Italy

Italy

Burned-out Norman Atlantic ferry waits to moor at Italian port Brindisi

The Norman Atlantic car ferry that caught fire off the coast of Greece on Sunday has been taken to the Italian port of Brindisi. Investigators will

02/01/2015

Italy

Italian coast guards board new abandoned migrant ship

Italian military takes control of a cargo ship carrying some 450 migrants in the Mediterannean after it had been abandoned by human smugglers

02/01/2015

Italy

Italy rescues another abandoned migrant ship

02/01/2015

Italy

New footage as mystery remains over how many died in ferry fire tragedy

New footage has emerged of the ordeal suffered by passengers on board the fire-hit ferry Norman Atlantic which is due to be towed to the Italian port

02/01/2015

Italy

Italian President announces retirement, setting challenge for government

Giorgio Napolitano confirms he is to quit as Italy's president setting PM Renzi a major challenge to find a consensus replacement

01/01/2015

Italy

Blanket of snow and icy conditions across Italy for New Year

Southern Italy is experiencing unusually wintry weather. In Rome, arctic-inspired winds brought temperatures as low as minus eight degrees Celsius

31/12/2014

Italy

Cargo ship with 700 migrants on board and no crew docks in Italy

A cargo ship understood to be carrying around 700 migrants arrived in the Italian port of Gallipoli on Wednesday. Italian authorities had taken

31/12/2014

Italy

Search suspended for missing Turkish sailors in Adriatic

Two Turkish crew members have died and another four are missing after their cargo ship sank in the Adriatic off Italy, following a collision with

28/12/2014

Sport

First-time winners: Travis Ganong and Sara Hector reign supreme

Welcome to the last edition of Gravity in 2014. In our weekly alpine skiing programme we take a look at the men’s downhill, and the Giant of Kuhtai

28/12/2014

Italy

Fatalities as cargo ships collide off Ravenna in Italian Adriatic

Italian rescuers were sent to help in the aftermath of a collision between a Turkish cargo ship with 11 crew members on board, and another vessel

28/12/2014

Italy

More than 1,000 migrants rescued off Italian coast on Christmas Day

At least 1,250 refugees and migrants were rescued by the Italian navy in four different operations on Christmas Day. They were taken onto the Navy

26/12/2014

Italy

Italy trains delayed after 'arson attack' along Milan-Bologna line

Italian train services have suffered severe disruptions following an arson attack along the Milan-Bologna line. Though no group has claimed

23/12/2014

Italy

Italian coastguard intercepts merchant vessel packed with Syrian migrants

The Italian coastguard has intercepted a large merchant vessel carrying 850 Syrian migrants. Authorities claim the boat’s autopilot was defective and

22/12/2014

Italy

Italian police foil neo-fascist plot to kill politicians over Christmas.

Italian police arrest 14 neo-fascists after plot to kill politicians and attack police over Christmas comes to light.

22/12/2014

Sport

Nyman celebrates Val Gardena hat-trick

Steven Nyman celebrated his third career World Cup victory on Friday at the same venue as his previous two triumphs. The American three-time Olympian

19/12/2014

Italy

Assets worth 100 million euros seized in big anti-mafia case

There has been a dramatic development in an anti-mafia case in Italy. Financial police say they have seized assets worth more than 100 million euros

19/12/2014

Italy

Italian actress Virna Lisi dies aged 78

Italian film star Virna Lisi has died at the age of 78. She was best known for her role in How To Murder Your Wife, opposite Jack Lemmon and starred

18/12/2014

Italy

Mideast diplomacy continues as pressure mounts for a UN resolution

European-led efforts to resolve the Israeli Palestinian conflict are being resisted by Prime MInister Benjamin Netanyahu. After his meeting with his

16/12/2014

Sport

Rome announces bid for 2024 Summer Olympics

15/12/2014

Italy

Kerry tries to head off UN clash over Palestinian state

US Secretary of State John Kerry met with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Rome on Sunday as the US tries to diffuse tensions over

15/12/2014

Italy

Nobel Peace Prize winner criticises Pope's refusal to meet the Dalai Lama in Rome

The Pope's refusal to hold a meeting with the Dalai Lama for fear of upsetting China is heavily criticised by a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate

12/12/2014

Italy

Police search for missing baby in Italy

Police in Italy are searching for a missing nine-month old baby. The Russian mother has been placed under investigation after telling police she left

12/12/2014

Italy

Italy grinds to a halt as unions unite in opposition to Renzi's reforms

Police clashed with protesters dressed as Santa Claus in Milan as Italian workers staged a general strike. It is the first ever national strike by

12/12/2014

Italy

Italian women win coal mine protest after two weeks underground

Eleven days and eleven nights underground, thirty-seven women have occupied a coal mine in the south of Sardinia. Their patience has paid off and

11/12/2014

Musica

Fidelio: Beethoven's only opera opens La Scala season

11/12/2014

Italy

New gondola safety rules come into force in Venice after fatal accident

New rules on gondola safety come into force in Venice after a German tourist died in an accident last year.

10/12/2014