Italy

Italy

Watch: Mount Etna erupts spewing lava and ash into the sky

Mount Etna in Sicily has erupted spewing lava and ash into the air and forcing the closure of two airports in nearby Catania

20/07/2019

Cult

Germany returns painting stolen by the Nazis to the Uffizi Gallery

'Vase of Flowers' by the Dutch master Jan van Huysum has been returned to Italy after being stolen by German soldiers in 1943.

20/07/2019

Italy

Italy 'overtakes France in tourism stakes'

Italy had more overnight stays by foreign nationals than tourist hotspot France, it's been claimed.

20/07/2019

Italy

Police arrest 18 in crackdown on Sicilian Mafia family

Once ruling with absolute power in Sicily, the Cosa Nostra has lost momentum in the past twenty years. Prosecutors have repeatedly warned that the group are attempting to rebuild power.

18/07/2019

Italy

Watch: Protester dressed as ancient Roman jumps into Trevi fountain

A protester who jumped into the Trevi fountain dressed as an ancient Roman senator has been slapped with a €550 fine.

18/07/2019

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Artist creates giant portrait of Neil Armstrong in Italy wheat field

A giant portrait of Neil Armstrong was created in a field in northern Italian by land artist Dario Gambarin to mark the 50th anniversary of the moon landing.

18/07/2019

Italy

Andrea Camilleri, author of Inspector Montalbano novels, dies aged 93

Andrea Camilleri, the Sicilian author who penned the Inspector Montalbano novels and around 100 other works, has died aged 93.

17/07/2019

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High speed drone race in Turin Italy

Apex Racing beat XBlades Running of Britain on Saturday, July 13, to win the Turin leg of the Drone Champions League.

14/07/2019

Italy

Trafficking kingpin or mistaken identity? Verdict expected in Rome

An Eritrean national was arrested and extradited from Sudan in 2016 by Italian authorities after he was suspected of being a notorious kingpin in the human trafficking world. Watch the full explanation of this complicated story by clicking on the player.

12/07/2019

Italy

Meet the women making a mark at the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples

As Naples hosted the 2019 Summer Universiade — the 60th anniversary of the international multi-sport event organized for university athletes — Euronews spoke to three women who have made their mark on the competition for different reasons.

11/07/2019

Italy

Italian prosecutors launch probe into Russia collusion allegations

Italy's deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini denied that his League Party took any money from Russia after allegations that a close aide held secret meetings in Moscow to seal the deal.

10/07/2019

Italy

Salvini broadcasts closure of one of Europe's largest migrant centres

Italy closed its Mineo refugee camp on Tuesday, which was at one point Europe's largest.

10/07/2019

Italy

Italian police release video of deadly mid-air crash

Italian authorities have released video footage captured inside an aircraft involved in a deadly mid-air crash in the Alps earlier this year.

10/07/2019

Italy

Pope bombarded with insults after tweeting to pray for migrants

Insults in Italian replying to a tweet from Pope Francis flooded Twitter on Monday after he wrote about migrants.

09/07/2019

Italy

Italian Olympic swimmer hailed a hero after saving man from drowning

Italian Olympic swimmer Filippo Magnini has been hailed a hero after saving a man from drowning off the coast of Sardinia.

09/07/2019

Italy

Italy's Prosecco hills receive UN world heritage status

A hilly terrain in northeast Italy known for its Prosecco production has been added to the UNESCO World Heritage list among other cultural landscapes and cities in the world.

08/07/2019

Italy

Watch: Venice cruise ship veers close to esplanade in storm

The Costa Deliziosa veered very close to Venice's docks during stormy weather this past weekend.

08/07/2019

Italy

Migrant ship disembarks in Italy despite Salvini ban

A migrant ship has disembarked in the Italian port of Lampedusa despite a ban by the country's interior minister, Matteo Salvini.

07/07/2019

Cult

Fendi stages ethereal tribute to fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld

Italian luxury fashion house Fendi has paid tribute to its former creative director Karl Lagerfeld at its haute couture show in Rome.

06/07/2019

Italy

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Pope Francis in Vatican

President Vladimir Putin of Russia has met Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and Pope Francis on a one-day visit to Rome. The Russian leader asked for the softening of the sanctions imposed on his country by the EU and the US since the war in Ukraine broke out.

04/07/2019

Italy

Italy volcano: eruption on island of Stromboli, evacuations begin

A volcano erupted on the Italian island of Stromboli on Wednesday, the National Institute of Geophysics and Vulcanology said.

03/07/2019

World

Sea Watch captain Carola Rackete released, but controversy rages on

Captain of migrant rescue ship Sea Watch, Carola Rackete, has been set free from house arrest by an Italian judge after she docked the boat in Lampedusa against a military order.

03/07/2019

Italy

Sea-Watch captain Carola Rackete released by Italian judge

An Italian judge ruled on Tuesday that the German captain of a migrant charity ship had not broken the law when she forced a naval blockade at the weekend, saying she had carried out her duty to protect life.

02/07/2019

Italy

Previously unseen footage shows moment of Genoa bridge collapse

Newly released footage shows the moment a bridge in Genoa, Italy, collapsed last year, which killed 43 people.

02/07/2019

Italy

Heroine or criminal? Sea-Watch 3 Captain Carola Rakete divides opinion

Carola Rakete, the captain of the rescue ship Sea-Watch 3, which defied the Italian government ban and docked at Lampedusa, has said she regrets any alarm caused when the ship trapped a police boat against the quay.

01/07/2019

Sport

Swiss footballer missing after accident on Italian lake

Switzerland forward Ismaili missing in swimming accident in Italy

01/07/2019