Italian taxi drivers held a six-day strike in February in protest over perceived perks for Uber. Photo: Filippo Monteforte/AFP A Rome court has upheld Uber's bid to temporarily suspend a ban on its services in Italy. On April 7th, the court gave the ride-hailing company ten days to end the u

Florence's 'bu ing of the cart'. Photo: David Durran You might imagine that an Italian Easter revolves around simply going to mass, exchanging chocolate eggs and sitting down to roast lamb with your family. But there's more to it than that. In towns and cities across the country, Easter cel

A supporter of AC Milan wears a Berlusconi jersey. Photo: Giuseppe Cacace/AFP In typically dramatic fashion, Silvio Berlusconi began his AC Milan reign by flying in by helicopter to the sound of Wagner's 'Valkyries' when he met 10,000 fans at a first team presentation in July 1986. On Thursd

File photo of a rice farmer near Vercelli, northe Italy. Italy's rice producers sounded the alarm on Thursday over competition from Asia, saying the national industry was in crisis and consumers were unwittingly buying pesticide-contaminated grains harvested by exploited children. Italian

File photo of Venice, where the trial took place. Photo: Pug Girl/Flickr A Venice judge on Tuesday found two men guilty of carrying out 'recruitment' for terrorist group Isis. Both men, a 39-year-old and a 30-year-old, were handed jail sentences of four years, eight months and three years, f

The Last Supper by Leonardo Da Vinci was parodied in the poster. Picture: Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons A poster advertising a gay night at a southe Italian bar has prompted outcry, with local political groups calling for the event to be cancelled. The reason for the anger was the poster

One of the dogs savours a cone of gelato. All photos courtesy of LNDC Vieste One of the simplest pleasures of an Italian summer is cooling off with a creamy gelato - and pets no longer need be deprived of the treat, thanks to what is probably Italy's first animal-friendly gelateria. Gelateri

Italy's debt-burdened gove ment approved a package of economic reforms on Tuesday designed to cut 3.4 billion euros from its deficit this year, Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni said, following pressure from Brussels. The cut is equivalent to 0.2 percent of GDP and will include measures to fi

Lea about the dishes which traditionally fill an Italian Easter dinner table. Photo: Gunilla G/Flickr After carefully avoiding overindulgence and tasty temptations throughout the Lent period, Easter is the time when Italian Catholics can fill their plates as they celebrate Jesus's resurrection

Italian foreign minister Angelino Alfano with his British counterpart Boris Johnson. Photo: Vincenzo Pinto/AFP G7 foreign ministers have failed to agree on whether fresh sanctions should be imposed on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad or his ally Russia, Italy's foreign minister Angelino Alfano s

The average life expectancy at birth in Italy has fallen by about three months, a report published on Monday revealed. And there's a significant difference between the north and south of the country. The drop hit women hardest, whose life expectancy fell by 0.4 of a year, while male life ex

An Italian soldier at a checkpoint near Rome's Colosseum. File photo: Vincenzo Pinto/AFP Rome authorities have put in place extra security measures ahead of the weekend's Easter celebrations, as Italy's Interior Minister wa s that the current terror threat is "completely unpredictable". Aro

Pope Francis pictured in St Peter's Square. Photo: Filippo Monteforte/AFP The "Pope Francis Launderette" opened its doors on Monday, offering the poor and homeless a chance to wash their clothes and bedding for free, the Vatican announced. The laundry service is in Rome's Trastevere tourist

The G7 leaders pose in Lucca, Tuscany. Photo: Vincenzo Pinto/AFP Syria is set to dominate Tuesday's meeting of G7 foreign ministers in Italy, with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson under the spotlight before he heads to Moscow, the key ally of President Bashar al-Assad. Washington has wa

The River Po pictured during a drought period last year. Photo: Giuseppe Cacace/AFP The north of Italy is facing drought due to unusually low rainfall and high temperatures, agricultural organization Coldiretti has said. Maximum temperatures are 2.5C above the average for the time of year, a

US President Donald Trump pictured on Monday. Photo: Mandel Ngan/AFP G7 energy ministers failed to reach agreement on a joint statement on climate change on Monday after the United States expressed reservations, an Italian minister said. The United States "reserved its position" on the text

A wooden statue of Jesus is carried through the streets of Procida, off Naples. Photo: Mario Laporta/AFP Easter in Italy means religion, yes, but also friends, family, and food. And of course, it wouldn't be an Italian holiday without a healthy dose of curious, centuries-old customs. Here's The

Drinking between meal times was on the rise. File photo: Pexels Alcohol consumption is on the rise in Italy, with a particularly sharp increase in drinking in between meal times and binge-drinkers. In total, 3.7 million Italians were said to be binge-drinkers, particularly young people.xa0The

Italian police on Friday seized two public schools in Calabria, southe Italy as part of an anti-mafia raid. Military police cordoned off two of Locri's public schools - the State Institute of Art and the State Professional Institute for Industry and Craftsmanship - as part of the sting.xa0

An Italian court on Friday banned the use of smartphone apps for the ride-hailing group Uber, saying they contribute to traditional taxis facing unfair competition, local media reported. In a ruling that is subject to appeal, a court in Rome upheld a complaint filed by taxi unions and gave