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Fifth foreign tourist caught vandalising the Colosseum this year
A Russian tourist has been fined €20,000 for engraving a large letter "K" on a wall inside the Colosseum on 21 November.
The man used a sharp s...
First confirmed Italian case of ebola
An Italian doctor who tested positive for ebola in Sierra Leone is being flown to Rome's infectious diseases clinic at the Lazzaro Spallanzani hospital on 24 November, according...
Association holds Christmas market on 23 November
The Rome-based Peter Pan Onlus association, which provides support for families with children suffering from cancer, is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Each year the...
Some victims being assaulted with knuckle dusters
Police in Rome are reporting growing cases of the violent phenomenon known as "knockout", whereby unsuspecting passers-by are punched in the face with the aim of knock...
28 war veterans honour their comrades buried in Italy
A delegation of 28 Canadian war veterans is travelling to Italy to participate in Canada's official commemorations on the 70th anniversary of the campaign to liber...
Management and unions agree to new deal to keep musicians on payroll
Management at Rome's troubled opera house says that the 182 jobs it threatened to axe last month have been saved, after it reached an agreement wit...
Tax incentives lure foreign film companies back to Rome
The production of several Hollywood movies is scheduled at Rome's Cinecittà studios in the coming months, marking a reversal of fortunes for the historic...
Sisi begins European trip with two days of meetings in Rome
Egyptian president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi will visit Rome on 24-25 November as part of his first trip to Europe since taking office in June, according to Ital...
Nations pledge to combat malnutrition through policies and actions
Ministers and top officials from over 170 countries are attending a three-day summit at the Rome-based United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organizati...
Rome mayor in dispute with government over immigration policies
Pope Francis has warned of a "social emergency" after repeated protests outside an immigration centre in Rome's suburbs have stoked social and racial te...
Dalai Lama comes to Rome after being denied South African visa
The Nobel Peace Laureates Summit, which was originally scheduled to take place in South Africa in mid-October, has been relocated to Rome on 12-14 Decemb...
Pope Francis commissions washing facilities for homeless under St Peter's colonnades
Pope Francis has ordered the installation of showers for the homeless under the colonnades of St Peter's Square after hearing about...
Racial tensions in Rome's suburbs
An immigration centre in a disadvantaged Roman suburb has come under attack for the last two consecutive nights, amid escalating racial tensions and violence in the area.
On the n...
Marino in hot water over alleged traffic fine irregularities
The ongoing debacle involving the mayor of Rome Ignazio Marino and his non-payment of eight parking fines has taken a new twist after an opposition politic...
Annual gift appeal for refugees in Rome
The world is experiencing the worst refugee crisis since world war two, according to the United Nations High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR), with Italy one of the nations most...
Emma Madigan become Ireland's first female ambassador to Vatican
Ireland's new resident ambassador to the Holy See Emma Madigan presented her credentials to Pope Francis on 11 November.
In addition to becoming the...
Strike will affect road, sea and air travel as well as Rome public transport
Italy's public transport trade unions have a called a national strike on Friday 14 November.
The action will affect air and sea transpo...
Private traffic banned in Rome on 16 November
Traffic in Rome has been banned within the fascia verde (green belt) on Sunday 16 November from 07.30 to 12.30, and from 16.30 to 20.30.
The move is part of regional m...
Belgian street artist ROA paints large outdoor mural in Prati
The Belgian artist ROA has completed a public mural dedicated to the wild bear Daniza on the façade of the Mercato Vittoria on Via Sabotino in the...
Anglo Saxon pays its Italian debt
“Berlusconi game over!” warns Matteo Renzi – a soundbite master to rival Tony Blair – after Silvio Berlusconi’s “telefonata combat”, to cite...
American literature is the focus of the annual Italy Reads programme at John Cabot University in Rome.
On the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the first world war, John Cabot University in Rome has selected A Fare...
Technical hitch on day of inauguration
The first stretch of Rome’s Metro C line was inaugurated on 9 November but a technical fault halted the inaugural train after just four stops, forcing passengers to disemb...
Repubblica station closed and traffic chaos as city downgrades weather alert
Schools in Rome reopened on 7 November after a "code red" weather alert the day before prompted the city to order their closure as well as...
Rome's tallest mural measures 32 metres
A giant mural depicting a man surfacing from a rubbish bin and sipping a coffee has appeared on an apartment block in the east Rome district of Torpignatarra.
The 32-m high...
Catholic organisations coordinate plans to tackle epidemic
A meeting was held at the Vatican to discuss how the Catholic church is coping in its response to ebola in countries in west Africa, where the epidemic has k...
Capital lends ATAC €77 million in emergency funding
Rome has come to the rescue once again of the capital's troubled bus company ATAC which has received a €77 million emergency loan from the city.
The mea...
Increasing number of foreign drivers involved in road accidents in Italy
There are now more than three million vehicles registered to foreign nationals in Italy, an increase of 34 per cent over the past two years....
Plan would see prostitution tolerated and monitored in certain areas of EUR
The city parliament and residents of south Rome district EUR are being presented with a so-called "zoning" plan which would see prostitution...
Vast artwork by street artist Blu
An enormous mural by Italian street artist Blu has appeared on a building on Via del Porto Fluviale in the Ostiense district of Rome.
The dramatic image features a cargo ship load...
Italian president and premier at ceremony in Piazza Venezia
Italian president Giorgio Napolitano and premier Matteo Renzi participated in the annual ceremony at Rome's Altare della Patria to mark national unity and a...
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