File photo of the Sardinian flag on a beach. Photo: mgphotographer.it/DepositphotosOne of the leading voices in the fight for Sardinian independence from Italy died in hospital on Wednesday, Italian media reported. Salvatore Meloni, known as 'Doddore', was reported dead following a two-month hunger

Venice residents on the march. Photo: Venezia AutenticaThousands of Venetians on Sunday took to the streets to protest against mass tourism in the lagoon city. They used the slogan 'Mi no vado via', translating as 'I'm not leaving' in the local dialect, to show their discontent at the impact of high

View from one of the fire engines travelling to tackle the blaze. Photo: Vigili del FuocoDozens of animals have been killed in a huge fire that destroyed several farms and large areas of vegetation over the weekend in southe Italy - one of several blazes that caused severe damage across the countr

Austrian police near the Italian border last summer. Photo: Giuseppe Cacace/AFPAustria will "very soon" impose border checks and deploy soldiers on its frontier with Italy if the influx of migrants across the Mediterranean does not slow, Vienna's defence minister was quoted as saying on Monday. "I e

A group of migrants waits to disembark from a rescue ship last week. Photo: Carlo Hermann/AFPItaly cannot continue absorbing the tens of thousands of migrants landing on its shores on its own, the UN refugee agency wa ed on Monday, urging the creation of a system to share the burden. The agency, kn

Tributes to the victims and the missing left near the tower block. Photo: Tolga Akmen/AFPThe body of the Italian graduate who died in the fire at London tower block Grenfell Tower has been found, her family's lawyer confirmed on Wednesday. Architect Gloria Trevisan had been living in the English cap

Babies rest in beds at the Bambino Gesu hospital. Photo: Gabriel Buoys/AFPA Vatican-owned Rome children's hospital has offered to care for terminally ill British baby Charlie Gard. Ten-month-old Charlie Gard, who has brain damage, is set to be taken off life support after a ruling against his parent

AFP [email protected] 4 July 201710:41 CEST+02:00 Share this article Policemen and soldiers stand guard outside the Italian national Anti-mafia services headquarters in Rome. Photo: Andreas Solaro/AFP AFP [email protected] 4 July 2017 10:41 CEST+02:00 Italy on Tuesday launched a crackdown on

'No Border' activists demonstrate at the Brenner border in 2016. Photo: Giuseppe Cacace/AFPItaly's foreign ministry summoned the Austrian ambassador on Tuesday after Vienna said it was considering introducing border controls to block migrants from passing between the two countries. The ministry said

A cruise ship and a gondola with tourists navigate at the entrance of the Grand Canal. Photo: Miguel Medina/AFPItaly's Transport Ministry is working on a solution to the problem of large cruise ships in Venice, the city's mayor has said, with the latest proposal a relocation of the biggest boats. Th

The logo of the bank pictured in Milan. Photo: Giuseppe Cacace/AFPThe EU competition commission has approved a 5.4 billion euro bailout of Italy's troubled Monte dei Paschi di Siena (BMPS), the world's oldest bank, as part of a major overhaul. The decision, announced in a statement on Tuesday, comes

The interior ministers of France, Germany and Italy will meet in Paris on Sunday to discuss a "coordinated approach" to help Italy deal with hordes of migrants arriving in its ports, a source said. Italy on Wednesday threatened to suddenly stop vessels from other countries disembarking migrants at i

Police search photos showing the suspected Berlin Christmas market attacker Anis Amri. Photo: AFP Photo/BKA/HandoutThe body of Anis Amri, the Tunisian blamed for the deadly truck attack on a Berlin Christmas market, was repatriated to the North African country on Friday for burial. The remains of th

Police in Italy are hunting for a multiple murderer dubbed "Johnny the Gypsy" after he absconded during a day release, Italian media reported on Saturday. Giuseppe Mastini, 57, was sentenced to life in jail in 1989 after a notorious criminal career of murder, kidnapping and robbery in which he "terr

File photo of a police officer outside the cathedral in Milan, where the kidnap took place. Photo: Olivier Morin/AFPA former CIA agent who was found guilty of kidnapping an Egyptian imam by an Italian court more than a decade ago said on Thursday she intended to retu to Italy to face her sentence,

Australian Cardinal George Pell looks on as he makes a statement at the Holy See Press Office. Photo: Alberto Pizzoli/AFPAustralia's move to bring sexual assault charges against Cardinal George Pell is the latest chapter in a damaging saga of abuse that the Catholic church has struggled to draw a li

Nicolini with special advisor to the U.N. Secretary-General and UNITAID board chairman Philippe Douste-Blazy. Photo: Elvis Barukcic/AFPWhen a mayor who had won global awards for hospitality to migrants lost her job in Italy's local elections, media across the globe were quick to label the vote a bac

Juliet's Secretaries discuss the love letters sent to Shakespeare's heroine. Photo: Annalisa Conter Elena responds to thousands of letters asking for romantic advice each year, but she's not an agony aunt or relationship guru. She's a secretary to Juliet, the fictional heroine of Shakespeare's play,

Rome's public water fountains are a symbol of the city, and a welcome source of refreshment for thousands of tourists and locals. But the city announced they will be tu ed off from Monday, as Italy grapples with severe drought. Rome is thought to be home to more public fountains than any other city

Italian fashion blogger Chiara Ferragni is one of the stars ea ing a huge amount from sponsored selfies. Photo: Patrick Kovarik/AFPItaly's Lower House of Parliament on Thursday voted in favour of a bill which would see celebrity selfies regulated by law. The amendment to the 'Competition bill' targ