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Forcing Salvini to the opposition benches could change his behaviour, says pollster

Italy's firebrand interior minister could be pushed out of government

22/08/2019

World

“It’s not going to be easy” - Italian MPs debate potential coalition

Michele Sodano and Lia Quartapelle

21/08/2019

Italy

Fragments of Boeing 787 fall near Fiumicino airport after take-off

Engine fragments from a Norwegian Airlines Boeing 787 fell on roofs and cars in the area near Rome Fiumicino airport, causing damage but no casualties.

11/08/2019

Italy

US teen implicated in policeman murder 'didn't know friend was armed'

The father of a US teen arrested for the murder of an Italian policeman murder said his son didn't know his friend was armed.

01/08/2019

Green News

Rome is offering credit on public transport in return for plastic

Return plastic bottles for recycling at designated points around the city.

30/07/2019

Italy

Italy shaken as policeman stabbed to death in Rome

A policeman who had just returned from his honeymoon was stabbed to death in Rome while trying to make an arrest, reports AFP.

27/07/2019

Italy

Italian PM stands by League over Russia funding scandal

Italy's prime minister Giuseppe Conte has stood by Matteo Salvini's League party amid accusations it sought illicit funds from Russia.

24/07/2019

Vatican

Bones exhumed in the Vatican in renewed search for girl missing since 1983

Emanuela Orlandi disappeared after she left her family's flat in the Vatican City and headed to a music lesson.

20/07/2019

Italy

Watch: Protester dressed as ancient Roman jumps into Trevi fountain

A protester who jumped into the Trevi fountain dressed as an ancient Roman senator has been slapped with a €550 fine.

18/07/2019

Italy

Trafficking kingpin or mistaken identity? Verdict expected in Rome

An Eritrean national was arrested and extradited from Sudan in 2016 by Italian authorities after he was suspected of being a notorious kingpin in the human trafficking world. Watch the full explanation of this complicated story by clicking on the player.

12/07/2019

Cult

Fendi stages ethereal tribute to fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld

Italian luxury fashion house Fendi has paid tribute to its former creative director Karl Lagerfeld at its haute couture show in Rome.

06/07/2019

Italy

Italian luxury jeweler Bulgari opens sparkling exhibition in Rome

Italian luxury jeweler Bulgari opened a sparkling exhibition in Rome entitled "Bvlgari, the Story, the Dream" showing the luxury jeweler's course over time

26/06/2019

The Cube

Centurion crackdown as tourists face new rules for Roman holidays

Sanctions include fines, as well as the individual being banned from areas for up to 48 hours, known as the application of the “Daspo Urbano”.

11/06/2019

No Comment

Man clings onto ledge as building burns in Rome

A young man was forced to escape from his room and seek safety on a cornice when a fire ripped through his building in Rome.

23/05/2019

Italy

Watch: Sphinx room accidentally unearthed at Nero's Golden House

The Sphinx Room features lavish frescoes of panthers, centaurs and, of course, a sphinx. Experts chanced upon it while doing restoration work on the vault of a neighbouring part of the building.

16/05/2019

No Comment

Rome street art mocks Giuseppe Conte's coalition balancing act

An Italian street artist known as Maupal left one of his provocative pieces of art in the centre of Rome early Tuesday morning.

07/05/2019

World

Italian coalition partners fail to agree on Rome bailout

A tense meeting between Italy's coalition partners on Rome's crippling debt has broken up without a final resolution. The capital's €12 billion shortfall - dating back more than a decade - must be restructured to avoid defaulting.

24/04/2019

Italy

Italy's coalition parties struggle to restructure Rome's huge debts

The foundations of Italy's warring coalition parties are being shaken by the huge debt being faced by Rome and the urgent need for a financial bailout

24/04/2019

World

Italy's coaltion partners to discuss urgent bailout for crisis-hit Rome

Italy’s warring coalition partners are meeting today to try to decide on an urgent financial bailout for the city of Rome. The capital's €12 billion debt must be restructured to avoid defaulting, but the League and the Five Star movement are far apart on the issue.

23/04/2019

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Pedalling teenagers power stage during Greta Thunberg speech

Around 128 bicycles were rigged up to a dynamo and generator in Piazza del Popolo.

22/04/2019