VATICAN CITY – On a visit to the Vatican, the number two cleric in the Russian Orthodox Church, Metropolitan Hilarion, has accused the United States of engineering the independence of the Ukrainian

ROME – Pundits payed tribute to the Italian women's volleyball team on Friday after they finally saw off the challenge of opponents China in a gruelling two hour contest to reach the final of the W

PRESTON – Roma supporter Filippo Lombardi has been jailed for three years for violent disorder at Preston Crown Court, but acquitted of inflicting Grievous Bodily Harm on Liverpool fan Sean Cox.

GENOA – A judge in Genoa has acquitted Brazilian ballerina Alessia Mendes of murdering her husband, whom she stabbed 12 times, on the grounds of self-defence.

ROME - Italian high-tech company Leonardo announced Thursday that the Portuguese Ministry of Defence has selected the AW119Kx as its new multirole single engine helicopter.

NAPLES – As many as 72 alleged mafia members were arrested this week for a list of drug offences in the region of Naples, including one who was in the stages of becoming a representative of Lega, p

ROME - In an interview with Il Quotidiano Nazionale, Chancellor of the Scuola Normale Superiore Vincenzo Barone spoke out about the discrimination faced by female professors at the univers

MOSCOW – On his visit to the capital this week, Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini has heavily criticised sanctions placed on Russia by the European Union.

TARANTO – A 22-year-old migrant has taken his own life in Castellaneta Marina after his request for asylum was denied, sources have confirmed.

ROME - As many as 15 Italian officers were arrested Wednesday after numerous Italian armed forces and police applicants were found to have cheated in admission tests to become professional soldiers

ROME - The age-old concern that Italy’s historic and artistic heritage is under threat has been unearthed once more, as two works by the esteemed Alberto Burri were recently sold at a London auctio

RIACE – In the early hours of Wednesday morning, Mayor of Riace Domenico Lucano left the town in compliance with a court order, judicial sources said.

ROME – On Wednesday a statement released by the NGO Amnesty International accused French authorities of “systematic violations” of the rights of refugees and migrants.

POMPEII – Italian archaeologists have uncovered an inscription in Pompeii that suggests the recorded date of Mount Vesuvius’ eruption is months too early.

VATICAN CITY – As world leaders gather in Rome at the FAO headquarters for World Food Day, the Vatican has released a letter from Pope Francis to Director General of the UN organisation, José Grazi

ROME – Italian tennis player Marco Cecchinato has reached a career-high ranking of 19, the ATP confirmed on Monday.

ROME – Interior Minister Matteo Salvini has launched an attack against French authorities an incident at the French-Italian border in Claviere.

ROME - Italy is under severe pressure from the European Union for its 2019 fiscal policies.

ROME - A regulation forcing migrant children to bring packed lunches into school and eat separately from their classmates has been lifted.

ROME – The life and works of the poet Vjaceslav Ivanov are to be celebrated on Tuesday in an event coordinated by the ‘Pontificio Istituto Orientale’.

ROME – Italy put in a dominant display in their Nations League fixture against Poland on Sunday night, yet required a stoppage-time goal to break the deadlock.