Italy

Italy

Venice awash with masks and costumes as carnival gets underway

Thousands of revelers have flocked to the Italian city of Venice for the start of one of the world’s oldest carnivals. Macheranda Grand Ball -> 07

24/01/2016

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Spectacular start to Venice carnival season

Floating, illuminated structures and breathtaking light displays over the famed waterways of Venice marked the opening of the lagoon city’s annual

24/01/2016

Italy

'Wake up Italy,' marches take place in favour of same-sex civil unions

Thousands have taken to the streets of Italy in favour of same-sex civil unions. Their chosen slogan was “Wake up Italy, it’s time to be civilised,”

24/01/2016

Italy

Venice carnival opens in burst of light

Venice carnival season has opened in a burst of light, with floating illuminations and light displays marking the start of the annual event

24/01/2016

Sport

Lindsey Vonn breaks Annemarie Moser-Proell's record in Cortina

America’s Lindsey Vonn broke Annemarie Moser-Proell’s record for most World Cup downhill victories with her 37th win in Cortina on Saturday. The

23/01/2016

Italy

Rome cops seize over $2.5 million in fake notes

Italy’s finance police stopped a suspicious vehicle in Rome – and found more than $2.5 million in counterfeit US currency! Two Italians inside the

22/01/2016

Culture news

Milan Fashion Week goes back to the future

Armani does futuristic ‘Futuristic’ appeared to be the buzz word at the Emporio Armani menswear show in Milan. Giorgio Armani sent out a team of

20/01/2016

Culture news

Sicily meets Wild West at Milan Fashion Week

It was Sicily meets the Wild West at Dolce and Gabbana’s autumn-winter show for Men’s Fashion Week in Milan. Inspired by Sergio Leone’s popular

20/01/2016

Italy

Seventy injured in Sardinia metro collision

Dozens of passengers have been injured in a metro train collision in the Sardinian regional capital of Cagliari. At around 8 am local time two

20/01/2016

Italy

The last great master of Italian cinema, Ettore Scola dies aged 84

The Italian screen writer and director Ettore Scola has died in Rome at the age of 84. Scola, was considered one of the last great masters of

20/01/2016

Sport

Movistar Yamaha unveil their new World Championship bike

Movistar Yamaha presented their 2016 MotoGP World Championship bike in Barcelona on Monday. Although the arrival of Michelin might shake up the

19/01/2016

Italy

Italy: five killed in suspected gas explosion

At least five people have been killed as the result of an explosion in north western Italy. The blast, believed to have been caused by a gas leak

16/01/2016

Sport

AS Roma sack coach Garcia and line up Spalletti

AS Roma announced on Wednesday they have sacked their French head coach Rudi Garcia after two and a half years at the helm. Last season’s Serie

13/01/2016

Musica

Naples Nutcracker shines at Teatro San Carlo

Among its remarkable gems, both natural and artistic, Naples can boast Europe’s oldest opera house, Teatro San Carlo. To see out 2015 and welcome in

07/01/2016

Sport

Hirscher wins his first slalom of season in Santa Caterina

Reigning four-time overall world cup champion Marcel Hirscher claimed his first slalom win of the season on Wednesday. The Austrian opened up his

06/01/2016

Sport

Alpine Skiing: Loeseth ends Norway's 16-year wait for slalom winner

Nina Loeseth experienced the dizzy heights at the top of a World Cup podium for the first time in her career on Tuesday after winning a slalom race

05/01/2016

Economy

Ferrari debuts on the Milan stock market

Debut day for Ferrari…on the Milan stock exchange. The iconic marque completed its spin off from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles on Monday. Ferrari first

04/01/2016

Italy

Italian cities ban vehicles from streets to curb pollution

Streets around the Italian city of Naples were quieter than usual on Saturday (January 2). Cars, motorbikes and scooters have been banned until

02/01/2016

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Dive into 2016

A hardy group of Romans braved a cold, misty rain on Friday (January 1) and threw themselves off a bridge in Rome into the freezing waters of the

02/01/2016

Italy

Italian authorities crackdown on illegal firecrackers

Police in Italy have seized several tonnes of illegal fireworks. In Caserta authorities confiscated a firework called ‘Bomb Paris,’ containing 10kg

31/12/2015

Italy

Apple 'to pay 318 million euros' to settle tax dodging dispute with Italy

It is crunch time for Apple in Italy. The US tech giant has reportedly agreed to pay 318 million euros to settle claims of tax dodging there. Apple

30/12/2015

Italy

Warm Alpine weather brings fires and flowers

Wildfires sweeping through a forest in the Venetian Alps have destroyed some 100 hectares of woodland. Firefighters struggled to contain the blaze in

29/12/2015

Italy

Record pollution forces Milan to take cars off roads

Pollution in Italy’s industrial powerhouse Milan has got so bad the mayor is taking action, along with his counterpart in Rome and some other smaller

29/12/2015

Italy

900 migrants reach Italy as Renzi vows to support Libyan gov

After three nights on a Norwegian rescue ship, some 900 migrants disembarked in the Italian port city of Palermo early on Monday morning. More than

28/12/2015

Italy

Italy steps up fight against pollution

Some of Italy's major cities take action against levels of pollution that experts warn have reached unhealthy heights.

28/12/2015

Italy

Sporting Lorci five-a-side team quits after mafia-style threats

High-ranking five-a-side football team Sporting Locri is quitting the game after a series of threats made against the club’s president and his

27/12/2015