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Rescued migrants arrive at Augusta, Sicily on board navy ship

Rescued migrants have arrived at the Sicilian port of Augusta on board a navy vessel.

Italy

Egyptian boy travels alone to Italy to 'save' his sick young brother

Ahmed Mahmoud, a thirteen-year-old boy, has travelled alone from his hometown in Egypt to seek medical treatment for his little brother who suffers from the blood disorder…

Italy

Hundreds rescued from overcrowded migrant boats in Med

More than 300 people have been rescued from the Mediterranean Sea after migrant boats capsized off the coast of Libya.

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Italy: last-minute preps for Siena's famous Palio race

Thousands of local residents and tourists have gathered in the Tuscan city of Siena to watch the Palio – one of the oldest Italian bareback horse races.

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Italy: Donkey jockeys make ass of themselves

Hundreds of tourists have gathered to watch a traditional donkey race.

Sport

De Boer unveiled at Inter

Frank de Boer was unveiled as the new manager of Serie A side Inter on Tuesday.

Sport

Mancini leaves Inter, De Boer set to become new coach

Roberto Mancini has left Serie A side Inter.

Italy

Watch: Kitten brought back to life after coastguard's mouth-to-mouth

Amid the ongoing refugee crisis in the Mediterranean, the Italian coastguard is more used to saving the lives of EU-bound migrants.

Italy

New Italian law encourages supermarkets to give away unsold food to those in need

The Italian government has passed a law to make it easier to donate food straight to those in need and, ultimately, cut down on waste.

Italy

Migrants in limbo on Italian-French border

A dispute between Italy and France over the movement of migrants has resulted in a stand off at the border between the two countries.

Italy

Migrant crisis: eight arrested in Italy on suspicion of people smuggling

Italian police have arrested eight people on suspicion of migrant smuggling and falsifying documents.

Italy

AC Milan to be sold

Plans are reportedly being finalised to sell the Italian club to a consortium of Chinese investors by the close of play on Friday.

Italy

Plane crash lands at Italian airport

A cargo plane has overshot the runway at a northern Italian airport overnight, skidding nose first onto a nearby motorway.

Italy

The world needs more forgiveness - Pope Francis

The 79-year-old pontiff made a brief visit to the central Italian town for the 800th anniversary of the "Pardon of Assisi".

Business Series

Monte dei Paschi bank 'about to fall out of top share listing'

Italian bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena is reportedly about to be removed from the STOXX Europe 600 index - a listing of the region's top shares.

Economy

Prime Minister Renzi tries to sound confident about Italian banking crisis

Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has been talking up the country's third largest bank, Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, even after it received the worst score in Europe-wide stress tests.

Italy

Migrants in the Med: 'Over 8,000' rescued in five days

As many as 8,300 migrants have been plucked from the Mediterranean in the last five days according to Italian authorities, as more bodies washed ashore in Libya.

Italy

Italy's Monte dei Paschi bank among poor performers in latest in EU stress test

Banks from Italy, Ireland, Spain and Austria have come out worst in the latest European Union stress test.

Cinema

A strong line-up for Venice Film Festival 2016

This year the Venice Film Festival will open with the world premiere of Damien Chazelle’s new film “La La Land”.

Sport

Gonzalo Higuain the €90m bianconero

Much to the fury and chagrin of the fans of Napoli Gonzalo Higuain has been unveiled as a Juventus player.

Italy

Italian campaign warns would-be migrants against travelling to Europe

The Italian government has launched an awareness campaign aimed at would-be migrants considering travelling from Africa to Europe.

Sport

Juventus sign Argentina forward Higuain for Serie A record fee

Juventus have completed the signing of Argentina forward Gonzalo Higuain from Napoli after the Old Lady met the player’s buy out clause of 90 million euros.

Italy

Italian coast guard rescues 2,150 migrants in 18 separate missions

Some 2,150 migrants and refugees were rescued from boats and dinghies in the Strait of Sicily in 18 separate operations on Friday, the Italian coast guard said.

Italy

1,700 rescued from the Med in two days

The Italian coastguard says an estimated 1,700 migrants have been rescued from the Mediterranean over the last two days since Wednesday.

Italy

Italian police seize seven million euros of fake banknotes, including new 20 bill

Italian police have seized more than seven million euros in fake banknotes.