ROME-The Costa Concordia, wrecked in January 2012 in a collision killing 32 people, finally left the Tuscan island of Giglio Wednesday and was being towed to Genoa to be torn apart for scrap.

The theme of the 11th edition of Artelibro: ITALY: LAND OF TREASURES clearly reveals the objective of “rediscovering” the artistic and cultural w

VATICAN CITY – During his weekly Angelus address, Pope Francis expressed concern over tensions in the Middle East and Ukraine, urging the people to pray for peace.

 ROME – Transport authorities stepped up inspections against fare dodgers Tuesday as commuters complained some Metro stations are "taken over" by gypsey children

 GIGLIO ISLAND-Officials were due to make a decision late Monday evening as to whether or not the wreck of the Costa Concordia will be towed away on Tuesday.

 VENICE-Nearly 100,000 people crammed in St Mark's Square and on the riverbanks last week-end to watch the Redentore boat festival which kicked off at midnight, in one of Italy’s most enchanting ci

 ROME-The American actor reveals he is touring Italy this summer after posting a selfie on Facebook with the leaning tower of Pisa in the background-the Men in Bl

 ROME-After a joint operation carried by the police and carabinieri in Naples on Monday, 17 members of the Camorra 'Moccia' clan have been detained-those arrested are suspected of mafia-type associ

 ROME– A Milan appeals court Friday overturned a seven-year prison term against Silvio Berlusconi for paying for sex with an underage prostitute and attempting to

 ROME- On Thursday the minister of culture Dario Franceschini signed an action plan for the Pompei restoration project.

 NAPLES– Three members of the Gallo-Pisielli clan were arrested Wednesday for extortion of the filmmaking company Cattleya, which is producing the TV-series “Gomorra la serie,” police said.

MILAN– Don Stefano Maria Cavaletti, rector of a parish in Carciano, has been arrested for possessing and supplying drugs, according to Police.

 ROME – It was another difficult commute for the citizens of the Eternal City and the hordes of tourists forced to deal with a 20-minute blackout at Policlinico station on line B, Thursday morning.

 ROME-Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), commenced a daily non-stop service between Abu Dhabi and Fiumicino Airport on Tuesday morning-A senior delegation from

 ROME-‘Who Is On Next?’, the scouting project established in 2005 conceived and organized by Altaroma  along with  Vogue Italia, will be celebrating its 10th anniversary this year with Who Is On Ne

 ROME-The former Chelsea left half expressed his excitement to join Roma and play in the Serie A at a meeting held on Tuesday; “I don’t fear pressure, I am ready for this challenge: Roma is an ambi

ROME- In the last six ‘crisis’ years, a million jobs have been axed in Italy, with over 567,000 people made redundant, the UIL Trade Union Federation has announced.

ROME- Ignazio Marino, Mayor of Rome, has said that the city should be free of refuse within ten days after announcing that "the situation is definitely improving."

 ROME-An invite has been sent to the Italian government by Andrea Riccardi to sign an appeal against the violence in Aleppo and present it to Europe.

ROME – A strike hit the premiere of ‘La Bohème’ at Caracalla but the show went on minus the orchestra.

VATICAN CITY – In a message delivered at a conference on Migration and Development in Mexico City 12-16 July, Pope Francis called for an end to racism against migrants and for new rights for all re

 ROME-The Governor of Lombardy, Robert Maroni, is the most important politician to date to be investigated on suspicion of corruption.

 CASERTA-In Castel Volturno hundreds of African immigrants took to the streets in protest after two men were wounded by Italian residents on Sunday-the protestors hurled rocks and torched surroundi

 ROME – Milan and Turin police have arrested three youths between the ages of 24 and 26 who allegedly took part in an anarchic group that attacked police forces at the TAV construction site in Chio

 FLORENCE-Town hall Palazzo Vecchio in one of Italy’s most beautiful cities hosted the first informal meeting of the European Ministers responsible for development