As Italy prepares to celebrate Ferragosto, here’s how shops, healthcare and transport services around the country will be affected by the public holiday.

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 ...

A young Palestinian woman who was flown from Gaza to an Italian hospital in a severely emaciated state for treatment has died, the hospital said Saturday.

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

Listening to podcasts is a great way to immerse yourself in a new language. Whether you’re just beginning your journey to proficiency or are already at an advanced level, here's a list of audio shows ...

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

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

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

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

Wildfires continue to ravage Italy this summer, with more alerts issued in hard-hit areas of the south on Wednesday amid ...

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