Italian authorities say Mullah Krekar is the mastermind behind an inte ational terror cell. Photo: Terje Pedersen / NTB scanpixThe Oslo District Court on Wednesday sided with the Norwegian Police Security Service and ruled that infamous Norway-based fundamentalist preacher Najmuddin Ahmad Faraj, bet...

A toddler spent several days in intensive care being treated for vitamin deficiencies and other complications, thought to be caused by her parents' vegan diet. Two-year-old Chiara (not her real name) was brought to the Istituto Giannina Gaslini, a pediatric hospital in Genoa, in a serious condition....

Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni at the Security Council. Photo: Kena Betancur/AFPItaly and the Netherlands agreed on Tuesday to split their term on the UN Security Council after a tie in voting forced them to reach a compromise. In the vote for five non-permanent seats, Kazakstan was electe...

Italian actor, Bud Spencer, passed away on Monday. Photo: Screenshot/YouTubeItalian silver-screen legend Bud Spencer passed away on Monday, aged 86. Although he didn't begin his acting career until the age of 38, he went on to star in 61 films, many of which gained cult status with cinema fans world...

Antonio Conte during the Italy-Spain game on Monday. Photo: Philppe Lopez/AFPA "great" Italian feat toppled Spain at Euro 2016, but Antonio Conte's touchline theatrics were just as dramatic for Italy and Chelsea fans during an emphatic 2-0 win over the defending champions. Former Juventus coach Cont...

Gubbio (L) and Norcia (R). Photos: Angus Kirk/EricHuybrechtsRome has a lot to offer, but if you're looking for variety or simply want a break away from the city, there's a treasure trove of towns within easy reach. Whether it's for an afte oon trip or a long weekend, Lazio and its neighbouring regio...

Germany coach Joachim Loew says Germany do not have an Italian 'curse'. Photo: Patrik Stollarz/AFPGermany coach Joachim Loew insists the world champions have no Italian complex as die Mannschaft attempt to break their Azzurri curse in Saturday's Euro 2016 quarter-final. In eight previous attempts, G...

In Italy's southe city of Naples, if you want to buy or sell bread, there's only one supplier to go to -- and you'd better not refuse. So claim Italian police who on Monday said they arrested 24 peoplexa0suspected of belonging to a mafia group which has controlled the market forxa0bread in the city ...

In a joint statement, Francois Hollande, Angela Merkel and Matteo Renzi have promised to reorder the EU. Photo: John MacDougall/AFPThe leaders of Germany, France and Italy vowed on Monday "a new impulse" for the EU as it reels from Brexit and told London that the bloc would make no deals before Brit...

Tavella's body leaves Bangladesh. Photo: Munir Az Zaman/AFPBangladesh police have charged seven people including a senior opposition official over the murder of an Italian aid worker last September, an officer said on Tuesday The killing near the capital's diplomatic zone was the first in a wave ofx...

Graziano Pelle scored the second goal. Photo: Vincenzo Pinto/AFPGiorgio Chiellini and Graziano Pelle scored the goals as Italy exacted revenge for their Euro 2012 final hammering by dumping Spain out of Euro 2016 with a deserved 2-0 last 16 win in Paris on Monday. Chiellini forced home the winner fr...

It’s been three days since Britain voted to leave the European Union, and the shock of the outcome, along with the calamity that’s followed, is yet to subside among Britons living in Italy. Even more so among those who have established businesses here, many of which are dependent on the UK market. C...

Papers revealing the minuites of Mussolini's last meeting are set to go under the hammer in Italy. Photo: Wikimedia CommonsA series of papers containing minutes of Benito Mussolini's last meeting as leader of the Social Republic are set to go under the hammer in Italy. The papers reveal the intimate...

Brexit Italian prime Minister, Matteo Renzi, has called on the EU to act swiftly following the UK's vote to leave the EU. Photo: Andreas Solaro/AFP AFP · 27 Jun 2016, 12:53 Published: 27 Jun 2016 12:53 GMT+02:00 Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said on Monday that Europe must move quickly to tack...

The four skeletons died in AD 79. Photo: Archaeological site of PompeiiThe skeletons of four ancient Romans, who died huddled together in the back of a shop during the fatal volcanic eruption of AD 79, have been unearthed in Pompeii. The surprise discovery was made by a team of French and Italian ar...

Premier Matteo Renzi said his demand for greater flexibility on the bloc's budget rules had been made more urgent. Photo: Thierry Charler/AFPItalian Prime Minister says Europe must react to Brexit's "wake-up" call by ending austerity. "Austerity policies are clouding the horizon. They have tu ed the...

The Singapore Airlines aircraft, its starboard wing charred from an engine fire, is towed across the tarmac at Changi airport. Photo: Roslan Rahman/AFPA Singapore Airlines plane caught fire on Monday while making an emergency landing at Changi Airport after tu ing back from a flight to Milan followi...

Over 10,000 migrants have been rescued since Thursday. Photo: Alberto Pizzoli/AFPA total of 3,324 migrants were rescued off Libya on Sunday in 26 different operations, the Italian coastguard said, bringing to more than 10,000 the total saved since Thursday. There were no reports of confirmed or susp...

Kerry said the ideal of unity must remain paramount as Britain negotiates "Brexit". Photo: AFPUS Secretary of State John Kerry expressed regret Sunday that Britain has chosen to leave the European Union and vowed Washington will maintain close ties with the bloc. Kerry, who flies to Brussels and Lon...

Fazzalari was convicted in absentia in 1999 of mafia association, kidnapping, illegal possession of weapons and a double homicide. Photo: Italian policeA convicted killer who was one of Italy's most wanted mafia bosses was arrested Sunday in an operation hailed by prosecutors as a historic breakthro...