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.

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.

 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-Vatican Radio English in cooperation with the British Embassy to the Holy See will host a studio discussion on sexual violence in zones of conflict.

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.

 ROME- The Jewish museum in the Eternal City was to stay open until late Monday as a protest against the Brussels anti Semitic attack that killed four people.

ROME-The victory by Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s Democratic Party in Sunday’s European Parliament elections could be a turning point in Italy’s relations with Europe, said Monday Foreign Minister

ROME-British Classicist Mary Beard and Italian film producer Aurelio De Laurentiis have received honorary degrees for achievements in their respective fields of work from the American University of

ROME-President of Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government Masoud Barzani will have an audience with Pope Francis during an official visit to Italy next week.

ROME-Following recent violent clashes in Kidal the Community of Sant’Egidio appealed Thursday for renewed dialogue between the government and the armed movements of northern Mali.

VATICAN CITY- Italian tax police opened an inquiry Wednesday into transactions allegedly involving Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone as the Vatican strongly denied reports the prelate embezzled 15 million

ROME - Latin American rhythms beat in the heart of eternal city: due to the roman’s passion for dancing salsa Latin dance schools have begun teaching the complex moves and ‘pasitos’ of the

ROME-A financial seminar with local and international speakers from within the financial services sector will take place at the Foreign Press Association on Thursday June 5.

 ROME-Prince Harry announced Wolfgang Buttress to design the UK pavilion for Expo 2015 Milan during his visit to the eternal city - hundreds gathered to welcome the prince at Great Britain in Rome

ROME -- A technician from the Enea nuclear energy agency has committed suicide apparently for fear his use of an under-age call girl network might become known to investigators, police said Sunday.

ROME-The baby bear found dead in woods of val d’Ambiez did not appear to show any signs of external injury. 

ROME- The Colosseum will be open till midnight Saturday for the  Night at the Museums, but the number of visitors will be capped, sources confirm.

ROME-Scholar and translator Sandra Dučić-Collette will discuss how Shelley’s conception of poetry relates to the idea of technological innovation which revolutionised the life of his contemporaries

ROME-Italian Blue Flag beaches reach astonishing number of 269.

ROME-After an absence of three years, Regione Lazio has returned to the Arabian Travel Market in Dubai to showcase its offerings to the Gulf area market.

ROME-A refusal by workers at the Colosseum to open the monument threatens to spoil a special museums night organised in Rome on Saturday.