Italian police have detained two suspected people smugglers after a boat carrying 230 migrants docked in the Sicilian port of Pozzallo.

Two Italian police officers have been placed under investigation, suspected of raping two American students while on duty in Florence.

Spain is suffering its worst drought in decades, with reservoirs at 43 percent capacity.

Arrivals from North Africa fell by more than 80 percent in August after Italy boosted cooperation with Libyan authorities. Amnesty International warns that outsourcing the fight against traffickers to Libya exposes migrants and refugees to abuse.

There may not be as many women represented at this year's Venice Film Festival as she would like, but jury president Annette Bening believes "things are changing."

One of Italy’s water distribution companies Acea has announced there will be a reduction in Rome’s water pressure in September. Pressure will be

The search continues for eight hikers, missing presumed dead, as a second mudslide hits the village of Bondo in the Swiss Alps.

Italian PM Paolo Gentiloni marks anniversary of Amatrice quake

Dramatic new pictures show the extent of the damage on the Italian island of Ischia following a magnitude four earthquake. Four people are

Fire crews managed to pull all three siblings to safety after the tremor on the island of Ischia

A third brother has been rescued from a collapsed building after an estimated 4.3 magnitude earthquake hit the Italian island of Ischia.

Two people reportedly died and another 25 were injured.

Austria, where an election campaign is getting under way, sends troops to crack down on human trafficking on its Italian border.

Italy's Foreign Ministry has confirmed a Russian hack of its diplomatic facilities "lasted years".

Juventus Torino and Lazio Roma face each other for a third time for this season's Italian Supercup curtain raiser.