Over 300 people have been feared dead after a boat, believed to be carrying around 500 people – mostly Eritreans and Somalis – capsized.
More than 100 people drowned and over 200 were unaccounted for after a boat packed caught fire and sank off the southern Italian island of Lampedusa.
The province of Emilia-Romagna in Italy is a foodie’s paradise, offering a wealth of gastronomic delights, from Parma ham to Moden a balsamic vinegar.
As the threat of US-led strikes on Syria looms large, Italy is preparing for a dramatic rise in refugee landings on its shores.
Some of Italy’s top politicians have rallied behind the country’s first black minister after a spectator threw bananas at her during a speech.
Italy is changing – but the racist "joke" made about minister Cécile Kyenge shows why progress is so painfully slow.
A Milan court has sentenced Italy’s former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi to seven years in prison for paying for sex with a minor.
Two police officers have been shot and wounded outside the prime minister of Italy’s office as the country’s new government was sworn in.
The moribund economies of Italy and Japan have to release funds for investment if they are to prosper.
Despite some positive figures in December, France’s January sales have reflected the gloom cast by Italy.
As the country tries to form a government, the region’s leaders are again sniping at each other.
Beppe Grillo’s Five Star Movement has won 25% of the votes in Italy’s election through mixing new technology with old-style activism.
Polls in Italy opened for the second day of voting in one of the most closely watched and unpredictable elections in years.
Pompeii’s 105-million euro makeover, partly funded by the EU, has begun a day after former site managers were put under investigation for corruption.
Italy is ending 2012 on an upbeat note, with renewed market confidence and optimism among analysts that the worst of the financial crisis is over.
A number of showgirls who allegedly took part in "bunga bunga" sex parties have said Silvio Berlusconi is giving them around 2500 euros a month.
Berlusconi’s warning that his party could withdraw its support for the government has been seen as a declaration of war against the Prime Minister.
Germany is not just Europe’s biggest economy and the message from the eurozone’s paymaster is simple: if we can do it, so can you.
Spain have confirmed their status as one of the greatest teams in soccer history by overwhelming Italy 4-0 in the Euro 2012 final.
Cesare Prandelli has scoffed at suggestions Italy would be favourites in the Euro 2012 final against Spain despite ousting Germany in the semifinals.
Coach Joachim Loew has told his team to forget past disappointments and focus on beating Italy in the Euro 2012 semifinal as Germany hunt a win.
Spain and Italy confirmed their heavyweight reputations at Euro 2012, advancing to the quarterfinals after winning their final group matches.
The coach of Serie A champions Juventus has been implicated in the match-fixing scandal that continues to rock Italian soccer.
A strong earthquake in north Italy has killed at least six people, injured dozens and damaged historic buildings including a famed medieval castle.
Local mafia cartel the United Sacred Crown are alleged to be behind the bombing of a girls’ school in Italy which killed one and injured seven others.
An investigation into fraud and illegal funding at Italy’s Northern League party is undermining the leadership of founder Umberto Bossi.
Italy’s first win under coach Jacques Brunel has left Scotland with five defeats from five games in this season’s championship.
An Italian human-rights organisation has called for Dante’s "racist, Islamophobic and anti-Semitic" epic poem to be removed from classrooms.
Researchers say they have found evidence that a lost fresco by Leonardo da Vinci is painted on a hidden wall in a cavity in the town hall in Florence.
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/ 27 February 2012
A fire broke out on the Costa Allegra off the coast of the Seychelles but no injuries were reported — six weeks after the Costa Concordia capsized.
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/ 24 February 2012
AC Milan suffered a blow ahead of Saturday’s crunch top-of-table clash against Juventus as Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been ruled out through suspension.
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/ 17 February 2012
Juventus are up in arms at the number of penalties they have been awarded, claiming unfair treatment while Inter say they are hardest hit.