Baby among nine dead from cold and thirst on boat in Mediterranean
Survivors tell Italian authorities vessel carrying about 50 people lost its way trying to cross from Tunisia A baby was among nine people including his...
Category : Italy
‘We have been mistaken for terrorists’: Italy’s most controversial rap group fight persecution
P38-La Gang perform in balaclavas, namecheck the Red Brigades – and are under criminal investigation for inciting terrorism. Are they, as they believe, being scapegoated...
Sicilian mobster asks judge to order seizure of Roberto Saviano book
Giuseppe Graviano files for defamation against Gomorrah author over origin of nickname A Sicilian mobster has asked a judge to order the seizure of all...
Rare Giacometti chandelier bought for £250 in London set to sell for £7m
Piece acquired by English painter in antiques shop in 1960s has been confirmed as lost work by Italian sculptor Sometimes a hunch pays off, and...
Italy seeks Russian oligarch whose seized yachts disappeared from Sardinia
Dmitry Mazepin’s vessels, both called Aldabra, went missing within weeks of each other last summer Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updates Italian authorities are on...
Gina Lollobrigida, Italian star of the 1950s and 60s, dies aged 95
Actor, photojournalist and sex symbol was best known for appearances in films such as Beat the Devil, Solomon and Sheba and Buona Sera, Mrs Campbell...
Prada toes line between useful and zany at Milan fashion week
Fashion label took things you might already own – a white vest, a backpack – and turned them into must-have pieces No one comes to...
US-born princess vows to stay in Rome villa despite eviction order
Saga continues over property housing Caravaggio’s only ceiling fresco as fifth auction fails to attract bids A princess living in a villa in Rome that...
Vatican reopens investigation into teenager who went missing in 1983
Emanuela Orlandi case has triggered several theories but never yielded any concrete answers The Vatican has reopened an investigation into the disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi,...
Benedict XVI funeral draws estimated 100,000 Catholics to St Peter’s Square
National leaders and royals among those gathered to see Pope Francis bury his predecessor An estimated 100,000 Catholics descended on St Peter’s Square for the...
