Italy

Italy

Afghan teenager travels 400km strapped to bottom of truck

An Afghan teenager, reportedly 16-years-old, has been found strapped to the bottom of a truck, after apparently travelling for around 400 kilometres.

23/08/2016

Sci-Tech

Italy: Bringing the eco-beast back from the brink!

An EU initiative hopes to make dilapidated buildings into ecological masterpieces

23/08/2016

Europe News

Renzi, Hollande and Merkel discuss security and the migrant crisis

The leaders of Italy, France and Germany have been meeting on board the Italian aircraft carrier ‘Garibaldi.

22/08/2016

Europe News

Merkel, Hollande and Renzi celebrate Europe in mini-summit after Brexit blow

The leaders of France, Germany and Italy are meeting on Monday to discuss how the European Union can best bounce back in the wake of Britain’s Brexit vote.

22/08/2016

Italy

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.

21/08/2016

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…

20/08/2016

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.

20/08/2016

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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.

16/08/2016

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Italy: Donkey jockeys make ass of themselves

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

15/08/2016

Sport

De Boer unveiled at Inter

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

09/08/2016

Sport

Mancini leaves Inter, De Boer set to become new coach

Roberto Mancini has left Serie A side Inter.

08/08/2016

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.

07/08/2016

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.

06/08/2016

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.

05/08/2016

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.

05/08/2016

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.

05/08/2016

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.

05/08/2016

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".

04/08/2016

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.

03/08/2016

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.

02/08/2016

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.

02/08/2016

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.

30/07/2016

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”.

29/07/2016

Italy

1,000 migrants cross the Med to Italy since Tuesday

Around 1,000 migrants have arrived in Italy from North Africa in the last three days.

29/07/2016

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.

28/07/2016

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.

28/07/2016