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Google Maps helps Italian police capture mafia fugitive
Google maps helped the Italian police catch a mafia fugitive on the run for 20 years.
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Intel and Italy intensify talks over $9 billion chip factory
Intel and Italy are working vigorously over investments worth $9 billion to build a semiconductor packaging plant.
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Two children and an old man killed in shooting incident near Rome
The attacker, a man in his 30s, was later found dead in a nearby house
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Evidence of nine Neanderthals found in Italian cave
Eight of them date to between 50,000 and 68,000 years ago, while the oldest could be 90,000 or 100,000 years old
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Archaeologists uncover ancient street food shop in Pompeii
Pompeii is one of Italy’s most popular attractions and a UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Mausoleum of Rome's first emperor restored and ready to reopen
The largest circular tomb in the world constructed in 28 BC to house the remains of Augustus and his heirs
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As Rome embraces winter
So it seems that we are back to where we were
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Pope names new cardinals, putting his stamp on Church's future
They will be elevated to the high rank at a ceremony known as a consistory at the Vatican next month
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As Covid-19 resurges in Rome
There is nevertheless huge concern among govt and the public health authorities that the situation may get out of hand
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Everything Hollywood got wrong about the gladiators of Rome
Here's a rundown of all the historical inaccuries in classics like 'Gladiator', 'Spartacus', etc.
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Anti-face mask protesters demonstrate in Rome
The crowd was composed of anti-vaccine activists and conspiracy theorists
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Pope to travel outside Rome for first time since coronavirus pandemic
Pope Francis will next month visit the Italian town of Assisi
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Another letter from Rome
Italy seemed to be making progress in curbing spread of the virus notwithstanding political turbulence and infighting
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Rome: Demonstrators protest weak response to pandemic
Protesters block traffic, clash with police
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Italy reports 236 new deaths, record drop in infections
Recoveries continued to climb, jumping to 85,231 as more patients left intensive care
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Europe stirs back to life as lockdowns ease
With death and infection rates slowing and economies in ruins, some European countries decided it was time to test
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Recovery from coronavirus must be just and equitable, pope says
The pope left the Vatican for the first time in more than a month to say Mass in an almost empty church
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Letter from Rome
So what is going on in Italy? Why is the pandemic not stopping and why are so many people dying?
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Vatican reports its first coronavirus case
The Vatican is entirely surrounded by Italy, which is battling the most deadly outbreak outside of China
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Sarwat Gilani's 'shut up call' is all you need to read today
It took the actor a single post to put an end to the moral brigade
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Storms lash northern Italy as south swelters
Farmers in the sweltering south sounded the alarm over a draught expected to hit crops hard
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Putin to meet Pope and populist Govt during lightning Italy trip
Vladimir Putin arrives in Rome to meet the pope and populist government
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Djokovic, Nadal advance to Rome semi-finals
Swiss star Roger Federer and women's world number one Naomi Osaka both pulled out injured
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Federer kept waiting as rain delays Rome start
Weather kept court covers firmly in place at the Foro Italico as impatient fans milled around the grounds
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Federer packing in Rome practice ahead of French Open
Swiss star is in the same half of the draw as eight-time Rome winner Rafael Nadal
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Serena eases to victory in Rome return
Williams, 37, has not played since a hard-fought three-set win over Petersen in the second round at the Miami Open
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Federer will play Italian Open in warm-up for Roland Garros
Swiss will have a first-round bye as the number three seed in Rome
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France’s generosity regarding migration crisis cannot be called into question, says minister
Loiseau says unlike 2015, today’s migration turmoil is politically driven
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Rare snow storm disrupts flights, shuts down schools in Rome
It was the heaviest snowfall in Rome in six years and the largest for the end of February in decades
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Saudis and Iran trade insults at conference on 'positive agenda'
The gathering, called 'Beyond Turmoil', became the stage for a bitter slanging match between the two countries
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Sicilian Mafia 'Beast' Toto Riina dies
Former “boss of bosses” Toto Riina, most feared Godfathers in the history of the Sicilian Mafia, died early Friday
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Cash-strapped Rome eyes up Trevi Fountain coins
The coins, which can add up to as much as a million euros a year, were previously handed over to Catholic charity
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One dead as Italy heatwave breaks in Alps
The incident occurred overnight near the top ski resort of Cortina d'Ampezzo in the Dolomites range
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Aamir Khan's Roman holiday will give you vacation goals
The superstar spared a few days from work to spend quality time with family
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Muslim woman forced to remove hijab at airport in Rome
Aghnia filmed her experience, claims nuns passed through security without removing headscarves; watch video here
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This little girl met the Pope and tried to steal his hat
Watch the video here
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Stop texting during mealtimes, pope tells youngsters
It's the start of war because there is no dialogue, says
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DNA offers hard evidence of malaria in Roman Empire
Malaria was likely a significant historical pathogen that caused widespread death in ancient Rome
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Iraqi forces say recapture ancient city of Nimrud
The troops pushed towards Nimrud last week in an offensive to recapture Iraq's second city
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Major seismic tremor in Italy, felt in Rome
The quake which was felt from Rome to Venice struck at 0640 GMT
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Muslims pray at Colosseum, protesting against Rome mosque closures
Worshippers knelt on prayer mats and tarpaulin on the pavement meters away from the ancient amphitheatre
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Cricket’s Olympics road leads to Rome
President of Italian cricket board says they have firm commitment from the organising committee
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EU under fire over Czech pig farm on Roma Holocaust site
"It was up to EU member states to decide where subsidies were paid," says activist
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Pope met Bernie Sanders at Vatican on Saturday before leaving for Greece
The meeting took place in the Vatican guesthouse
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Bernie gets mobbed by media in Rome, but no pope meeting
Sanders had flown to Rome at the invitation of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences
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Islamic State hints at attacks in London, Berlin and Rome
'Maybe it will be in London or Berlin or Rome' A member of the group said in English on the video
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Italian writer Umberto Eco dies aged 84: media
British daily The Guardian hailed Eco as 'one of the world's most revered literary names'
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Rome's poor and needy roll up to a very holy circus
The Vatican ferried about 1,000 adults and children in coaches to the big top on the outskirts of Rome
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Rome to install metal detectors at Colosseum after Paris attacks
Security staff at the Colosseum already had hand-held metal detectors but the upgrade will ensure greater protection
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Italy says hotspots to focus on fingerprinting migrants
Italian administrator Mario Morcone expects to collect fingerprints from up to 90 percent of the migrants