Pope Francis welcomes a group of Syrian refugees after landing at Ciampino airport in Rome. Photo: Filippo Monteforte/AFPWith Italian lessons and strolls around Rome, the 12 Syrian asylum seekers Pope Francis brought back with him from Lesbos are settling into new lives, their hosts said on Monday. ...

Italy's top court has told La Scala to rehire a ballerina fired for revealing the extent of anorexia among the dance school's ballerinas. Photo: O2ma/FlickrItaly's top court has ordered the rehiring of a La Scala ballerina sacked after suggesting the famous company's dance school was responsible for...

Just 29 migrants were reportedly saved. Photo: Alfonso di Vincenzo/AFPOver 400 migrants reportedly drowned while trying to make their way to Italy from Egypt after the four vessels they were travelling in capsized. The majority of the migrants were from Somalia, with others coming from Eritrea and E...

Frenchman Ludovic Bicchierai, centre, won top prize at Italy's pizza world championships. Photo: Campionato Mondiale della PizzaFrenchman Ludovic Bicchierai has been crowned the world's best pizza-maker thanks to a dish inspired by the French fish soup, bouillabaisse. Bicchierai, who works at the Pi...

Italy's ENI gas platforms Angela L and Angelina in the Adriatic sea are seen off Lido di Dante. Photo: Alberto Pizzoli/AFPA closely-watched Italian referendum on oil and gas drilling concessions failed to reach the required tu out threshold on Sunday, in a win for Prime Minister Matteo Renzi who had...

For many professionals, borders are a thing of the past. Words like ”home” and ”nationality” become ambiguous when you live, work, and study in not just multiple cities, but different countries with distinct and varied cultures. “I was bo in St. Petersburg, I grew up largely in the UK, and now I liv...

Italy's Court of Cassation has had some strange cases to solve. Photo: Gabriel Buoys/AFPTelling a man he has ‘no balls’ is a crime, while watching po during your lunch break is perfectly fine. Italian courts are bogged down with cases, many dragging on for years and years. Is it any wonder when magi...

A mafia chief in southe Italy has been arrested by detectives disguised as pizza boys. Photo: Brian BoydA mafia chief in southe Italy has been arrested by detectives disguised as pizza boys who delivered food to his home as he was watching a football match, police said on Sunday. Roberto Manganiello...

Pope Francis greets migrants and refugees at the Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos. Photo: Filippo Monteforte/AFPThe Syrian refugees taken in by Pope Francis following his visit to the Greek island of Lesbos have hailed the pontiff as a "saviour" for offering them a new life. In a hug...

A group of Syrian refugees board a plane with Pope Francis on Saturday at the airport of Mytilene, on the Greek island of Lesbos. Photo: Filippo Monteforte/AFP/PoolPope Francis made an emotional visit to the Greek island of Lesbos on Saturday which ended with him taking 12 Muslim refugees from Syria...

AC Milan's fans are thought to be very positive about the news. Photo: Giuseppe Cacace/AFPA Chinese consortium, with big ambitions for AC Milan, should complete a takeover of the seven-time European champions within six to eight weeks, a broker acting for both parties said in reports on Saturday. If...

"I am not a Catholic, but there is a radiance that comes from him. It was very wonderful to meet him," Sanders told ABC. Photo: Nicholas Kamm/AFPBe ie Sanders held a private meeting with Pope Francis Saturday mo ing, the US Democratic presidential hopeful told CNN and ABC News. "He is a beautiful ma...

Italian media reports say Berlusconi has received a Chinese bid for a 70 percent stake in AC Milan. Photo: Gerard Julien/AFPAC Milan president Silvio Berlusconi received an offer from China to take a majority stake in the seven-time European champions with an agreement not far away, Italian media re...

Eight million Italians are at risk from too much alcohol consumption. Photo: Jody SticcaSome eight million Italians are consuming too much alcohol, according to a report released on Thursday by Italy's National Health Institute (ISS). Experts say the eight million drinkers – a figure which includes ...

Italy might produce more wine than France, but does it actually produce finer wines the French as the Italian Prime Minister proudly claimed? Experts give their opinion. Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi made the comments on a trip to Italy's Verona earlier this week.xa0 "Italian wine is better th...

More than 6,000 migrants have arrived in Italy since Tuesday. Photo: Giovanni Isolino/AFPNearly 6,000 migrants who crossed the Mediterranean have reached Italy since Tuesday, the Inte ational Organization for Migration said, wa ing that the surge in arrivals was set to continue. A total of 6,021 mig...

A Villa that once belonged to the Mona Lisa's presumed model is up for sale in Italy. Photo: Lionard Luxury Press Office/AFPOne of Tuscany's most famous villas is up for sale with its owners hoping to be smiling all the way to the bank thanks to its links to the Mona Lisa. The Villa Antinori was onc...

The €3 million heist was arranged by a wealthy Russian woman with a penchant for gold. Photo: Italian policeItalian art detectives said on Thursday they had recovered precious jewels stolen in a 2013 heist organized by a wealthy Russian woman with a penchant for gold. The jewel-encrusted gold pieces...

Italian researchers have tracked down the relative of Leonardo Da Vinci. Photo: Vincenzo Pito/AFPItalian researchers said on Thursday they have discovered living relatives of the Renaissance genius Leonardo da Vinci, despite the loss of his body centuries ago. Historians Alessandro Vezzosi and Agnes...

If you're a pro-EU Brit living abroad, there's plenty you can do to keen Britain 'in', explains Laura Shields from the Brits Abroad: Yes to Europe initiative. Pretty much every Brit abroad I talk to has got a bad dose of the Brexit blues. Many feel powerless, a lot have lost the right to vote and ot...