Giampiero Ventura has coached a number of clubs in Italy's top flight. Photo: Tiziana Fabi/AFP AFP · 19 Jul 2016, 16:16 Published: 19 Jul 2016 16:16 GMT+02:00 Giampiero Ventura was officially unveiled as Italy's new manager on a two-year contract designed to make sure the Azzurri qualify for the 201...

Monte Calvo, an ancient Volcano in the Alban Hills near Rome. Photo Deblu68/WikimediaA long-dormant complex of volcanoes on Rome's doorstep is slowly filling up with liquid magma and will erupt once more, according to scientists at Italy's National Vulcanology and Geophysics Institute (INVG). Scient...

84 people were killed and 202 were injured in the atttack in Nice on Thursday July 14th. Photo: Valery Hache/AFPChecks have been carried out at the former home in Puglia of a suspected accomplice of the man who killed 84 people by driving a truck into a crowd in the southe French city of Nice on Thu...

Angelo D’Agostino, 71, and his wife Gianna Muset, 68, were killed in the attack in Nice. Photo: Roberta Capelli/TwitterFive Italians were among the 84 people killed in an attack in the southe French city of Nice on Thursday night, the Foreign Ministry confirmed on Tuesday. The bodies of Carla Gavegl...

British biotech firm Tiziana Life Sciences now owns the DNA of 12,600 Sardinians. Photo: Sergio Pani/FlickrBritish biotech firm Tiziana Life Sciences announced on Monday it had paid €256,000 to acquire the genetic data of 12,600 Sardinian residents in the hope of understanding what helps them live s...

84 people were killed and 202 were injured in the atttack in Nice on Thursday July 14th. Photo: Valery Hache/AFPChecks have been carried out at the former home in Puglia of a suspected accomplice of the man who killed 84 people by driving a truck into a crowd in the southe French city of Nice on Thu...

Angelo D’Agostino, 71, and his wife Gianna Muset, 68, were killed in the attack in Nice. Photo: Roberta Capelli/TwitterFive Italians were among the 84 people killed in an attack in the southe French city of Nice on Thursday night, the Foreign Ministry confirmed on Tuesday. The bodies of Carla Gavegl...

FCA pledged to "cooperate fully" with the probes by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Justice Department. Photo: Giuseppe Cacace/AFPUS authorities are investigating Fiat Chrysler's reporting of US sales, the auto giant said on Monday. FCA pledged to "cooperate fully" with the probes by ...

Venice attracts 25 million people a year. Photo: Moyan BrennWith its rich culture and outstanding beauty, Italy is unsurprisingly one of the most popular holiday destinations in the world. But mass tourism is endangering some of its most famous hotspots, and making life miserable for locals. Venice,...

An Iberian Airlines, Bombardier CRJ900 had to be pushed onto the runway due to a technical fault. Photo: Screengrab/TheLocalWorkers at Rome's Fiumicino Airport were forced to push a 36-tonne passenger jet out onto the runway on Sunday, after a technical problem stopped it from taking off. The incide...

84 people were killed and 202 were injured in the atttack in Nice on Thursday July 14th. Photo: Valery Hache/AFPChecks have been carried out in Italy on a suspected accomplice of the man who killed 84 people by driving a truck into a crowd in the southe French city of Nice on Thursday night. The che...

Some 153,000 migrants arrived on Italy’s shores in 2015, while a total of 70,930 landed between January and June. Photo: Gabriel Buoys/AFPItaly has drawn up a plan aimed at distributing migrants more evenly across the country as it struggles to deal with the ongoing refugee situation. Some 153,000 m...

Mou ers pay tribute to the victims in Nice. Photo: Valerie Hace/AFPFive Italian nationals are still missing after Thursday night's attack in the southe French city of Nice, in which 84 people were killed. Milanese pensioners Maria Grazia Ascoli, 77, and Mario Casati, 90, are both missing following t...

At least 84 people were killed in the attack in Nice on Thursday night. Photo: Boris Horvat/AFPAt least one Italian is feared to have been killed in Thursday night's terror attack in the southe French city of Nice. Medical workers in the city told the Italian news agency Adnkronosxa0that there was "...

The UK Foreign Office has launched a new website for those anxious Brits expats who live in Europe and fear the consequences of Brexit. The UK Foreign Office has launched a new website for those anxious Brits expats who live in Europe and fear the consequences of Brexit. This week saw the launch of ...

His father wanted him to become a lawyer, and he nearly did. But Massimo Bottura's obsession with cooking instead has paid off: hisxa0restaurant, the Osteria Francescana, may have put the noses of conservativexa0Italian chefs out of joint, but it now boasts the title "best in the world".xa0 xa0Set i...

Border checks have been tightened at Ventimiglia. Photo: Valery Hache/AFPItaly has stepped-up security checks at its border with France in the wake of the ‘terror attack’ in Nice on Thursday night, and amid a report that accomplices of the assailant could have fled to Italy. Checks were immediately ...

Italy is considering introducing hefty fines for clients of prostitutes. Photo: Filippe Monteforte/AFPA bill seeking to introduce fines of up to €10,000 for anybody who frequents a prostitute was presented in Italy's parliament on Wednesday. Although organized prostitution and brothels are illegal, ...

Italy is tightening security following the attacks in Nice. Photo: AFPItaly's Interior Minister Angelino Alfano called an emergency meeting of the national anti-terrorism committee on Friday mo ing in the wake of Thursday night's terror attack in the southe French city of Nice. The meeting will begi...

Boris Johnson, Britain's new foreign secretary, and Italy's four-time premier, Silvio Berlusconi. Photos: AFPBrits used to enjoy a good laugh at the expense of Italian politics. They're not laughing now. It wasn't just the Brits - Italy used to be the country in Europe that made everyone else cringe...