ROME - The Italian Rugby Federation (FIR) has confirmed its intention to bid to host the 2023 World Cup. 

Chaos has broken out in central and southern regions of the peninsula.

SICILY - The bodies of 10 migrants have been recovered from the Strait of Sicily by a merchant ship heading to Augusta, coast guard officials said Wednesday.

Rome- Popular French reporter Mathilde Auvillain may upset veteran German correspondent Tobias Piller in elections for president of the Foreign Press Club this month, media pundits say.

 GROSSETO -- A panel of judges Wednesday found ex Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino guilty for the shipwreck of the pleasure liner and sentenced him to 16 years and one month in prison.

ROME- Sergio Mattarella was easily elected as Italian President Saturday, ending a period of political uncertainty on the recession-ravaged peninsula.

ROME - The quiet street of Via Vito Giuseppe Galati, in the scenic Roman province of Colli Aniene, was recently rocked by explosions, caused by the woman known as “Grandma Diabolical”. 

GARDA - On Jan 4, 1945 under a clear afternoon sky, the B-25J Mitchell “Sad Sack”, flew on a daring daytime bombing run. Sadly, it would turn out to be its last.

 ROME – The liberation of Auschwitz, the Holocaust, and the legacy of Fascism in Europe are the subject of solemn commemoration from Tuesday through Feb 15, despite high terrorism warning.

ROME – Italy’s parliament convenes Thursday to begin electing a new president -- the clock is ticking for Premier Matteo Renzi to find a candidate who can help boost his own political career.

ROME- Every day we receive striking data on issues which should create action but life goes on as if the data had nothing

 Rome -Customs officials confiscated 150,000 "dangerous" counterfeit condoms Friday at Leonardo da Vinci

 ROME - Italy is planning a decree law to make it illegal for Italians to fight for Islamic State (ISIS)