The navy has suspended its bid to raise a migrant disaster boat from the sea floor amid inclement weather. Photo: Italian NavyAn operation to salvage a sunken migrant boat packed with corpses was suspended on Friday due to bad weather, the Italian navy said. The boat's sinking last April left as man...

Mauro Inzoli was defrocked in 2012 over accusations of paedophilia. Photo: Filippo MontefA controversial Italian priest awaiting a criminal trial for sex abuse of minors has agreed to pay €125,000 in compensation to the families of five of his alleged victims, Italian media reported on Thursday. Mau...

A pro-EU campaigner hands out leaflets in London. Photo: Justin Tallis/AFPBritish electoral authorities have a terrible record when it comes to processing overseas ballots. Laura Shields says Brits abroad need to pile on the pressure - now. Councils in the UK have form on messing up when it comes to...

Emma Morano became the world's oldest person on Thursday. Photo: AllTimeTopTens/YouTubeAged 116, Emma Morano, who attributes her extraordinarily long life to staying single and eating two raw eggs a day, has become the oldest person in the world. Morano takes the crown following the death of America...

More than 800 refugees have been rescued off the coast of Sicily. Photo: Giovanni Isolino/AFPAt least 800 migrants were rescued off the coast of Sicily on Thursday, among them at least 150 Syrians, the Italian coastguard and the UN refugee agency said. It was by far the largest number of Syrian refu...

Italy has five new Blue Flag beaches for 2016. Photo: Roberto Ferrari/FlickrEarlier this week, an impressive 293 of Italy's beaches were given a prestigious 'Blue Flag'- awarded only to beaches which meet stringent quality standards. Each year the Foundation for Environmental Education issues the fl...

Severe storms are expected to stike much of Italy over the next couple of days. File photo: Marie-Laure Messana/AFPA yellow alert has been issued in ten of Italy's 20 regions as Cyclone Poppea brings heavy rain and strong winds to the country. After a lengthy period of pleasant summery weather, nort...

A man dressed as a friar demonstrates against same-sex civil unions outside the Italian Parliament. Photo: Filippo Monteforte/AFPA group of mostly right-wing Italian politicians announced on Thursday they will seek a referendum to overtu the introduction of gay civil unions, a day after parliament a...

An iPhone 6. Photo: Saeed Khan/AFPFive months after an investigation first began into the suspected terror network, Italian police are still unable to access a locked phone which may contain crucial information about planned attacks in Italy, France and the UK.. Two Afghans, aged 23 and 29, were arr...

Francesca Michielin, Italy's Eurovision entry, in rehearsal. How much do you know about her. Photo: Andres Putting (EBU)Italy's Eurovision entry will be performing on Thursday in the semi-final, and again in Saturday's final. If Eurovision fever has passed you by, here's everything you need to know ...

Italy has begun raising the wreck of a migrant boat. Photo: Italian NavyThe Italian navy announced on Wednesday it had found two more bodies as it started towing a sunken migrant vessel towards the surface of the Mediterranean. The bodies were found during preparatory work to raise the fishing boat ...

The works were taken from the Castelvecchio museum in Verona, pictured. Photo: Matthew Roberts/FlickPaintings including masterpieces by Rubens and Tintoretto that were stolen from a Verona museum last year have been found in Ukraine, Italy's culture minister said on Wednesday. "It is a great day," t...

Is this 'Anarchy' in the town of Morsano? Photo: Liste Civiche Progetto Morsano e Per Morsano / FacebookAfter its sole remaining police officer went into retirement two months ago, the small north-easte town of Morsano has descended into “anarchy”. It seems that now they are no longer under the watc...

Italy has passed a landmark gay civil unions bill. But it's not what everybody was hoping for. Photo: AFPWhen the Italian gove ment finally approved a bill allowing gay civil unions on Wednesday, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi declared it was "a day for celebration." While the bill is cause for celebra...

Supporters of same sex marriage protesting last month. Photo: Filippo Monteforte/AFPItaly is set to legalize gay civil unions with a confidence vote in parliament on Wednesday on a bill hailed as a historic tu ing point but criticized as a missed opportunity for greater change. Prime Minister Matteo...

Italy's top court has quashed a culpable homicide sentence against an Italian engineer in L'Aquila. Photo: Joe Klamar/AFPAn Italian engineer sentenced to jail over the deaths of 13 people, who lost their lives when a building he had restored collapsed during the 2009 L’Aquila earthquake, has been ac...

Gay unions are now legally allowed in Italy. Photo: AFPThe Italian gove ment finally approved a bill to allow gay civil unions, after a long and bitter debate that has pitted the Catholic Church against Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. In order to speed up the bill’s passage, Italian Prime Minister, Mat...

When the Italian gove ment finally approved a bill allowing gay civil unions on Wednesday, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi declared it was "a day for celebration." While the bill is cause for celebration for those who have spent decades fighting for Italy to recognize same sex relationships, many LGBT g...

Supporters of same sex marriage protesting last month. Photo: Filippo Monteforte/AFPItaly is set to legalize gay civil unions with a confidence vote in parliament on Wednesday on a bill hailed as a historic tu ing point but criticized as a missed opportunity for greater change. Prime Minister Matteo...

Italy's top court has quashed a culpable homicide sentence against an Italian engineer in L'Aquila. Photo: Joe Klamar/AFPAn Italian engineer sentenced to jail over the deaths of 13 people, who lost their lives when a building he had restored collapsed during the 2009 L’Aquila earthquake, has been ac...