ROME-According to report by environmentalist association Legambiente 29,274 environmental violations have been committed within a year, equating to more than 80

ROME - Italian and American polo teams took to the pitch for Operation Smile Italia Onlus at the second annual charity event “Polo for a Smile,” which welcomed more than

 VATICAN CITY-Pope Francis will visit Sri Lanka from January 13-15 next year, confirms Malcolm Ranjith, Archbishop of

 VATICAN CITY-Pope Francis’ meeting with the presidents of Israel and the Palestinian authorities “made a strong contribution” to achieving peace, said spokesman Father Federico Lombardi on Monday.

 DELHI- Investigative journalist Pushp Sharma conducted a sting operation  on the basis of long research- Kerala High Court Judge and Public prosecutors in the Italian Marines case made candid conf

VENICE-Mayor Giorgio Orsoni insisted Friday he is innocent of charges linking him to an alleged bribery web surrounding the MOSE flood-protection system.

 MILAN-Sister Cristina Scuccia from Sicily was announced winner of the talent contest ‘The Voice’ on Thursday night with 62.3 percent of the vote.

 ROME-Concern is mounting over the restoration that has begun on one of the Eternal City’s most popular tourist attractions as part of fashion house Fendi initiat

ROME-Emirates Airlines’ customers flying from Milan to New York will now be able to travel with Italian Frecce high-speed trains for free.

 ROME-Lady Carla Powell was forced to hand over one million pounds worth of jewellery after being held at gunpoint during a robbery attack at her villa in Italy, police said.

 VENICE: Mayor Giorgio Orsoni was arrested on Wednesday along with 33 other people in connection with corruption over the MOSE anti-flood barrier system.

 ROME-The unemployment rate in early 2014 reached 13.6 percent with 46 percent of young people without a job-the highest percentage since 1977, according to national statistical agency, Istat.

SPOLETO-For three days the Longobard hamlet in the Umbrian Apennines turned into a world capital of wine, welcoming hundreds of viticulturists and eno-tourists at the annual Vini nel Mondo festival

 ROME-A five-year initiative to commemorate the centenary of the First World War was launched under the patronage of the Italian government on Friday at the Vittoriano.

 ROME-A record low birth rate shakes Italy as it attempts to recover from the economic crisis amid increasing unemployment levels.

BRUSSELS-After meeting in the Belgian capital, leader of Italy’s 5 Star Movement Beppe Grillo and UKIP’s Nigel Farage have agreed to begin discussions to form a new group in the EU  parliament, pol

 PESARO-An ice cream fair will take place in one of Marche’s most picturesque towns where the best ‘gelaterie’ will promote their innovative flavours-educational workshops and the launch of ‘MyGela

ROME-Italy is ready to introduce “innovative measures” in the European economy to boost employment when it takes over the EU presidency in July, Economy Minister Pier Carlo Padoan said Wednesday.

CASERTA-An Italian fruit and vegetable businessman known as the ‘King of Apples’ died Wednesday after he was fatally wounded in a shooting off the A1 motorway, police said.

 ROME-A train carrying 400 children from Naples will arrive on Saturday in the Eternal City to meet Pope Francis as part of an initiative organized by Italian national railway service.

ROME-A group of 31 Congolese children adopted by Italian families arrived Wednesday at the Ciampino military airport after months of bureaucratic deadlock.

ROME-The exhibition Michelangelo-A Universal Artist, covering the life and work of this colossus has been inaugurated at the Capitoline Museums on the occasion of the 450th anniversary of

 ROME-Aid worker Federico Motka arrived Tuesday at Ciampino airport where he was met by Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini after being held hostage in Syria for over a year.

 PALERMO-Magistrates have asked trial for Palermo university cardiology chair Salvatore Novo and Pro-rector Giacomo de Leo on charges of fraudulently hiring Novo's daughter as a researcher.