ROME – Some 11 days after an explosion at the town hall, the brave mayor of Rocca di Papa, the small town in the Alban Hills, has died.

ROME - The President of Cinema America’s ex-girlfriend has been threatened and told to keep her former partner quiet following the publicity surrounding the physical assault on four young members o

NAPLES - A Neapolitan lawyer has made headlines after addressing Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte in nothing but his underpants in Campania’s capital, newspapers reported Thursday.

CALABRIA - Italy’s neo-fascist Forza Nuova party sparked outrage after they revealed a poster endorsing the political group which pictured Second World War dictator Benito Mussolini.

ROME – Italian universities have done significantly better than in previous years in the most recent QS World University Rankings.

ROME - Italy topped their World Cup group despite losing their final fixture against Brazil in Valenciennes to progress to the Round of 16 knockout stages and ensure a favourable draw.

GENOA – Arrests were made after it was revealed that one of the companies sub-contracted to demolish the Morandi Bridge, which collapsed last summer, was in the control of the Camorra, reported

ROME - A forty-year-old man has been arrested for trying to smuggle drugs that he bought using money given to him by the state as part of Italy’s new Citizenship Income scheme into prison to give t

ROMA - A heartbroken Francesco Totti has said he will be stepping down from his role as director of AS Roma and leaving the club after 30 years.

ROME - Tuscan reds are fast becoming the most loved wines across the world as recent export statistics boast of their strong performance in emerging American and Asian markets.

ROME – World renowned writer Andrea Camilleri remains on a life-support machine at the Santo Spirito hospital after a heart-attack Monday morning, according to hospital sources.

TURIN – A carabiniere was killed last night while manning his checkpoint by a drunk motorist in Bergamo, reported Ansa.

MODENA – Amanda Knox last week blamed the media’s portrayal of her as a ‘dirty maneater’ for the way she was treated during her trial, in a tearful speech during her first return to the country sin

Rome – An Italian company has received one of the inaugural prizes handed out by Finland to groups or individuals deemed to be working towards equality in the world, a value esteemed by the Scandin

ROME - Italy's women's national football team proved far too strong for Jamaica in their World Cup clash, Le Azzurre progressing to the round of 16 from the group stages with a game to spare thanks

ROME – Unfolding events gave a keen edge to “Debating Iran,” the most recent high-level talks at the Euro-Gulf Information Centre (EGIC).

ROME – Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini has criticised Sea Watch, saying “it has once again changed course: it is messing around in the sea and gambling on the lives of migrants, even though we

VENICE – The municipality of Venice and the American multinational financial services corporation Visa launched Thursday a joint programme to encourage electronic payments and raise funds for the p

ROME - The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has expressed its concern about new provisions approved by the Italian government that will see individuals and NGOs helping to rescue migrants and

LECCO - Lombardy has been hit by a series of heavy rain, floods and landslides as severe weather has forced over 1,000 people in the region to evacuate their homes.

ROME - Italy’s burgeoning ‘cannabis light’ business has been nipped in the bud by the Court of Cassation which has implemented a strict ban, with immediate effect, on marijuana products across the

CREMONA - A peaceful protestor brandishing a “love they neighbour” banner at a League rally led by Matteo Salvini was physically assaulted by members of the crowd, requiring police to step and come

PALERMO - A former League consultant and Forza Italia member of parliament has been arrested, along with his son, for alleged corruption, bribes, money laundering, and links to notorious Cosa Nostr

TURIN - Marco Verratti’s decisive strike four minutes from time saw Italy claim a hard-fought win over Bosnia and Herzegovina to move comfortably clear at the top of their Euro 2020 qualifying grou

MESSINA  - A number of magistrates, including two ex-prosecutors, are under investigation for a cover up in the inquiry and trials of the 1992 murder of anti-mafia judge Paolo Borsellino, reported