Italy

Cinema

Woody Harrelson and Thriller make splash in Venice

05/09/2017

Cinema

Mirren and Dench in spotlight at Venice Film Festival

21 films are in competition for the top Golden Lion award, to be announced on September 9

04/09/2017

World

Britain's Lewis Hamilton wins Italian Grand Prix and takes lead in F1 championship

The Mercedes drivers now has a three point lead over his closest rival, Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel

03/09/2017

Italy

George Clooney kicks off 74th Venice Film Festival

Clooney's new satire tackles racial prejudice which the actor and director said on Saturday continues to erupt in today's angry society

02/09/2017

Cinema

Venice Film Festival honours Jane Fonda and Robert Redford

Jane Fonda and Robert Redford were honoured with lifetime achievement awards at the Venice Film Festival

02/09/2017

Living

Fendi gives back

A sculpture donated by the fashion house Fendi was given to the city of Rome.

02/09/2017

Cult

Stars gather at Venice Film Festival kicking-off Oscar race

The Academy Awards may be months away, but speculation has already started as a host of star-studded films are premiered at the Venice Film Festival

01/09/2017

World

Valentino Rossi suffers double leg break

01/09/2017

Italy

Amnesty warns against 'outsourcing' migrant crisis to Libya

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.

31/08/2017

Cult

"Things are changing" - Annette Bening addresses sexism as 74th Venice Film Festival kicks off

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."

30/08/2017

Italy

Rome to reduce water pressure as drought bites

29/08/2017

Italy

Illegal building and the Ischia earthquake

28/08/2017

Italy

How Rome is failing to face the refugee crisis in Italy

28/08/2017

Italy

'I'm in love with more than one person but it’s not cheating because they all know'

Polyamory is fighting for recognition in Italy

28/08/2017

Italy

Refugees and riot police clash in Rome

Migrants were protesting their eviction from a nearby office building, where they had been squatting for five years

24/08/2017

Italy

Italian PM Paolo Gentiloni marks anniversary of Amatrice quake

Italian PM Paolo Gentiloni marks anniversary of Amatrice quake

24/08/2017

Italy

New pictures reveal earthquake damage on Ischia

23/08/2017

No Comment

Italy: 'Miracle' earthquake rescue of baby and his brothers

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

22/08/2017

Italy

Magic Johnson and Samuel L Jackson mired in migrants controversy

An ironically-worded picture of Samuel L Jackson and Magic Johnson has sparked a row in Italy

22/08/2017

Italy

Third brother freed from debris of Italian quake

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

22/08/2017

Italy

Italy: Tourist island Ischia hit by deadly earthquake

Two people reportedly died and another 25 were injured.

22/08/2017

Italy

Italy accuses Russia of huge hack of its foreign ministry outposts

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

14/08/2017

Italy

Lazio claim Italian Supercup with win over Juventus

A dramatic injury time goal sees Lazio clinch 3-2 victory over Italian giants Juve.

14/08/2017

Italy

Italy has EU’s highest level of ‘alienated young people’

11/08/2017

Italy

The dark side of tourism: Venice flooded by visitors

Venice is sinking under the weight of tourism and locals are suffering the consequences.

09/08/2017

Italy

Fire threatens UNESCO site in Sicily

As firefighters battle blaze at the Valley of the Greek Temples on Sicily, 15 firefighters are arrested on suspicion of arson

07/08/2017