A showman billionaire who entered politics late and took the fight to the "establishment" with his straight-talking charm, Italy's former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi paved the way for right-wing populists....
Silvio Berlusconi died on Monday aged 86.
The Italian government has declared a national day of mourning for former premier Silvio Berlusconi who died in Milan on Monday at the age of 86.
The day of mourning is sched...
Berlusconi was suffering from chronic leukaemia.
Silvio Berlusconi, the former three-time prime minister of Italy, died on Monday 12 June aged 86.
Earlier this year the veteran politician and billionaire media tycoon...
Rome-Pompeii train to launch on 16 July.
Italy is to launch a direct train service between Rome and Pompeii from 16 July, culture minister Gennaro Sangiuliano said on Sunday.
The minister, speaking to veteran televis...
Tourists to be charged €5 entry fee to Pantheon.
Visitors to the Pantheon in Rome will be charged an entry fee from 1 July, Italy's culture minister Gennaro Sangiuliano confirmed on Sunday.
The minister, speaking to...
Crowe announces Italy tour dates in Italian.
Hollywood star Russell Crowe is travelling to Italy with his band Indoor Garden Party, performing a series of concerts in Italian cities at the end of June.
The concert to...
Rome premiere for This World Can't Tear Me Down.
Several thousand people attended the Rome preview on Thursday night of a new Netflix series by Zerocalcare ahead of its international release on the streaming platform on...
Move follows high-profile murder of Giulia Tramontana.
The Italian cabinet on Wednesday approved a bill containing a series of proposals designed to combat violence against women and to strengthen measures already in pl...
Bulgari Hotel overlooks Mausoleum of Augustus.
Luxury jeweller Bulgari inaugurated a five-star hotel facing the newly restored Mausoleum of Augustus in the historic centre of Rome on Thursday night, following several ye...
Raffaella Carrà features on collector coin.
Italy has minted a special edition €5 coin in tribute to Raffaella Carrà, the Italian singer, dancer, actress and popular television host who died in Rome two years ago aged 7...
Gilda Sportiello makes history in Rome.
Italian MP Gilda Sportiello has become the first politician to breastfeed in the nation's parliament.
Sportiello, a member of the populist Movimento 5 Stelle, fed her newborn b...
Rome's rose garden to stay open an extra week.
Rome has extended by one week the closure of the Roseto Comunale, the municipal rose garden on the Aventine Hill, keeping it open until 17 June.
The garden, which opened...
Pontiff admitted to Gemelli hospital in Rome.
Pope Francis was admitted to Rome's Gemelli hospital on Wednesday to undergo intestinal surgery and is expected to be hospitalised for several days, the Vatican said.
The...