ROME - With Delta variant cases rising around Europe, most notably in the UK, Italian authorities have begun to worry about how well the country is prepared to face the summer influx of tourism, w

  LONDON - Italy have earned themselves a place in the final of the 2020 European Championships with a win over Spain on penalties, but not before a gruelling 120 minutes of football that saw plent

  ROME - With Pope Francis still recovering in hospital following his colon surgery on Sunday, and no definitive release date given, it still remains to be seen if he will be able to continue his w

  ROME - Raffaella Carrà, the Italian singer, actor, dancer and TV host has died aged 78. Her partner Sergio Japino announced her death, from an undisclosed illne

  LONDON - Italy are gearing up for their Euros semi-final against Spain at Wembley on Tuesday night, though preparations will be marred by the absence of Leonardo Spinazzola, a shining light of th

  BRESCIA - A Munich court has approved the arrest, requested by Brescia prosecutors, of Patrick Alexander Kassen, the German tourist accused of the manslaughter of two Italians on Lake Garda.

  ROME - Brigadier General Roberto Riccardo, commander of the Carabinieri Corps for the Protection of Cultural Heritage (TPC), has returned six precious crystal vases to Ambassador Viktor Elbling a

  CATANIA - The universities of Catania and Milan have finally agreed, to differing extents, on a contract with the aim of paying wage arrears to foreign 'lettori', victims of national dis

  VATICAN CITY - Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu and nine other high ranking officials of the Holy See have been ordered to stand trial by the Vatican Court regarding investments by the Vatican's S

  VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis was said to be in a comfortable position but will remain under medical observation for at least seven days at the Policlinico Gemelli in Rome after undergoing a schedu

  VENICE - Croatian winemakers have caused much ire within Veneto’s Prosecco industry, including the region’s President Luca Zaia, after they requested official recognition from the EU for their Pr

  MILAN - The Triennale di Milano will in July host three concerts of the Musica dei Ceili (Music of the Heavens) festival, that "since 1996 has promoted knowledge and dialogue between cultures thr

  ROME - The Community of Sant'Egidio, the lay Christian organisation, has launched an appeal to all citizens to help the elderly struggling through the heatwave sweeping Europe.

  LONDON - Six months after the UK officially left the European Union, the country is facing a workplace crisis, with 18

  TURIN - Italy is currently experiencing one of the hottest and driest years on record, with rivers drying up and consequences being felt throughout the agricultural industry.

BARI - British ambassador, Jill Morris, paid a visit to Bari’s Commonwealth cemetery, with mayor Antonio Decaro, during her trip to Puglia and Basilicata to attend G20 meetings.

  ROME - Enrico Michetti, the centre-right candidate for Mayor of Rome, has caused much furore over his allegedly bogus academic credentials the run up to the 2021 mayoral elections, reports Il

LAMPEDUSA - A boat with over 50 migrants onboard capsized not far from the coast of Lampedusa, resulting in at least seven deaths, in the early hours of the morning.  

  TARANTO - A 21-year-old man has died in hospital after being shot in the chest during a night time ambush on the streets of Taranto.

ROME - The PETA, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, have sent a letter to the mayor of Rome, Virginia Raggi, and to Sabrina Alfonsi, president of the municipality of Trastevere, Rome, ask

  VENICE - With its current exhibition, Rhythmic Elements, ending, the AKKA Project in Venice is preparing to open its next exhibition, I Exist!, dedicated to Lebo Thoka and Margaret Ngigi, continu

  ROME - The U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, was in Rome on Monday for the Plenary Ministerial meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh, co-chaired this year by the U.S. and Italy.

ROME - Temperatures over 40 degrees Celsius are forecast for this week. The north-African heat which will reach the Mediterranean, will result in very high temperatures, especially in the south.