eat any food that has not been carefully checked. Not just to verify quality but also to make sure it has not been poisoned.

ROME – A Naples Tribunal judge is among five suspects arrested in Rome for crimes relating to corruption, in a police investigation that has uncovered links to the Camorra Mafia clan. 

AGRIGENTO, Sicily – Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini has vented his frustration as judges dropped all pending charges against the captain of migrant-rescue ship Sea Watch, allowing German skipp

ROME – New figures for May released by the Italian National Institute for Statistics (Istat) show that the employment rate in Italy reached 59 percent, marking its highest point since 1977, accordi

PIOMBINO – German actress Lisa Martinek has died after falling ill while swimming from her boat near the idyllic island of Elba, reports Il Messaggero.

LONDON – Italian Thomas Fabbiano is through to the second round of Wimbledon, overcoming the odds to win over world number-six Stefanos Tsitsipas in a five-set battle, reports La Repubblica

ROME – Five different Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) attended Wednesday a conference to show their support for Sea Watch, the German migrant-rescue NGO at the centre of a legal dispute with

OSAKA, Japan – Prime Minster Giuseppe Conte has expressed a commitment to stand by the letter of the law in the row over migrant-rescue boat Sea Watch’s decision to dock illegally in Lampedusa, acc

ROME – Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini is considering a border wall to keep out immigrants on the model of America’s President Trump and Hungary’s Viktor Orban.

ROME – There is continued uncertainty amid political turmoil over the fate of 43 migrants and crew after the captain of Sea Watch 3, the migrant-rescue ship at sea for over two weeks after it was d

CATANIA – The rector and nine professors from the University of Catania have been suspended for allegedly rigging the awarding of academic posts, with pending charges of criminal association and co

MILAN – The Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) has ruled that AC Milan will not be allowed to take part in next season’s Europa League because of breaches in the Financial Fair Play rule (FFP),

GENOA – The remainder of the Morandi viaduct, which partially collapsed some 11 months ago killing 43 people, has been demolished in a controlled explosion, reports Ansa.