ROVIGO – A 72-year-old Albanian pensioner has been brutally murdered with an axe by his wife in north eastern Italy, police said Tuesday.

 ROME - The negative repercussions of the decision by Wärtsilä, the Finnish multinational engineering company, to close its Trieste plant and relocate to Finland have sparked controversy in the reg

 GRAN SASSO – A 28-year-old man is being treated in intensive care after falling into a coma after being struck by lightning while climbing in the Apennines mountains, Il Fatto Quotidiano have repo

 ROME - One swam freely in Milan's central Darsena canal.

 KYIV – Italian Foreign Minister Luigi di Maio had a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and pledged Italy will continue to support war-torn Ukraine, Italian newspapers reported Fri

 BOLOGNA - 56-year-old Alessandra Matteuzzi has been killed after being struck by a hammer in a brutal attack in the courtyard of her own apartment block, Il Fatto Quotidiano have reported.

 POMPEII – Archeologists have discovered a series of rooms in a residence belonging to a middle-class family and their household items in the ancient city, which was engulfed by volcanic ash in 79A

ROME – The leader of the Italian far-right political party Brother of Italy, Georgia Meloni, has caused shock by tweeting a video of a woman being raped by an asylum seeker, as public prosecutors c

 PORDENONE – An American from the Aviano airbase has been taken into custody after a 15-year old was killed following a collision with a car on Saturday night, La Repubblica have reported.

 ROME – It was another brilliant day in the Foro Italico pool for Team GB’s divers as they picked up a further two medals at the 2022 European Aquatics Championships.

 BARI – Over 900 kilograms of marijuana have been sized from a production centre located in a former barn, the Ruvo di Puglia state police have confirmed.

 ROME – Great Britain’s Jack Laugher claimed gold in the 1m springboard diving at the 2022 European Aquatics Championships in Rome with an excellent set of six dives to take the crown.

 PANTELLERIA – A fire has broken out overnight on an island off the coast of Sicily the Italian news agency ASNA have reported.

 ROME – Ben Proud rounded off the swimming section of the 2022 European Aquatics Championships by winning gold in the 50m freestyle, while Imogen Clarke added a bronze medal in the 50m breaststroke

 ROME – It was a golden day in the sun for Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix as she produced a remarkable final dive to take the 10m women’s platform title, while Grace Reid and James Heatly secured silver

 MUNICH – Italian sprinter Marcell Jacobs took home the crown in a time of 9.95 seconds at the 2022 European Athletics Championships.

 ROME – Matteo Salvini, leader of the right-wing League, has been accused of using religion to propel his election campaign after the creation of his new political slogan. 

 FOGGIANO – A man was shot dead in the parking lot of a factory just minutes away from crowded touristic beach spot on Saturday by two hitmen, police said.

 ROME - Kyle Kothari and Lois Toulson produced an excellent series of dives to win gold in the 10m mixed synchronised platform diving at the 2022 European Aquatics Championships.

 BOSCO CHIESANUOVA – From 19 to 28 August 2022 on the high plains of the meadows that crown Verona, and online on the MyMovies platform, the international film festival dedicated to mountain life,

 ROME – Azione party leader, Carlo Calenda and former Prime Minister and leader of Italia Viva reached a deal on Thursday to form an alliance between their two centrist parties.