Thieves used Ferragosto festivities as cover to steal four works by the Renaissance master from a Messina museum; investigators believe an insider may have guided the two-minute heist. Italian police ...

2,100-year-old shipwreck hailed as one of Italy's most important underwater discoveries in years. Italian authorities have announced the discovery of a Roman-era shipwreck off the coast of Sicily, ...

Volcanic ash cloud leads to days of travel chaos at Catania airport, with flights suspended until at least 02.00 on Friday 14 August. Flights to and from Catania's Fontanarossa airport have faced ...

Italian TikTok star Rita De Crescenzo faces backlash after posting videos showing her cradling a baby monkey she says she bought during a holiday in Egypt.

Temperatures set to tip 40°C in inland areas of Italy over the August holiday weekend, with red alert heat warnings for multiple cities in place this week. Italy is heading into its Ferragosto holiday ...

Rome and Brussels honour the 262 miners killed at Bois du Cazier, as 8 August becomes EU's new day of remembrance for workplace accident victims. Italy on Saturday marks the 70th anniversary of the ...

A partial eclipse will unfold at sunset on 12 August, with the north-west enjoying the best views in Italy. Experts urge careful planning and proper eye protection. Italy is preparing for one of the ...

Rome is quietly bracing for a new wave of international arrivals. As part of its "Future Focus" reorganization, UNICEF is relocating several hundred positions out of Geneva and New York into a small ...

Italy consumes record levels of electricity as prolonged heatwaves drive air-conditioning use to new peaks. Italy's electricity consumption reached an all-time high for the month of July, according to ...

Musumeci revives plan to relocate Fontanarossa airport as volcanic ash grounds hundreds of flights and losses to Sicily's tourism sector mount towards €24 million. Italy's civil protection minister, ...

Italy's national firefighting corps has spent the past few days dealing with an equipment scandal that would be almost comedic if the profession involved weren't quite so literally built around water ...