Italian authorities on Friday sought to identify the bodies of 27 people who died when two crowded boats sank off the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa.

It was already 30C at 9:30 am as New Zealander Olivia Ansari waited with other tourists outside Rome's Catacombs of Saint ...

Tens of thousands of scans of passports and other IDs from guests have been stolen from Italian hotel servers and put on sale ...

British nationals living abroad were urged to send their MPs postcards this summer as part of a campaign for dedicated MPs ...

Italy continues to swelter in a scorching heatwave, with cities including Bologna, Florence and Rome under a red heat warning ...

It's a hard 'ch' sound, so "gratta-kekka" - you can hear an example here. But the simplest explanation is that the name is ...

Disruptive transport strikes are in the Italian news throughout summer  - except in August, when they’re banned.

A migrant boat capsized off the Italian island of Lampedusa on Wednesday, killing at least 20 people and leaving many others ...

Grattachecca may not be easy to pronounce, but this traditional Roman summer treat has become a social media sensation among ...

Anyone throwing rubbish out of their car now faces fines of up to €18,000, as Italy says it is cracking down on littering and ...

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Death toll from Lampedusa shipwreck rises to 26, two dead and 17 hospitalised after eating contaminated food truck sandwiches ...