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Italy bans burqas in schools and limits foreign pupils per class
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's cabinet adopted a decree law on Thursday banning burqas and niqabs in schools and capping the number of students with a poor command of Italian per class.
Italian police find €3 million stashed in mobster's house
Over three million euros in cash was found stashed inside the walls of an alleged drug lord's house following a tip-off, a top anti-mafia prosecutor said on Wednesday.
Rome's Colosseum closes to tourists after worker death
The ancient Colosseum in Rome, a top tourist destination, was closed on Wednesday due to the death of a worker inside overnight, the culture ministry said in a statement.
Meloni says Italy to ban burqas in schools and limit foreign students
Italy will ban burqas and niqabs in schools and limit the number of foreign students per class, far-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Sunday.
Probe of doctors working with migrants sparks anger in Italy
Italian rights groups on Thursday criticised prosecutors for investigating doctors suspected of helping undocumented migrants to avoid being held in detention centres.
Italy and Spain extend tit-for-tat border checks in wake of migrant rush
Italy said on Tuesday it had extended for another 15 days its border checks for travellers from Spain, drawing a tit-for-tat response from Madrid in the ongoing spat between the two EU members.
Italy pays tribute to feminist trailblazer Bonino
Italy's political world turned out on Tuesday for the state funeral of Emma Bonino, a former government minister, EU commissioner and feminist fighter.
Italy calls off search for Canadian missing in the Italian Alps
Italian authorities have suspended the search for a Canadian skyrunner who has been missing in the Alps for a week, officials told AFP on Tuesday.
Meloni marks record in power with eye on 2027 elections
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Friday hailed Italy's new political stability but admitted failings as she celebrated her government becoming the longest-running in the country's postwar history.
Oasis fans gather in Venice for band reunion film
Fans of British rock band Oasis gathered in Venice on Saturday ahead of the premiere of a behind-the-scenes film about the group's reunion tour last year, with the Gallagher brothers set to walk the red carpet.
'Nothing has changed': Meloni government set to become Italy's longest-lasting
Giorgia Meloni's hard-right government on Friday becomes the longest-lasting in Italy's postwar history – a notable record that belies considerable challenges ahead of elections next year.
Italy and Spain extend border checks for 15 days in migration row
Italy and Spain announced on Monday a 15-day extension of reciprocal border checks imposed in a spat over a migrant rush last month into the Spanish north African territory of Ceuta.
Ousted Ukraine defence chief accepts job advising Italian minister
Ukraine's ousted defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov - whose sacking last month prompted rare wartime protests - on Friday said he had accepted a job working as an advisor to Italy's defence minister.
Curling attracts curious Romans under Colosseum's shadow
The Winter Olympic sport of curling, usually played on an ice rink, has made an improbable leap to Rome in one of the city's hottest summers on record – with some key modifications.
Octopus to the rescue? How Italian scientists are battling invasive blue crabs
From a fishing trawler in the Adriatic, Italian scientists gently release thousands of tiny octopuses in the hope of fighting an invasive North American crab species that has devastated local fisheries.
Italian police recover stolen Renoir, Cezanne and Matisse works
Paintings by Renoir, Cezanne and Matisse worth over $10.4 million which were stolen from an Italian museum in March have been recovered, police said Friday.
Italian senior couple dancing in Rome piazza become internet sensation
Bopping to Michael Jackson and Elvis Presley in a Roman square, an elderly dancing duo has become a viral sensation in Italy – something they hope will inspire other seniors to take up a more active lifestyle.
Safety warnings as tourists rush to Italy's erupting Mount Etna
Spectacular images of lava flowing down the slopes of an erupting Mount Etna have drawn flocks of sometimes ill-equipped tourists to the Italian volcano – drawing concern from local guides.
Heatwave hits evicted families sleeping rough in Rome
For hundreds of people recently kicked out of a social centre in Rome, extreme heat is proving an added strain on top of a dispute highlighting the Italian capital's housing crisis.
'Dreams disappear' as Gaza students await evacuation to Italy
Dozens of Gaza students who won scholarships to universities in Italy are still waiting to be evacuated due to bureaucratic red tape, leaving qualified students in a deadly conflict zone, AFP has found.
Italy arrests former Berlusconi associate over journalist bomb attack
Italian police said Monday they had arrested a businessman who had ties to the former premier Silvio Berlusconi for ordering a bomb attack targeting prominent television journalist Sigfrido Ranucci last year.
Arrivals resume at Sicily's Catania airport after Etna eruption
The airport at Catania in Sicily, a top Italian tourist destination, reopened late Saturday afternoon after suspending arrivals when an eruption at nearby Mount Etna spewed volcanic ash.
Mount Etna ash suspends arrivals at Italy's Catania airport
Mount Etna, one of the world's most active volcanoes, belched smoke and ashes in a new eruption on Saturday, forcing the suspension of arrivals at a nearby airport on Sicily.