Italy

LAMPEDUSA, Sicily -- The Pope called today for a "reawakening of consciences" regarding the plight of illegal migrants, thousands of whom have lost their lives trying to reach this remote Sicilian

ROME -- Palazzo delle Esposizioni recently inaugurated an exhibition solely dedicated to the contemporary New York art scene.

SIRACUSA, Sicily -- A boat containing around 100 immigrants was intercepted this morning off the coast of Siracusa.

VATICAN CITY –– Pope Francis has presented his first encyclical, entitled “Lumen Fidei”, meaning “The Light of Faith.”

TURIN-A 72 year-old man was devoured by his three hungry pet tigers Wednesday after entering their cage to feed them in the hilly grounds of a disused wildlife park in Pinerolo in northern Turin pr

ROME- Emirates, one of the fast growing airlines in the world, has appointed Fabio Lazzerini as Country Manager in Rome, Italy as from July the 1st 2013.

Rome–– A demonstration against shortages in affordable housing led to clashes between police and protestors in central Rome yesterday.

 ROME -- Media mogul Silvio Berlusconi was convicted Monday of sexually exploiting a 17-year-old Moroccan prostitute in the "Rubygate" scandal and ordered to serve a seven year prison term.

ROME -- Today a verdict was expected in one of the two trials involving Karima el Mahroug aka Ruby.

ROME- The subject of racism in Italy became more relevant this week after a Northern League councilor in Padua asked on  Facebook why no one raped Italy's first black cabinet minister Cécile Kyenge

ROME-Thirty-eight countries have met "internationally established targets" in the fight against hunger, chalking up successes ahead of a deadline set for 2015, FAO says.

The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) is launching the first Gender Equality Index for the European Union.

ROME -- Italian analysts study local polls with the care of soothsayers in entrails and flight of birds to foresee Italy's future but this time there is more detachment

ROME-- Centre-left candidate Ignazio Marino defeated post-Fascist Gianni Alemanno to become Mayor of Rome in a run-off election Monday, officials said.

ROME-- The body of 31 year old Bersagliere Captain Giuseppe La Rosa, killed in a bomb attack Saturday in Afghanistan, arrived back at Ciampino’s Military airport early this morning.

ROME-- The New Yorker has a crowd of furry animals rushing over a cliff until one of them realises that they are lemurs, not lemmings.

ROME-- Domenico Quirico, the Italian reporter who has been missing in Syria for 58 days has been in touch with his wife through a brief telephone call, reports Mario Calabresi, the head of the Italian press.

ROME-- Centre-left candidate Ignazio Marino defeated post-Fascist Gianni Alemanno to become Mayor of Rome in a run-off election Monday, officials said.

ROME-- A row over Britain’s failure to back an EU law which bans the use of supermarket plastic bags throughout Europe has caused a fresh bout of friction between Italian and UK relations.