ROME – Italy has finalised a budget agreement with the European Commission after months of negotiation, avoiding economic sanctions.

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis has decried the political rhetoric that accuses migrants of “all ills” in a message, released on Tuesday, that has been written for th

ROME - High-tech company Leonardo has announced that the Armament Inspectorate of Polish Ministry of National Defense has chosen to acquire four more M-346 Advanced Jet Trainers.

ROME – For fear he may be plotting an escape plan, Brazilian police have released several identikit photos of fugitive terrorist Cesare Battisti in a bid to catch him once and for all.

ROME – Defence Minister Elisabetta Trenta has lauded the “exemplary” conduct of a Carabiniere officer, who drew his gun in defence of a lone German fan while being attacked by a mob of Lazio suppor

ROME - An unanticipated amount of damage was inflicted upon Trastevere by Eintracht Frankfurt fans on Thursday, both before and after the Europa League match against Lazio.

ROME - To the dismay of tourists and residents alike, Barberini metro station has become an 'exit-only' stop, and Spagna remains closed.

ROME – Raffaele Marra, the former right-hand man of mayor of Rome Virginia Raggi, has been handed a jail sentence of three years and six months for corruption, judicial sources report.

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis has removed esteemed cardinals including George Pell from the C-9 (Council of Cardinals) following a string of sexual abuse accusations against their names.

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican is addressing its long-standing fiscal difficulties head on by forcing many of its employees into early retirement, Il Messaggero reports.

ROME - In light of a huge fire at a waste plant on Via Salaria, Rome’s administration has been urged to tackle the city's refuse crisis.

ROME – A fire that broke out at a refuse plant in the outskirts of Rome has left “toxic smoke” and a “pungent smell” in parts of the capital on Tuesday morning, Rome’s municipal offices report.

ROME - Messages of disgust began pouring in Monday, as news broke that twenty bronze bricks dedicated to Holocaust victims were stolen from a Roman street overnight.

ROME – The annual report carried about by research agency Censis revealed on Friday the extent to which the Italian population is becoming “bitter” and “resentful,” Il Fatto Quotidiano reports.

ROME - Having started with a somewhat sinister choral reading of Everything That Rises Must Converge, The English Theatre of Rome’s season progresses with a play that is precisely the opposite.

ROME - In light of recent reports indicating an increase in terrorist attacks on European soil, discussions about how to combat extremism and radicalisation could not be more timely.

ROME - An amendment establishing a bonus-malus system on car registration, that is dependent on CO2 emissions, has been approved by the Italian Budget Committee.

ROME - An enormous explosion at a petrol station in Rieti has killed two people and injured 17.

ROME - A mass operation against the 'Ndrangheta mafia took place Wednesday, on an international scale.

ROME - To mark the 15 year anniversary of America's Iraq invasion, a project illustrating the crippling impact the conflict has produced on women's lives has been launched by journalist Sara Manise

ROME - The Christmas tree chosen to adorn Rome’s Piazza Venezia has sparked controversy for a second-year running. It has been named ‘Spelacchio’, as last year's tree was.

ROME – The complicated historical narrative of sovereignty claims from Bahrain and Qatar over the town of Al-Zubara were presented by noted historian Dr Gerald Power at the headquarters of the Euro

ROME - The press conference of the 150th anniversary of the Italian Gymnastics Federation and the presentation of the "Antenor Energia" Gymnastics Grand Prix 2018 took place at the Coni Salon of Ho