Italy

Italy

Gentle giant Bud Spencer laid to rest in Rome

Hundreds of family and friends have attended the funeral of Italian actor Carlo Pedersoli, better known as Bud Spencer.

30/06/2016

Italy

Italian actor Bud Spencer dies at 86

The Italian actor and film maker Bud Spencer has died at the age of 86 in Rome.

27/06/2016

Italy

Italian mafia boss captured in mountain village

Italy’s second biggest mafia boss has been arrested in Molochia, a small town in the Aspromonte mountains of Calabria.

26/06/2016

Italy

Hundreds of West African migrants rescued in Mediterranean taken to Italy

A boatload of 660 migrants rescued from the Mediterranean Sea at the end of last week has transported them to shore in Europe in a joint operation by two aid…

26/06/2016

Italy

At least 5,000 migrants rescued from Mediterranean in one day - Coast Guard

At least 5,000 migrants were rescued in 43 operations across the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday (June 23), the Italian Coast Guard reports.

24/06/2016

Next Series

Small sports clubs break down big broadcast barriers - with satellite technology

Dozens of Euro 2016 matches are being beamed via satellite to television sets and phones all over the world this summer.

23/06/2016

World

"We'll start from scratch": the first interview of Rome's first female mayor

Virginia Raggi, aged 37, is the newly elected Mayor of Rome.

22/06/2016

Cult

A journey through Milan fashion week with Gucci, Armani and Westwood

It’s a nerdy and wacky world at Gucci’s men’s fashion show, which brought together mismatched laces, military details, nautical accents, floral suits and silk…

22/06/2016

Cult

Boys, boys, boys - Milan Men's Fashion Week

It was party time on the Dolce and Gabbana catwalk in Milan.

21/06/2016

Italy

Meet Rome's first female mayor

The rising star of the Five Star Movement Virginia Raggi has told Euronews her priorities are tackling debt and public spending.

20/06/2016

Italy

The birth and growth of Italy's Five Star Movement

The Five Star Movement was launched seven years ago and founded as a protest party by the Italian comedian Beppe Grillo.

20/06/2016

Cult

Art installation in Italy enables visitors to walk on water

On a lake northeast of Milan a modern artist has installed a floating installation that is attracting thousands of curious people.

20/06/2016

Italy

5-star women: the new female mayors of Rome and Turin

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's Democratic Party (PD) was trounced by the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement in local elections in Rome and Turin on Sunday, throwing further doubt over his chanc

20/06/2016

Italy

Renzi faces key test as Italy elects new mayors

Millions of Italians go to the polls today to choose mayors in the country’s largest cities.

19/06/2016

Italy

Why is Sicily burning?

A heat wave, fanned by a strong Sirocco wind, is spreading wildfires around Palermo in Sicily. But have they been started deliberately?

17/06/2016

Italy

Walking on water: Bulgarian artist Christo realises his dream

These are the pictures of a highly-original new installation in northern Italy – a three-kilometre floating walkway that allows people to walk on water.

17/06/2016

Cinema

'Suburra' - Rome bathed in corruption and decadence

The Italian film noir ‘Suburra’ centres on the murky connections between organised crime and politics in Rome.

17/06/2016

Italy

Wildfires spread in Sicily

Firefighters in Sicily are battling more than a hundred wildfires on the Italian island, some of which may have been started deliberately.

16/06/2016

Italy

Italian restaurant is the "best in the world"

Run by chef Massimo Bottura, the Osteria Francescana can be found in the Italian city of Modena.

15/06/2016

Italy

Ex-Italian PM Berlusconi undergoes heart surgery

Former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi has undergone surgery to replace a faulty heart valve.

14/06/2016

Sport

Belgian Thierry Neuville wins Sardinia Rally

Belgian Thierry Neuville won the Sardinia Rally on Sunday, the 6th stage of this year’s World Rally Championship.

12/06/2016

Italy

Gas leak blamed for deadly blast in Milan residential block

At least three people have been killed and nine others injured following a suspected gas explosion at a residential block in downtown Milan.

12/06/2016

Italy

Berlusconi 'serene' ahead of heart surgery but can he return to politics?

Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Friday that he is ‘serene’ in hospital as he awaits heart surgery next week.

10/06/2016

Italy

Italy: alleged people smuggler could be the wrong man

An Eritrean man extradited to Italy from Sudan is denying he is the boss of a massive human-trafficking gang and claims he is victim of mistaken identity.

10/06/2016

No Comment

Sardinia: giant table football game

Rally drivers had some fun in Sardinia as they celebrated the start of the Euro 2016 tournament.

10/06/2016

Italy

Former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi to undergo heart surgery next week

Four-time Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi will undergo heart surgery next week.

09/06/2016