VATICAN CITY – The White House has thanked Pope Francis for his personal involvement in the historic agreement between the US and Cuba, which the pontiff declared a “noble” achievement on Thursday.

ROME - It is now official: the current inter-governmental system is not able to act in the interest of humankind. 

ROME - The Swedish Social Democrat government, which took office only two months ago, has just resigned.

ROME - Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, shrugging off the corruption scandal rocking the capital, disclosed Rome will bid to play host to the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. 

NAPLES – Meridiana and Iberia have announced an extension of their code-sharing agreement to cover the Italian airline’s new Madrid-Naples route.

ROME – Officials gathered this week to discuss the next phase of a programme that is trying to promote cross border co-operation in the Mediterranean.

ROME - The Italian aerospace engineering company Finmeccanica has finalised a deal with the US to service their F-35 jets in operation in Europe, it was announced on Thursday.

ROME- The fact that in a referendum Switzerland has rejected the anti-immigration policies sweeping Europe is an unusual fact which calls for reflection.

ROME – Kurdish authorities have  launched an appeal to the Italian people not to abandon the thousands who have been driven from their homes by the rise of the Islamic State.

HELSINKI - Mario Draghi, President of the European Central Bank, is visiting the Bank of Finland from 26 to 27 November 2014 in response to an invitation from Bank of Finland Governor, Erkki Liikan

ROME – Fabrizio, a 50-year-old Sicilian doctor has become the first Italian to become infected with Ebola, and is to be transported to Rome for treatment, Italian officials confirmed on Monday. 

ROME - Less than a week after everybody celebrated the historical agreement on Nov 17 between the US and China on reduction of CO2 emissions, a very cold shower has come from India.

ROME – Samantha Cristoforetti has fulfilled her dream of becoming the first Italian woman in space after she travelled to the International Space Station on Monday.