Italy rebuffs ship with 64 migrants rescued in sea off Libya
The people brought to safety from a rubber dinghy off the coast of Zuwarah, west of the Libyan capital of Tripoli, included 10 women, five children and a newborn baby, according to a German humanitarian group. Italy's anti-migration interior minister…
Italy, China deepen ties under wary eyes of U.S., EU
Italy is expected to become the first major democracy to sign a memorandum of understanding to join China's "Belt and Road" initiative.
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Italy’s government targets town known for taking in migrants
For 20 years, the small Italian town of Riace has been a beacon for several thousand immigrants from around the world. But Italy's new populist government has recently lodged charges against the town's longtime mayor for aiding illegal migration, and…
Italy slides into recession, darkening outlook for Europe
Italy has fallen back into recession, intensifying concerns about the 19-country eurozone economy and a possible flare-up in the debt market jitters that haunted the bloc in recent years.
When Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi in the late 1800s built a neo-Gothic mansion in Milan, he envisioned a bustling sanctuary for professional musicians who were not earning livable incomes. Since then, Casa Verdi has hosted 1,500 residents and become an…
Venice frequently floods when high winds push in water from the lagoon, but Monday's levels were exceptional. The peak level was the highest reached since December 2008, according to Venice statistics.
Three years into the migration crisis, Europe remains as divided as ever about how to handle the influx of people arriving illegally from Africa. Spain has overtaken Italy as their main entry point, in part because of its more welcoming…
As many as 35 cars and three trucks were on a bridge in Genoa, Italy, when it collapsed in a driving rainstorm, sending the vehicles and concrete hurtling to the ground. Hundreds of firefighters and emergency workers searched through crushed…
The disaster occurred on a highway that connects Italy to France, and northern cities like Milan to the beaches of Liguria.
