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Cinema

Winterbottom's new film examines media role in Amanda Knox murder trial

The murder of British student Meredith Kercher and the trial of her roomate, American Amanda Knox, is the subject of “The Face of an Angel” – a new

26/03/2015

Sport

Calciopoli charges dropped

Nearly nine years after Italy’s biggest football scandal, former Juventus executives Luciano Moggi and Antonio Giraudo both saw charges against them

24/03/2015

Italy

Pizza for the Pope as he's handed a drive-by delivery in Naples

A pizza delivery with a difference…. Pope Francis was handed the drive-by delicacy while on a visit to Naples. He’s recently complained of not being

24/03/2015

Italy

Pope Francis has meal with prisoners during Naples visit

Pope Francis has been visiting inmates at a jail near Naples, during a one-day trip to the area. He shared a meal with around 120 male and female

22/03/2015

Italy

Pope visits Scampia, urges Camorra criminals 'return to honesty'

Pope Francis has visited one of Italy’s most dangerous neighbourhoods in the city of Naples. Scampia has been described as a forgotten, crumbling

21/03/2015

Italy

No longer a mystery: Pompeii's 'crown jewel' restored

After a two-year restoration project, Pompeii’s crown jewel, the Villa of Mysteries, has been unveiled. Plans to restore the ancient Italian city

21/03/2015

Italy

Italy: Transport minister resigns amid major corruption scandal

Maurizio Lupi has resigned as Italy’s Transport and Infrastructure Minister in the wake of the biggest corruption scandal of its kind since the early

20/03/2015

Sport

Parma owner Giampietro Manenti arrested

Parma chairman Giampietro Manenti has been arrested in Italy on money laundering charges. Manenti, who took over as the club’s new owner and

18/03/2015

Italy

Italy celebrates 154 years of unity

Italy has been marking the 154th anniversary of its unification as a single state. Events in Rome included tributes paid at the Tomb of the Unknown

17/03/2015

Italy

Italian tourist guides protest over government reforms

Thousands of Italian tourist guides have been protesting in Rome. They are angry about government changes to the examination and registration

15/03/2015

Italy

Sepulveda succumbs to pneumonia and is hospitalised

Chilean writer Luis Sepulveda has been taken to a hospital in Italy’s north-eastern city of Pordenone, where he was taking part in a festival. On

14/03/2015

Italy

Italian police seize Rome restaurants in anti-mafia raid

Italian police have seized two restaurants in Rome as part of a major anti-mafia raid in the city. The owner of both establishments was arrested on

12/03/2015

Italy

Silvio Berlusconi has his acquittal in the Rubygate affair upheld

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has had his acquittal in the so-called “Rubygate affair”, upheld by the country’s highest court. The

11/03/2015

Italy

Italy: 40 arrests in anti-mafia sting against Naples Camorra

A nationwide operation organised from Naples has targeted alleged members of the Casalesi clan in the Camorra - including two sons of jailed crime boss Francesco Schiavone.

10/03/2015

Italy

Rome: US tourists accused of 'tagging' Colosseum

Two unnamed Americans are facing fines for allegedly scratching their initials into the walls of the historic Colosseum.

09/03/2015

Italy

Italy: Berlusconi completes community service

Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has finished his community service. The 78-year-old has been helping on an Alzheimer’s ward near

06/03/2015

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Latest migrant tragedy claims at least 10 lives off Italian coastline

06/03/2015

Italy

Rescuers end cable car drama safely

Two hundred skiers had a narrow escape after becoming stranded in cable cars buffeted by 130km per hour-strong winds in the Italian Dolomites. All

06/03/2015

Italy

Police arrest suspect in latest migrant tragedy in Italy

Italian police have arrested one of two men suspected of involvement in the latest migrant tragedy in the Mediterranean which killed 10 people. The

05/03/2015

Italy

Italy: Parmesan producers decry soaring sales of 'fake' cheese

It is one of the world’s most copied cheeses – and those behind the original are not happy. Hence a gathering in Italy’s northern city of Bologna on

05/03/2015

Italy

Severe weather kills at least 2 in Italy

Strong winds and heavy rain have resulted in the deaths of at least two people in Italy. The central region of Tuscany has been one of the worst

05/03/2015

Italy

Mediterranean migrants 'forced to take to sea'

There are claims that people traffickers have been forcing migrants onto boats despite bad weather, after more dramatic rescue missions.

05/03/2015

Italy

Scandal in Pompeii: Former site commissioner has assets seized

Financial police seize nearly 6 million euros in assets from Marcello Fiori. The former commissioner of the Pompeii archaeological site is implicated in a tendering scandal.

04/03/2015

Italy

Italy: Coastguard rescues almost 1,000 migrants in 24 hours

Dramatic footage from Italy’s coastguard has captured migrants’ desperate attempts to reach the safety of a rescue vessel after their own boat

04/03/2015

Italy

World class coma recovery centre threatened by Italy's healthcare cuts

As Italy reins in spending on healthcare, a world-class coma recovery centre in Crotone is threatened by the cuts. Over the last two decades Sant

03/03/2015

Culture news

Armani and Dsquared2 bring Milan Fashion Week to a close

Milan Women’s Fashion Week has drawn to a close with Dsquared2 presenting their new collection for the upcoming Autumn-Winter season. Dean and Dan

03/03/2015