Faizan Patel poses with an image of his wife on a train in Italy.Over the past few days, an Indian newlywed has taken in the sights of Milan, Florence and romantic Venice as part of his honeymoon, but there’s just one thing missing: his wife. Having only taken a short break after their wedding, Faiz...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses people after the failed coup. Photo: Kayhan Ozer Presidential Press Service/AFPTwo Turkish military attaches posted in Greece fled to Italy at the weekend following last month's failed coup, Turkey's top diplomat said on Thursday, saying Ankara was wo...

The accident happened close to Rome's Tiburtina station. Photo: Filippo Monteforte/AFPA 37-year-old woman has died after falling eight metres into an underground garage in Rome, local media reported on Wednesday. The incident occurred shortly after 11pm on Tuesday night, as the woman, who has been n...

Renzi says the reform law would save Italy €500 million. Photo: Andreas Solaro/AFPPrime Minister Matteo Renzi has admitted he was wrong to stake his leadership on the pivotal referendum on constitutional reform, while adding that the changes would save the gove ment €500 million. Renzi promised to r...

Just two of the finds. Photo: Agenzia della dogana e dei monopoliMore than a hundred items of cultural heritage have been seized by customs at a Ligurian port, where they had been sent by a Miami resident. They were discovered in a joint operation by Italy's customs officers and finance police, who ...

There are a lot of money transfer services out there. How do you know which is the best one for your inte ational transfers? There are probably dozens of services available for transfering money overseas. Expats sometimes lea the hard way that they're not created equal. Big banks may take a chunk ou...

Hundreds of people were visiting the northe Italian waterpark when a building housing guest rooms and a bar suddenly collapsed. Fortunately, no one was injured in the incident at the Le Vele waterpark, one of Lombardy's largest attractions situated 30km out of Brescia. The roof of the building colla...

Frank De Boer is now is the new coach of Inter Milan. Photo: STR/AFP AFP · 9 Aug 2016, 09:35 Published: 09 Aug 2016 09:35 GMT+02:00 Dutchman Frank de Boer was officially appointed Inter Milan coach on Tuesday, taking over from ousted Roberto Mancini. "Frank de Boer is the new Nerazzurri coach," the ...

One lucky person will get to direct Miramare Castle in Trieste. Photo: Alessandro CaproniSome 390 people have applied to head up nine of Italy’s museums and archaeological sites as part of a plan to revive Italy’s lesser-known cultural treasures. The cultural ministry launched the inte ational searc...

Four policemen cooked pasta for an elderly couple after rushing to their home in Rome when a neighbour overheard their cries of despair. The couple – Jole, 84, and her 94-year-old husband, Michele, became anguished after watching the TV news, which included stories of terror attacks and abuse at a n...

Niccolo Campriani with his gold medal in Rio. Photo: Pascal Guyot/AFP AFP · 9 Aug 2016, 06:52 Published: 09 Aug 2016 06:52 GMT+02:00 Niccolo Campriani, silver medalist in London 2012, went one better on Monday when claiming gold in the men's 10m air rifle at the Rio Olympics. The Italian got the bet...

The German carmaker Volkswagen was handed the fine for "improper business practices". Photo: Paul J Richards/AFPVolkswagen has been slapped with a €5 million ($5.5 million) fine in Italy over the massive engine-fixing scandal, the Italian competition authority said on Monday. The German carmaker was...

Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has staked his leadership on the upcoming referendum on constitutional reform. Photo: Thierry Charler/AFPPrime Minister Matteo Renzi now has 60 days to set a date for a public vote on constitutional reform after it was given the go-ahead by the Court of Cassation ...

Italian servicemen stand guard and check vehicles at the Italian-French border. Photo: AFPFrance has been given a stark reminder that the migrant crisis is far from over after French police were forced to send around 200 migrants back to Italy following tense scenes at the border over the weekend. F...

Whatever motivated you to move to Italy, The Local's got you sussed. From diplomacy to wine, we've picked out the top ten expat tribes in Italy. Which one do you belong to? As a foreigner in Italy, you may be entirely unaware that you have become a member of an expat tribe. A simple test can however...

The American airline Delta is yet to confirm the cause of the information system outage. Photo: Alessandro Ambrosetti The Local · 8 Aug 2016, 12:47 Published: 08 Aug 2016 12:47 GMT+02:00 Hundreds of Delta passengers were grounded at Rome’s Fiumicino airport on Monday after the American airline suspe...

“In some cases, we literally pulled people from the water,” said Gerard Canals, the Proactiva Open Arms mission head. Photo: AFPTwo years ago, a small, privately-run ship set out to lend a hand to military operations in the Mediterranean rescuing migrants on boats near capsizing off Libya. Today, th...

Silvio Berlusconi agreed on Friday to sell more than 99 percent of AC Milan to a group of Chinese investors. Photo: Giuseppe Cacace/AFP AFP · 5 Aug 2016, 14:42 Published: 05 Aug 2016 14:42 GMT+02:00 Silvio Berlusconi agreed on Friday to sell more than 99 percent of AC Milan to a group of Chinese inv...

Italian authorities said on Friday they had broken up a people trafficking gang based near Naples headed by a Tunisian national they suspect of jihadist links. The alleged gang leader's suspected backing for radical Islamism wasxa0uncovered during an investigation into the group's provision of false...

Since the first mode Olympics were held in 1886, Italy has won 199 gold medals and will almost certainly scoop its 200th gold at the games in Rio, which begin on Saturday. Italy has finished the last two Olympics in Beijing (2008) and London (2012) with eight gold medals.But with champion high jumpe...