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Police seal off area near government buildings.
A suspicious package which triggered a bomb alert near Italy's government buildings in the centre of Rome turned out to be part of a treasure hunt game organised for touri...
Each winner scoops about €4 million.
Italy's record lottery jackpot of €371 million was finally won on Thursday and was shared among 90 winners who placed €5 bets through a combination system.
The Superenalotto jackp...
Italy's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani on Thursday appealed to his Chinese counterpart, who was on a visit to Rome, to put pressure on Russia to find a "just peace" in Ukraine.
"China has to play a fundamenta...
Rome to host final stage of Giro d'Italia for first time since 2018.
The final stage of the 106th edition of the Giro d'Italia, the cycling world's second-biggest annual stage race after the Tour de France, will conclud...
Where to go jogging in Rome.
For all those interested in staying fit and doing so while breathing the fresh air of the eternal city while surrounding yourself with the history it has to offer, whether you are from the a...
La Sapienza presents major library project.
Rome's La Sapienza University is to build a mega-library that will house more than two million volumes, combining the vast book collections of its faculties of humanities and...
Strikes to affect public transport in Rome and Milan.
Commuters in Italy face disruption to local public transport services on Friday 17 February as part of a nationwide 24-hour strike called by the USB trade union....
Treno della Neve runs at weekends until 8 April.
A new rail service will connect Rome with the Dolomites in Italy's northern Trentino-Alto Adige region in a move designed to promote ecological tourism among skiiers and...
Who was Lidia Poët?Lidia Poët endured humiliation and sacrifice to pursue her desire to be a lawyer, and she ultimately succeeded.
From Turin, she was the first woman in Italy to register as a lawyer. She was disbarr...
Berlusconi had been accused of bribing witnesses in Bunga Bunga case.
A court in Milan on Wednesday acquitted former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi in a high-profile case in which he was accused of bribing witnesses...
Once a sleek newcomer in Rome’s five star hotel market, Rocco Forte’s Hotel de Russie is facing growing competition as a wave of luxury hotel brands move into the city. But the iconic hotel off Piazza del Popolo still be...
Valentine's Day blood donation drive in Rome.
Italian Serie A football club AS Roma held a Valentine's Day blood donation drive in Rome on Tuesday, rewarding donors with free tickets for an upcoming home game at the Sta...
Valentine became the patron saint of lovers, but first he was a martyr.
He was from Terni, Italy, but is recognised around the world through gifts and kisses. Also, February 14th isn’t the only date for love in the wo...
Rocca was backed by Italy's right-wing coalition.
Francesco Rocca has been elected the new president of Italy's central Lazio region, which is centred around Rome, after winning in the regional elections by a large marg...
Elections in Lazio and Lombardia saw record low turnout.
Italian premier Giorgia Meloni’s right-wing coalition has won decisive victories in regional elections held in the regions around Rome and Milan over the past two...
Police identify suspect in relation to Rome murder.
Rome police have launched an investigation into the murder of a member of the Italian army who died on Sunday almost two days after being assaulted on a street in Rome...
Italian government stresses its support for Ukraine.
Former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi is at the centre of a fresh controversy over his stance on Ukraine after saying that if he were still head of government he w...
Mengoni declared Sanremo winner a second time.
Italian singer Marco Mengoni won the 2023 edition of the Sanremo Music Festival, Italy's biggest song contest, with his song Due vite.
Mengoni, 34, was declared the winn...
Right tipped to win in Lazio and Lombardia.
The two Italian regions centred around Rome and Milan go to the polls on Sunday and Monday in what is the first electoral test of Giorgia Meloni's right-wing government since...
Road to Rome 2023 events in Rome and Milan.
Italy is organising two special golfing events in Rome and Milan this weekend in preparation for hosting the Ryder Cup later this year for the first time.
The first event i...
Paola Egonu due on stage at Sanremo tonight.
Italian volleyball star Paola Egonu ignited a fresh debate about racism on Thursday by saying that "Italy is a racist country" ahead of her appearance at the Sanremo Music Fe...
Man stabbed and robbed at Rome's central station.
Rome mayor Roberto Gualtieri will reportedly meet with the capital's prefect Bruno Frattasi on Thursday to discuss security at the city's central train station Termini f...
Visitors will be able to see mosaics up close during six-year restoration.
A major restoration is underway of the mediaeval mosaics in the Baptistery of S. Giovanni in Florence, the octagonal landmark opposite the Duomo...
Italy sends help to Turkey as total quake death toll passes 11,000.
Italian firefighters engaged in rescue efforts in Turkey after Monday's devastating earthquake have pulled a 23-year-old man alive from the rubble in A...
Gianni Morandi helped to clean up Sanremo stage.
Italian singer Blanco faced a backlash in Italy on Tuesday night for destroying the floral set on the stage of Sanremo, the nation's biggest music festival, on live telev...
Ribera created the Five Senses series during his four years in Rome.
Three years after Caravaggio’s lonely death on a beach outside Porte Ercole, a Spaniard, still in his early twenties, arrived in Rome via Parma where...
Roberto Benigni to return to Sanremo stage.
Sergio Mattarella will become the first president of Italy to attend Sanremo, the nation's top song contest, when the popular five-night extravaganza kicks off on Tuesday.
Th...
Campaign to raise funds to buy Villa Verdi.
Opera houses across Italy are joining a fund-raising campaign to help the state buy Villa Verdi, the museum and former home of the celebrated Italian opera composer Giuseppe V...
Move comes following row over video appearance.
A planned video appearance by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky at Italy's top music festival Sanremo has been withdrawn, following criticism from Italian politicians...
Iranian diaspora in Rome mobilises against regime.ROME: On a Saturday afternoon in late January, a group of plain-clothes officers stand guard in front of the Iranian embassy's high wrought iron gates on Via Nomentana in...
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