ROME - Malta is opening it port to 356 migrants stranded for two weeks in the Mediterranean Sea aboard the Ocean Viking rescue ship, after a deal was struck between six EU countries that have agre

 BOLZANO - For two months a bear known by letter and number M49, much like a prisoner, has been on the run, evading capture, leaving authorities fearing eventual human casualties.

 TRIESTE - The 86th Italian Esperanto congress is being held at Trieste from August 24 to August 31, organised by the Italian Esperanto Federation.  The theme this year is “Multiculturalism and plu

  SCILLA (REGGIO CALABRIA) – Luigi Vazzana, 28, fell asleep on a lilo in Scilla, Calabria, drifted out to sea and was rescued by the coastguard after a six-hour search.

 LIVORNO – Executives of Sotheby’s Italy and non-profit organization Italian Union of the Blind (UIC) are under investigation for the alleged auctioning of a statue secreted to Lo

 VATICAN CITY – It has been suggested that there is a plot to engineer Pope Francis’ resignation. 

CAPRI – Supermodel and former Project Runway host Heidi Klum has copped flak for posting a topless Insta-pic while honeymooning in Italy with new husband Tom Kaulitz.

 ROME - The Open Arms ship has finally landed at Lampedusa.  All 81 migrants remaining on board have disembarked, following Agrigento prosecutor Luigi Patronaggio’s decision to seize the ship.

 VATICAN CITY - In a brief statement on Wednesday the Holy See has "acknowledged" an Australian court's decision to reject Cardinal George Pell's appeal against a six-year prison sentence for sexua

 ROME – August 24 marks 30 years since the death of Jerry Masslo.  His death, which greatly shocked and moved the Italian public, also called attention to racism and the exploitation of migrants in

 CATANIA – There is severe concern that Stromboli volcano, in the Aeolian islands, may be about to erupt again.

 ROME -- Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced his resignation at the end of a speech to Parliament Tuesday explaining why his coalition Government couldn't continue.

 ROME - The granddaughter of fascist dictator Benito Mussolini is protesting against the closure of her Facebook account and asking for its reactivation.

 GENOA - The Intercity Leghorn-Milan train has arrived four hours late following two breakdowns and an alleged attack on the conductor. The train had stopped at Arquata Scrivia following the breakd

 SALERNO – The body of Simon Gautier has been found in a ravine.  The 27-year-old French tourist, who went missing on August 9 while hiking, was identified by mountain rescue in the Belvedere di Ci

 ROME - The Open Arms rescue ship, stranded in the Mediterranean for 18 days, has been offered a safe port in Spain, a decision the NGO has slammed as “incomprehensible.” 

ROME – The Public Prosecutor’s Office in Rome is wrapping up its investigation against a Vatican clergyman accused of sexual abuse against young altar boys. 

 ROME– The United Nations World Food Programme welcomes important, positive steps taken by the Sana’a-based authorities on safeguards to ensure humanitarian food assistance reaches

 ROME -– Italy was plunged into political crisis Friday after League leader and deputy prime Matteo Salvini called for an early general election when his Five Star Party coalition partner failed to

 ROME – Amid the standoff between Italian, Maltese and Spanish authorities that has left 121 migrants stranded at sea in searing temperatures, Amnesty International is calling for Italy and Malta t

 ROME - Italian literature has often been enriched by writers of the north-eastern frontier region where Italian, Germanic and Slavic cultures mingle.