ROME - The latest Prime Ministerial decree has ruled that the curfew will move from 10 p.m.

  CATANIA - The beloved Sicilian singer, songwriter and composer Franco Battiato has died aged 76.

  MILAN - Seven men have been arrested in connection to the theft of a million euros from a branch of Credit Agricole in Milan’s Piazza Ascoli on November 3.

  NAPLES - The region of Campania has announced that this Saturday will be the day on which all the islands of the Gulf of Naples can finally be called “covid-free” after the mass vaccination campa

  ROME - With the violence in Gaza escalating at an alarming rate, much of the international community are stepping up efforts to fight for a ceasefire.

  LECCE - The Anti-Mafia Investigation Directorate have arrested 13 men for involvement in a criminal scheme relating to the illegal trafficking and disposal of over 600 tonnes of hazardous waste,

  ROME - Sunday’s Covid-19 figures of 5,573 new cases and 93 victims are Italy’s lowest since October, and these positive signs of improvement will no doubt motivate the loosening of restrictions a

  ROME - With just one round of fixtures remaining in this year’s Series A there is still a lot to be decided at the top

  ROME - At 9:30 a.m. on Monday morning 40 refugees arrived in Fiumicino from the Greek island of Lesbos.

  ROME - Rafael Nadal has won his 10th Rome Masters, and 88th ATP title, after beating the world No. 1 Novak Djokovic 7-5 1-6 6-3 on Sunday. 

  LIVORNO - Port workers and authorities in the Tuscan port of Livorno have refused to set sail on the ship Asiatic Island after it was discovered that it held a cargo of arms and explosiv

  PRATO - A technical consultant for Prato’s public prosecutor’s office has declared that the security systems on the weaving machine that kille

  ROME - Italian Covid-19 contagion numbers have continued their gradual decrease, with the R number this week dropping from 0.89 to 0.86 and cases now being at 96 per 100,000 people, compared to l

  ROME - In light of the numerous reported cases of Italian and European citizens being detained and deported by the UK’s border force, Benedetto Della Vedova, Undersecretary of State for Foreign A

  AOSTA - Much to the consternation of several environment groups in Valle d'Aosta, the region's council has approved a law to allow for the killing of wolves in the region, for the "defence of peo

  ROME - The right wing party Fratelli d’Italia has, according to the latest polls, this week become Italy’s second most popular party, behind the League, with the 5 Star Movement (M5S) slipping to

  ROME - Elisabetta Belloni has become the first woman in charge of Italy’s Department of Information Security (DIS) after her nomination by Prime Minister Mario Draghi.

  ROME - Until now being a mafia apologist, unlike for terrorism, has never been a crime in Italy. ‘Neomelodico’ songs (songs in the traditional Italian style but with a modern twist) are often hea

  PALERMO - “All Lives Matter.

  MILAN - A plate of 13 fossilised fish dating back to the Cretaceous period (145.5 - 65.5 milion years ago) in Lebanon has been returned to the Consul General of Lebanon in Milan, Dr.

  NAPLES - The Mayor of Naples Luigi De Magistris has denied rumours that he will resign amidst reports that several Italian councils, including Naples, Turin and Palermo, are on the edge of bankru

  LAMPEDUSA - “At least five people, among them one child, drowned when their boat capsized, while survivors were brought to shore by fishermen,” said Safa Msehli, a spokesperson for the UN’s Inter

  ROME - The first round of Serie A matches after Inter Milan’s coronation last week were a goal-filled affair, with the champions beating Sampdoria 5-1, Roma walloping Crotone 5-0 and Atalanta man

  PROCIDA - Italy's capital of culture for 2022, which recently became Italy's first 'covid-free island,' has now become the site of a different kind of record, after Vincenzo Ferri set a new Itali

  VATICAN CITY - Speaking after his Regina Caeli address on Sunday from the window of the Apsotolic Palace, Pope Francis spoke of his concern about the violence going on in Jerusalem, after clashes