Italy

Italy

Italian president calls for more decisive EU action on migrant crisis

Around 13,000 migrants have been rescued off Italy over the past week alone

18/04/2015

Italy

Italy: Migrant burns victims crossed Mediterranean after gas explosion

Several African migrants are being treated in Lampedusa and Sicily after being injured in a gas explosion in Libya. They were refused treatment by human traffickers before they embarked on their journ

18/04/2015

Italy

Migrant deaths in Mediterranean soar, while horror stories pour in

The wave of migrants desperate to reach Europe continued to unfurl into Italy on Friday, with hundreds more rescued as they crossed the Mediterranean

17/04/2015

Italy

10,000 migrants enter Italy in last week alone

The wave of migrants arriving at Italy’s ports is showing no sign of let up, as hundreds more arrived in Pozzalo on Friday morning. Ten thousand

17/04/2015

Italy

Christian migrants 'thrown overboard in religious clash'

Italian police are holding 15 Muslim men on suspicion of murdering a dozen Christians on a migrant boat from Africa.

17/04/2015

Italy

41 migrants drown trying to reach Italy as the country calls for more help from the EU

Forty-one people drowned on Thursday while attempting to reach Italy by boat from Libya according to the International Organisation for Migration

16/04/2015

Italy

More than a statistic: The human cost of migration to Italy

Hundreds die attempting to cross the Mediterranean from north Africa. Thousands are saved, but Italy is struggling to cope with escalating migrant arrivals.

16/04/2015

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New born baby among hundreds of migrants rescued of Italian coast

16/04/2015

Italy

Italy calls for a Europe-wide response to the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean

Italy’s Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni has called for a Europe wide response to the wave of migrants risking their lives crossing the

16/04/2015

Italy

Xylella fastidiosa bacteria discovered in wholesale market near Paris

A coffee plant at a wholesale market close to Paris has been discovered to contain a deadly bacterium which has led to the destruction of olive trees

15/04/2015

Italy

6,000 migrants plucked to safety from Mediterranean in last 5 days

Nearly 6,000 migrants have been rescued from the Mediterranean Sea over the past five days, including a newborn baby. On Wednesday (April 15) 400

15/04/2015

Italy

400 people feared dead in Mediterranean Sea tragedy

Around 400 people are feared dead in the latest tragedy in the Mediterranean. The migrants were attempting to make the journey between troubled

15/04/2015

Culture news

Food and Arts: Rituals since 1851 exhibition

A new exhibition, Arts and Foods: Rituals Since 1851, has opened at the Triennale Centre in Milan, Italy. The mix of food, art, and kitchen

14/04/2015

Italy

Freedom at a price: Thousands rescued trying to reach Italy from north Africa

Reaching Italy at any cost: at least nine migrants die and 5,629 are rescued from the Mediterranean in three days, prompting urgent calls for international help.

13/04/2015

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Italy: 1,700 migrants rescued off the Sicilian coast

13/04/2015

Italy

Environmentally-conscious architect Renzo Piano unveils his latest work

He designed London’s The Shard, was an integral part of the team working on the Pompidou Centre in Paris, and in 2006 Time magazine named him one of

10/04/2015

Italy

Milan: Man arrested after three killed in court shootings

A man has been arrested after a shooting at a courthouse in Milan left three people dead, including a judge and a lawyer. Officials say the shooter

09/04/2015

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At least two killed in shooting at Milan court 

09/04/2015

Italy

Witnesses recall terror of shooting at Milan courthouse

A gunman has opened fire at a courthouse in the Italian city of Milan, reportedly killing a judge and two others. Staff say they barricaded

09/04/2015

Italy

Aiming to win made me a champion, says Galiazzo

08/04/2015

Culture news

Rome's poor suburbs get a street art face-lift

Tor Marancia is the last of several poorer Roman suburbs to get a much needed face-lift thanks to the work of a group of international street

07/04/2015

Europe News

Italy criticised for G8 protest 'torture'

Italy has been slammed by European judges who have ruled that police carried out acts of ‘torture’ during protests for the 2001 G8 summit. In a case

07/04/2015

Italy

Italian ships rescue 1500 migrants in 24 hours

Italian navy and coast guard ships have rescued around 1500 migrants on board five boats in the Mediterranean in less than 24 hours

06/04/2015

Sport

Fastest man in the world

03/04/2015

Italy

Pope Francis washes Rome prisoners' feet on Holy Thursday

Pope Francis spent part of Holy Thursday in a prison in Rome. The Pontiff washed the feet of twelve male and female inmates and a baby as he marked

03/04/2015

Italy

The Vatican and Italy agree new deal to end banking secrecy

The Vatican and Italy signed a financial information sharing agreement on Wednesday in which the Holy See pledged full cooperation and transparency

02/04/2015