Italy
Knights of Malta elect Canadian as first Grand Master from Americas
By Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) - John Dunlap, a Canadian lawyer, was elected on Wednesday as the new Grand Master of the…
Torrential rain lashes northern Italy, killing at least two people
Emilia Romagna Governor Stefano Bonaccini said that he will ask central government to declare a state of emergency in the north eastern…
Italy approves May Day labour package amid union criticism
Italy's right-wing government on Monday approved measures to boost job creation and workers' pay, amid hostile reactions from unions and opposition parties…
4.8 magnitude earthquake off the north-west coast of Calabria
An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 was registered at 4:41 am off the northwestern coast of Calabria in Italy. According to data from…
Skilled, educated and washing dishes: how Italy squanders migrant talent
By Alessandro Parodi and Alberto Chiumento (Reuters) - Marilyn Nabor, an experienced high school mathematics teacher in the Philippines, moved to Italy…
Only 28.9% of women living in southern Italy work
Only 28.9% of women living in southern Italy, fewer than one in three, are in employment, compared to 52% in the north…
Photo Story: Geo Barents arrives in the port of Naples with 75 migrants onboard
Police and volunteers await the disembarkation of migrants from the Geo Barents ship at the port of Naples, Italy, on Thursday 27…
Italy’s Berlusconi health improving after three weeks in hospital
MILAN, April 26 (Reuters) - Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's health has improved, his doctors said on Wednesday, three weeks after…
Italy aims to play leading role in Ukrainian reconstruction
By Angelo Amante and Giuseppe Fonte ROME, April 26 (Reuters) - Italy on Wednesday said it aimed to play a major role…
Big police operation in Catania against migrant smuggling
Police in Catania on Wednesday executed arrest orders against 25 people suspected of being part of a foreign network that smuggled migrants…
UPDATED: Italy rescues more migrants in Mediterranean
Two fishing boats respectively carrying 115 and 125 migrants and refugees arrived in Lampedusa on Wednesday, taking to 821 the number of…
Italy’s Meloni distances herself from fascism on Liberation Day celebrations
Italy's ruling coalition has no "nostalgia for fascism", Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Tuesday, looking to push back against critics who…