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...

Mario Turrini, who used a photo of a female backside on his campaign poster, is supporting the candidate from the Northe League, whose leader Matteo Salvini is pictured here at a 2015 rally in BologA candidate for local elections in Bologna has created controversy in Italy after sharing a home-made ...

A 120km relay race - the length of three marathons - will take place in Tuscany on the night of May 18th to raise awareness of sex trafficking. The route from Piazza della Repubblica in the centre of Florence to the coastal city of Viareggio will pass through areas in the region which are notorious ...

File photo of migrants waiting in Catania harbour, where the network was based. Photo: Dario Azzaro/AFPItaly has arrested 13 Somalis accused of being part of a network which held migrants hostage on their arrival in Sicily to extort money for the trip to northe Europe. An eight-month investigation i...

Italian food supermarket, Eataly, has been slapped with a €50,000 fine after Italy's antitrust association (AGCM) ruled it had misled consumers over wines containing sulfates. Between April 2014 and January 2016 the food supermarket, which is renowned for its high-end Italian food and drink, sold wi...

The Italian gove ment has put a controversial same-sex unions bill to a confidence vote. Photo: Filippo Monteforte/AFPThe Italian gove ment has put a controversial same-sex unions bill to a confidence vote in a bid to get it passed without further delay. The bill reached its final hurdle in the lowe...

Claudio Ranieri says he would love to one day manage his native Italy. Photo: Angelo Tzoetzinis/AFPClaudio Ranieri admits he would love to coach Italy one day but has committed his immediate future to a Leicester City side that, he believes, could spring a few surprises in next season's Champions Le...

Maurizio Cattelan's 'Him', a statue of Adolf Hitler, sold at auction for €15.1 million. Photo: Kena Betancur/AFPA provocative statue of the German dictator Adolf Hitler by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan has sold at auction for €15.1 million. Called 'Him', the wax and resin statue depicts Hitler as...

British Europe Minister, David Lidington, says Brits should register to vote. Photo: Foreign and Commonwealth Office.Many Brits abroad have the right to vote on Britain's future in the EU. They should use it, David Lidington, British Europe Minister, writes for The Local. One of the most historic de...

The soldiers are stationed at Caserma Ederle in Vicenza. Photo: US Army Africa/FlickrThirteen American soldiers were arrested over the weekend after a fight broke out at a nightclub in a town in the northe Italian province of Vicenza, a police officer told The Local. Six people were injured in the b...

The men are accused of planning terror attacks in Italy and the UK. Photo: Luca Boldrini/FlickrTwo Afghan nationals have been detained in Bari, Puglia, accused of planning terrorist attacks in Italy and the UK. The men, aged 23 and 29, allegedly helped to establish a five-man terror cell which was p...

Premier Matteo Renzi has vowed to call a confidence vote to ensure the civil unions bill is passed without further delay. Photo: Filippo Monteforte/AFPItalian lawmakers on Monday began a final debate on a contentious gay civil unions bill which Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has pledged to push through...

Two paintings by Spanish great Salvador Dali (pictured) feature in the collection. Photo: Carl Van Vechten/WikicommonsThe prized art collection of a mafia boss, confiscated by Italian police, has gone on show in Calabria in an exhibition billed as a "victory of the state" over organized crime. Two p...

According to a poll published on Monday, more than half of all Italians would vote to leave the EU if given the chance. Photo: Bob/FlickrAlmost half of all Italians would vote to leave the EU if given the opportunity, according to a poll published on Monday. The data come from UK pollsters Ipsos MOR...

Any questions about Italy? Just ask Google.May 9th marks Europe Day, an annual celebration of peace and unity. In honour of the day, with a little help from Google's autocomplete function, we compiled a list of the top preconceptions about citizens of nine European countries. While the predictive au...

Italian Foreign Minister, Paolo Gentiloni, has said foreign ministers will meet in Vienna to try and resolve the chaos in Libya. Photo: Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt/AFPTop diplomats will hold talks in Vienna this month aimed at supporting efforts to end the chaos in Libya, Italian Foreign Minister Paolo...

Driving in Italy might be notoriously crazy, but if you're brave enough, it can also be a wonderful adventure. An American who took the plunge, Michael Ballaban, explains why. I spent two weeks in Italy, all of which was really quite lovely. I ate much delicious pasta, saw many beautiful sights, and...

Two men have been cleared of animal cruelty charges after killing a goat during a religious festival. Photo: Beth Cortez Naval /FlickrTwo Muslim men, fined €4,600 for slaughtering a conscious goat in the street, have had an animal cruelty conviction overtu ed by a court in Italy on faith grounds. Th...

There are plenty of tacos to be found in Rome. Photo: Sacofat/FlickrDelicious and modestly priced though it may be, the traditional Italian fare served up at thousands of Rome's restaurants is not always what you're after. If you're craving ethnic flavours, here are eight of the best foreign eaterie...

Interior Minister Angelino Alfano has said the arrest shows Italy's system of prevention is 'working well'. Photo: Andreas Solaro/AFPA 26-year-old man was arrested on Sunday, charged with allegedly radicalizing and recruiting terrorists in Italy. The man, a Slovenian national, is accused of "initiat...