Feb 02 Watch 6:51 Italy’s government targets town known for taking in migrants By Christopher Livesay, Joan Martelli 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… Continue watching
Jan 31 Italy slides into recession, darkening outlook for Europe By Colleen Barry, Pan Pylas, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Nov 10 Watch 6:17 Inside Milan’s Casa Verdi, where musicians retire in harmony By Christopher Livesay 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… Continue watching
Oct 29 Much of Venice under water amid worst flooding in a decade By Colleen Barry, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Oct 19 Watch 7:14 As Europe battles over border policy, migrants flood to Spain By Malcolm Brabant 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… Continue watching
Aug 14 Watch 2:07 No rest for Genoa bridge disaster rescuers searching for survivors and victims 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… Continue watching
Aug 14 Cars plunge as Italian highway bridge collapses; 20 killed By Colleen Barry, Associated Press The disaster occurred on a highway that connects Italy to France, and northern cities like Milan to the beaches of Liguria. Continue reading
Jul 30 WATCH: Trump, Italy’s Giuseppe Conte speak at joint news conference By Associated Press President Donald Trump is expected to hold the news conference at 2 p.m. EDT today. Watch his remarks here. Continue reading
Jul 29 Watch 5:09 Marble that built Florence Cathedral in record demand By PBS News Hour The Pantheon temple in Rome glistens with precious, white marble from Italy’s town of Carrara, a stone that was prized by the ancient Romans and Renaissance masters. Now, extraction rates of 5,000 tons per year for a modern building bonanza… Continue watching
Jul 23 Watch 8:25 Italy’s right-wing government aims to halt tide of migrants by cracking down at ports By Malcolm Brabant Italy has borne the brunt of Europe's migration crisis as 200,000 people have landed on the nation's shores after making the perilous crossing. Now a right-wing government wants to stop the human tide, banning nonprofit search-and-rescue ships. Special correspondent Malcolm… Continue watching