Almost a third of the schools in the area are now unusable. The above photo is of a school in Amatrice: AFPHeartless thieves stole a new set of computers from a school which had only been opened two weeks ago, as part of the effort to recover from the earthquake in central Italy. The looters broke i...

The stolen goods only amounted to €14. File photo: PexelsItalian police took pity on a woman who had been charged with shoplifting, after it emerged that she was unemployed and hadn't had enough money for food for several days. The woman helped herself to food including a packet of biscuits and a ti...

Italy is home to the highest proportion of over-80-year-olds in the EU. File photo: PexelsItaly is the European country with the highest percentage of the population aged 80 or over, the latest report from Eurostat shows. The report, released for the 'Inte ational Day of Older Persons' on October 1s...

A man and his daughter in a Sardinian centre for refugees. Photo: Giuseppe Cacace/AFPA steady flow of migrants arriving in the south has combined with the de facto closure of borders to the north to leave Italy's migrant reception centres bursting at the seams. Adding to the sense of an impending cr...

Italy's rugby team at the Six Nations earlier this year. Photo: AFPItalian rugby bosses on Wednesday announced they had pulled their bid to host the 2023 World Cup following Rome's decision not to bid for the 2024 Olympics. Rome mayor Virginia Raggi last week ended the Italian Olympic Committee's (C...

The UK can't expect an easy ride post-Brexit, Renzi wa ed. Photo: Tiziana Fabi/AFPBritain must not expect to end up with more rights than other countries outside the EU following Brexit negotiations, Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi wa ed in an interview on Thursday. Renzi also told the BBC that ...

The former nuns have asked for anonymity; this photo is representative only. Photo: PexelsIsabel and Federica are among the many Italians finally able to make their love official, thanks to the civil union bill this year which legalized same sex unions in Italy. But their story is a little bit diffe...

One of Italy's few purpose-built mosques, in Rome. File photo: Alberto Pizzoli/AFPCouncillors in the northe Italian region of Liguria on Tuesday evening approved a set of measures drastically restricting the freedom to build new places of worship. While the text doesn't refer to any particular relig...

The Strait of Hormuz. File photo: AFPAn Italian frigate has held manoeuvres with two Iranian warships in the Strait of Hormuz after making a rare Weste port call in the Islamic Republic, an Iranian commander said Wednesday. The joint manoeuvres in the strategic waterway between the Gulf and the Sea ...

The private jet-owner claimed to have no income or property. File photo: Bob Adams/FlickrA man who claimed to have no property or income, but actually owned a private aeroplane, has been charged with tax evasion by Italy's finance police. The 38-year-old works as an entrepreneur in the agricultural ...

Renzi said the bridge would "bring Sicily closer". Photo: Sarah Murray/FlickrItalian premier Matteo Renzi on Tuesday revived a controversial idea of a bridge connecting Sicily to mainland Italy, saying it would "take Calabria out of isolation". Renzi said that the creation of a bridge over the Strai...

The cars have personalized number plates. Photo: AFPCars used by Pope Francis in Poland during the Catholic Church's World Youth Day festival went under the hammer Monday to raise funds for Syrian refugees. The Polish chapter of the Catholic charity Caritas is auctioning off the three vehicles used ...

US star Lauren Hutton takes to the runway with the Bottega bag from American Gigolo. Photo: Alberto Pizzoli/AFPHollywood icon Lauren Hutton joined Gigi Hadid on the catwalk as the world of glamour united across the generations to celebrate 50 years of venerated Italian fashion house Bottega Veneta i...

An image of a customer meeting a prostitute. Photo: Italian investigatorsA court in Rome has handed down an unusual penalty to the client of an underage prostitute, ordering him to buy her 30 books on the theme of women's dignity, Italian media reported Friday. In addition to a two-year jail sentenc...

Pope Francis greets relatives of the victims of the jihadist attack in Nice. Photo: Vincenzo Pinto/AFPPope Francis on Saturday called for a "sincere dialogue" between Christians and Muslims as he met grieving relatives and survivors of France's Bastille Day attack, in which a jihadist ploughed his t...

Giambattista Valli says his fledgling ready-to-wear line is thriving -- thanks to spillover synergy from a haute couture operation that has made him a darling of the celebrity A-list set. The Paris-based Roman designer has made his name with spectacularly beautiful and eye-wateringly expensive made-...

Pope Francis kisses a baby on arrival at his weekly audience in St Peter's Square. Photo: Vincenzo Pinto/ AFPPope Francis will on Saturday hold a multi-faith meeting of grieving relatives and survivors of an attack in France in July when a jihadist ploughed his truck into a crowd in Nice. The pope, ...

An Italian campaign to raise awareness over fertility issues has provoked outcry, with protestors accusing the gove ment of doing nothing to tackle the real reasons behind Italy's slowing birthrate. Italy has the lowest birthrate in the European Union and one of the lowest in the world, with only ei...

No matter where they are in the world, Americans can vote absentee in the upcoming US elections. But how does it all work? We tracked down some answers. Help! I just realized the US elections are right around the co er! What do I do?! For starters, register to vote if you haven’t already! It’s a sup...

To mark the European Heritage Days on September 24th and 25th, Italy is opening the doors to many of its usually-closed sites, and some of its most famous are opening on Saturday evening, with a special €1 entry rate. There are more than 50,000 events taking place across Europe, but Italy is surely ...