The toxic Pine Processionary Caterpillar is spreading across northe Italy. Photo: WikimediaPine forests across northe Italy are filling up with highly toxic cobwebs thanks to the rampant reproduction of the Pine Processionary Caterpillar. The furry caterpillars spend the winter living in funnel-shap...

Pakistan's "Killer Mountain" Nanga Parbat. Photo: Adeel AnwerClimbers from Italy, Spain and Pakistan have become the first mountaineers to scale Nanga Parbat, Pakistan's "Killer Mountain" and second highest peak after K2, in winter, a spokesman said on Friday. "Alex Txikon (Spain), Ali Sadpara (Paki...

A Macedonian man suspected of recruiting jihadists for the Isis group was arrested on Friday in north-east Italy, police said. The suspect, detained near Venice, was "in charge of selecting andxa0recruiting aspiring jihadists... who were then to be passed on to a Bosnianxa0imam to be radicalized, en...

A fresco of Venus in the House of Venus in the Shell. Photo: Carole Raddato/FlickrMore buildings than ever will be accessible to visitors to Pompeii from the spring, the site's officials said on Thursday. The extra sites include the house of Julia Felix, an extravagant ancient spa, the Little House ...

The clashes came a year after fans of Dutch club Feyenoord (pictured) trashed parts of Rome. Photo: Filippo Monteforte/AFPViolent clashes between fans of Lazio and Galatasaray have led to hundreds of arrests and one stabbed fan in hospital ahead of the sides' Europa League fixture at Rome's Stadio O...

The uninhabited Budelli island, off Sardinia, is famous for its pink sandy beach, a beach which is now slightly sandier, thanks to a tourist who has seen the error of her ways - after 29 years. The woman stole a bag full of the unusually coloured grains during a holiday to Sardinia, from where you c...

Kelly Haimona has been recalled for Italy in Saturday's match against Scotland. Photo: Gabriel Buoys/AFPItaly coach Jacques Brunel has recalled fly-half Kelly Haimona to his starting XV for their 'wooden spoon' clash against Scotland at the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday after Carlo Canna failed to rec...

Italian Defense Minister Roberta Pinotti has ruled out military intervention in Libya: Photo: Armend Nimani/AFPDefense Minister Roberta Pinotti said on Thursday that Italian military intervention in Libya is “unthinkable”. Her comments came a few days after Italy agreed that US forces can use anxa0a...

Roman wine being brought back to life in Pompeii. Photo: Piero MastrobeardinoMade from ancient grape varieties grown in Pompeii, 'Villa dei Misteri' has to be one of the world's most exclusive wines. The grapes are planted in exactly the same position, grown using identical techniques and grow from ...

Italy's Constitutional Court refused on Wednesday to recognize the adoption of a child already adopted by her lesbian mother's partner in the US. Photo: Anthony MajanlahtiItaly's highest court refused on Wednesday to recognize the adoption of a child already adopted by her lesbian mother's partner i...

The Organyc panty liners contained traces of Roundup weedkiller. Photo: EFWPSome 3,000 boxes of "organic" women's panty liners have been yanked from the shelves in France and Canada after they were found to contain tiny amounts of pesticide, Italian manufacturer Corman said Wednesday. Corman said it...

Fashion week has kicked off in Milan. Photo: Giuseppe Cacace/AFPMilan fashion week kicked off on a colourful note on Wednesday as Blugirl designer Anna Molinari extended the hedonistic feel of her spring collection into her outfits for next fall and winter. Three-quarter length raincoats came in flo...

Italy's Constitutional Court overtu ed a regulation by the Lombardy region which would have prevented the construction of new mosques. Photo: Alberto Pizzoli/AFPA bid by the Lombardy region to limit the construction of new mosques has been rejected by Italy’s top court. The region’s right-wing leade...

A tribute in Cairo to murdered student Giulio Regeni. Photo: Mohamed El-Shahed/AFPEgypt's interior ministry said on Wednesday it was still investigating the brutal killing of an Italian graduate student in Cairo, and suggested he may have fallen victim to criminals. Giulio Regeni, a Cambridge Univer...

Protesters during a demonstration in Italy in 2008 to protect the country's abortion law. Photo: Andreas Solaro/AFPWomen in Italy who have illegal abortions now face fines of between €5,000 and €10,000. The sanctions have been lambasted by Italy's pro-choice activists, who have appealed to Prime Min...

A young child has had his word endorsed by Italy's notoriously purist linguistic academy, while many others are on the waiting list. Take a look at Italian's newest words. With its deep literary roots, the Italian language is often celebrated as one of the most beautiful, expressive languages in the...

There’s a lot you need to figure out when you move abroad. Sure, there are the big things like finding a home, getting a job, and locating a good school. And then there are those little things that still make a huge difference in the long run – like how to send money back home, or from home to your ...

Confectioner Mars said Tuesday it was withdrawing its Mars and Snickers chocolate bars and Celebrations sweets from sale in several European countries. Mars said it was recalling the items from Britain, Belgium, Italy and Spain, after it had already withdrawn products from sale in Germany and Nether...

Literary superstar Umberto Eco was laid to rest on Tuesday. Photo: Loic Venance/AFPHundreds of mou ers flocked to Milan's Sforza Castle on Tuesday to pay their respects to Italian literary giant Umberto Eco, the intellectual phenomenon behind the best-selling "The Name of the Rose". Fans gathered ou...

Migrants wait to disembark a coastguard ship after a separate rescue earlier this month. Photo: Giovanni Isolino/AFPItaly's navy and coastguard said on Tuesday it had rescued over 700 migrants from six boats off the coast of Libya, and recovered four bodies. Navy ship Cigala Fulgosixa0raced to the r...