A nurse working in the northe Italian city of Verona was arrested on Thursday for allegedly giving morphine to a baby, who overdosed and suffered a respiratory arrest. The nurse, who worked for the local health authority ASL, is suspected of administering the pain-relief drug without a medical pre

Italy's Interior Minister Marco Minniti is clamping down on migrant rescue ships. Photo: Tiziana Fabi/AFPItaly has wa ed NGOs operating migrant rescue boats in the Mediterranean they will not be allowed to continue if they do not sign up to new rules gove ing their operations. "If NGOs do not sign

Roma legend Francesco Totti's iconic number 10 shirt, which he wore for the final time on May 28th, has been launched into space, the Serie A club said on Wednesday. The 40-year-old played his final game after 24 years with the capital-city side in a 3-2 win against Genoa. And as a tribute to 'immor

Iuventa, a boat operated by German NGO Jugend Rettet, was impounded in Lampedusa on Wednesday. Photo: Handout/Italian police/AFPItaly on Wednesday dispatched a navy patrol boat to Libya and seized an NGO rescue ship in dramatic steps aimed at ending the migrant crisis that has engulfed Europe in rec

Italy's 'lake district' has long been a draw for holidaymakers. But how about living in a town by one of its most famous? Location Photo: GateAway Brenzone is a small town on the Venetian side of Lake Garda in northe Italy. The town of around 2,500 people offers a marvellous panorama and is a per

A handout picture released by the German NGO Jugend Rettet earlier this year. Photo: Stringer/AFPA ship chartered by the German NGO, Jugend Rettet, was blocked ove ight off the southe island of Lampedusa by the coastguard as part of a 'routine check'. The organisation was among those which refuse

Qatar has signed an order for seven warships from Italy. File photo: Sophie_James/ Deposit PhotosQatar announced on Wednesday it had placed an order with Italy for seven warships in the midst of a nearly two-month diplomatic crisis with neighbouring Saudi Arabia and its allies. "We have signed a con

Libyan migrants sleeping aboard the Aquarius. Photo: Angelos Tzortzinis/AFPA group of rappers who say they had to flee Libya for their art were on their way to Italy on Wednesday after being rescued by a charity boat. The self-described musicians were among a group of 17 mostly Libyan men picked up

Italian Defence Minister Roberta Pinotti. Photo: Andreas Solaro/AFPThe Italian parliament gave the go-ahead on Wednesday to a naval mission aimed at boosting the Libyan coastguard in its fight against human traffickers and further reducing the number of migrant arrivals on Italy's coasts. Defence Mi

After a brief respite, temperatures across Italy are set to creep up again this week, eclipsing 40 degrees Celsius in Sardinia. The latest heatwave could not only be “the most intense of 2017, but also of the last few years”, meteorologists said. It comes as Italy grapples with a prolonged drought.

Fire rages through an area of woodland in Artigues, south-easte France on July 27th. Photo: Bertrand Langlois / AFPItaly, Portugal, Spain and France have all gone up in flames in recent weeks, highlighting the need to rethink how Mediterranean countries protect people and save ecosystems. July has

Spanish NGO, Proactiva Open Arms. Photo: Aris Messinis/AFPCharity organisations performing search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean are due to sign a controversial ‘code of conduct’ on Monday as Italy attempts to stem the number of migrants arriving on its shores. The 11-point code is aimed

Plans to ration water in Rome amid a prolonged drought have been averted. The Lazio region had mulled a measure to stagger water supply shutdowns in certain neighbourhoods of the capital for eight hours a day. The region's rationing threat followed the decision to stop withdrawing water from Lake Br

Medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) refused Monday to sign a code of conduct on migrant-saving operations in the Mediterranean, while others including Save the Children approved the new rules. "There were two sticking points that prevented us from signing the code," said Tommaso Fabbri, he

A man was placed under house arrest on Monday for allegedly punching a doctor because he believes a vaccination caused his child's illness. The doctor is in charge of a vaccination centre in the seaside town of Diamante, in the Calabrian province of Cosenza, Ansa reported. The alleged incident came

Milan is one of 19 cities vying to host the EMA. Photo: Olivier Morin/AFPMilan is among 19 European cities competing to host the European Medicines Agency (EMA), which will relocate from London after the UK leaves the EU. The northe Italian business hub is seen as the front-runner among rival bidd

The bodies of eight migrants have been found at sea off the coast of Libya by rescuers coming to the aid of four rubber dinghies, the Italian coastguard said on Tuesday. Some 500 survivors in total were being pulled to safety, the coastguard told AFP. Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms, which was takin

France said on Tuesday it was ready to seek other buyers for its biggest shipyard should Italy refuse a 50-50 ownership split, before both countries pledged to find a solution next month. French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire, in Rome for talks, said in an interview with the Corriere della Sera dai

Four people, who were part of a religious community, have been arrested in the Sicilian city of Catania for alleged sexual assault and violence against children. Police said children within the community suffered abuse which was justified by the alleged perpetrators as “spiritual acts”. The cases of...

Juana Rivas during a press conference last week. Photo: Alex Camara/AFPThe plight of a Spanish woman who vanished with her children after defying a court order to hand them over to her Italian ex-partner, found guilty of domestic violence, has shaken the country. The case burst into the limelight th