MILAN – The Expo 2015 trade fair image took another hit as former executive Antonio Acerbo was placed under house arrest on suspicion of nepotism, officials confi

ROME – During a ceremony at Palazzo Barberini, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang signed 20 deals totalling eight billion euro

ROME – Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang was in Rome on Tuesday on a diplomatic trip marking closer diplomatic relations between China and Italy.

ROME – A patient at Umberto I hospital for Ebola tests was actually suffering from Epilepsy, officials confirm.

  NAPLES – Police have confirmed that no one was harmed in the incident on Monday morning after a father successfully confronted and disarmed the 64-year-old would-be shooter.

  GENOA – Two trains were stranded on Monday as further flooding caused major disruption in the region.

GENOA – There were scenes of chaos in the city on Friday as residents were left without power after flash floods burst riverbanks overnight.

NAPLES – Money, markets and maritime risk under the microscope at Shipping and the Law 2014.

NAPLES – A 14-year-old was fighting for his life on Thursday afternoon after an attack by three men who taunted his weight.

ROME – Giuseppe Orsi, former President of Finmeccanica has been sentenced to two years in prison for false accounting but was cleared of a more serious corruption charge by a court on Thursday.

ROME – Notorious mafia hit man, Giuseppe Setola, offered to turn state witness against the feared Camorra crime syndicate on Wednesday, in exchange for the protection of his family.

  ROME – The result was “a huge step forward” said Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, as vocal opponents of the act were defeated 165 votes to 111.

ROME - An IMF report on the Italian economy given at LUISS University on Wednesday has reiterated that profound reforms are needed quickly to stimulate growth.

MILAN – 30 recent graduates dubbed the “bureaucracy angels” are to be sent into businesses in the Lombardy region to assess and solve inefficiencies.

  ROME – Minister of the Interior Angelino Alfano said Tuesday that registrations of same-sex marriages performed abroad with local Italian authorities are illegal and will be annulled.

  BRUSSELS – The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has found Italy to have the worst regional economic disparity of all its 34 member states.

  ROME- Prime Minister Matteo Renzi met with union leaders on Tuesday after his cabinet decided to put controversial changes to employment law to a Senate vote.

VENEZIA – Two 16-year-old Afghani immigrants were saved Monday from the lorry container they had hidden themselves in, narrowly avoiding asphyxiation.

ROME – World War II veteran and MBE Harry Shindler has re-launched his campaign to allow British citizens resident in EU countries to vote.

LAMPEDUSA – A memorial service was held on Friday on the island in honour of the 366 people who lost their lives in the shipwreck which took place Oct 3 2013.

ROME – The economic crisis and a lack of awareness of fertility problems are contributing to a declining birth rate in Italy, new research by the Ibsa foundation shows.

NAPLES – Demonstrators gathered in Naples on Thursday to march in protest against the most recent meeting of the European Central Bank (ECB), taking place in the city.