Italy

Italy

Has Austria just sparked a new independence struggle in Italy?

Vienna has controversially offered Austrian passports to German speakers in the Italian region of South Tyrol.

18/12/2017

Italy

Pope Francis denounces 'fake news'

Francis called sensationalised and fabricated news "a serious sin" and urged journalists to maintain high moral standards for the sake of society.

17/12/2017

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Pope Francis uses 81st birthday to flag upcoming attack on "fake news"

Francis called sensationalised and fabricated news "a serious sin" and called on journalists to maintain high moral standards for the sake of society.

17/12/2017

Italy

Delays and cancellations expected as Italy air workers strike

Pilots and ground crew from Alitalia and some other airlines planning a day of industrial action on Friday in Italy. Cancellations and delays are expected.

15/12/2017

Italy

Italians win right to refuse end-of-life care

14/12/2017

Italy

Italy likely to hold national elections on March 4.

National elections in Italy look likely to be held on March 4th. The date is not yet official but Italian media say the country's president, Sergio Mattarella, is likely to dissolve parliament at the end of this month.

13/12/2017

Italy

Severe floods in Italy continue

Emergency services responded to residents stranded by the extreme weather

12/12/2017

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Watch: tightrope walker crosses Rome's Tiber River

11/12/2017

Italy

La Scala season opens with rare work that wows the crowd

Umberto Giordano's "Andrea Chernier" unperfomed since 1985.

08/12/2017

Italy

The story behind Silvio Berlusconi's comeback

After falling from grace in Italian politics in 2013, the controversial former prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, is back in the spotlight and seeking a win in the general elections.

06/12/2017

Italy

Neapolitan pizza makers gain World Heritage status

The United Nations has granted Neapolitan pizza makers World heritage status.

06/12/2017

Eco-Innovation

Lamborghini launches Urus as it enters SUV market

Italian carmaker seeks to win over new customers with move away from traditional sports cars.

06/12/2017

Italy

Goalkeeper's diving header gives struggling Benevento its first point

Benevento, the Italian team that has lost every game of the season, gained their first point ever at a game against AC Milan thanks to the keeper's diving header in stoppage time.

04/12/2017

Italy

Watch: Italian astronaut Paolo shares a pizza home with ISS crew

Pizza was sent to the International Space Station after Nespoli said how much he was missing Italy’s most famous export.

03/12/2017

Italy

"Don't Forget Me" wows Turin Film Festival

The film, from Israeli director, Ram Nehari, depicts the blossoming relationship between Tom, a girl suffering from anorexia, and Neil, a socially-inept tuba player. It took best film, best actor and best actress.

03/12/2017

Italy

Skinhead Gang Crash Pro-Migrant Meeting

The Italian volunteers were having a meeting when an unwanted group showed up unannounced—skinheads from Veneto.

30/11/2017

Green News

YSL, Lady Bird and Costaguti

Five things to know this week.

29/11/2017

Italy

Street artist turns tree stumps into work of art

After the council's chainsaws, Andrea Gandini moves in with his chisel.

29/11/2017

Sport

Alfa Romeo returns to Formula 1

29/11/2017

Sport

Premier League: managerial merry-go round gathers pace

Alan Pardew appointed West Brom coach as Sam Allardyce prepares to take over at Everton

29/11/2017

Cult

World's largest mosaic underway in Italy

Born of a desire to decorate an ordinary 1960s church, artists in this tiny Italian village are making the world's largest mosaic.

27/11/2017

Italy

Mapping the mafia: Italy's web of criminal gangs explained

In the last 20 years Calabrian's 'ndrangheta, of which one of the main bosses was arrested on Monday, has become Italian most powerful criminal syndicate

22/11/2017

Italy

Italian Mafia Riina buried in Sicily

Salvatore Riina, Italian Mafia’s ‘Boss of Bosses, has been buried in Sicily

22/11/2017

Living

Three Stars in the Mountains

Italian restaurant St. Hubertus is the first to win three Michelin stars in three years in Italy.

19/11/2017

Italy

A new beginning for Cosa Nostra mafia?

'The boss is in charge until his death.' Italy's National Antimafia Prosecutor speaks to euronews about the death of Salvatore Riina.

17/11/2017

Italy

Former Cosa Nostra 'boss of bosses' Toto Riina has died

He was one of the most feared Godfathers in the history of the Sicilian Mafia.

17/11/2017