Italian police are investigating claims that dozens of immigrants have received death threats in a xenophobic letter sent to the hotel which is hosting them in Lombardy's Valtellina valley.
Despite signs of improvement in the Italian economy, a growing number of young nationals are among the surge of immigrants settling in the UK this year.
Italian passengers were left terrified when a gang of vandals attacked a conductor who tried to stop them destroying carriages on a Naples train on Thursday.
Italian families are adopting fewer children from overseas because of the high cost and the lengthy time it takes for adoptions to be approved, according to a leading support group.
The sister of an Italian man who went missing on a scuba diving trip near the Indonesian island of Borneo 10 days ago has raised doubts about the disappearance of him and his two friends.
A 15-year-old Somalian who survived beatings and forced labour in Libya died on the final stretch of his journey to Europe, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Tuesday.
Etihad Airways’ President and Chief Executive Officer, James Hogan, has urged the Italian government to urgently tackle poor infrastructure at Rome’s Fiumicino airport or risk future investment.
Once considered among the most prestigious careers, medicine is attracting fewer candidates in Italy after a lengthy exam scandal left many students feeling it is no longer worth the commitment.
A young model of Moroccan origin is determined to ignore insults and threats she has received on social media and pursue her dream of becoming Miss Italy.
Italy’s Interior Minister, Angelino Alfano, has proposed a package of family tax cuts in a bid to boost the country’s dismal birth rate and reward people "who make babies".
Italy’s Agriculture Minister Maurizio Martina has condemned the death of a farm worker in the southern region of Puglia, saying agricultural exploitation was ‘like the mafia’ and needed to be stopped.
The world-renowned port of Capri is one of five Italian ports being offered for sale by the government in a proposed sell-off estimated to be worth €50 million.
An Australian exhibitionist known for naked handstands around the world has been brought to heel by Italian authorities for doing a handstand outside the Colosseum.
Italy’s Culture Minister, Dario Franceschini, has expressed his 'horror' over the brutal murder of a Syrian antiquities scholar in Palmyra by the Isis militant group.
Passengers on a flight from Rome to Milan were shocked when their aircraft was struck by lightning and forced to make an emergency landing in Naples on Wednesday as a freak thunderstorm wreaked havoc in the Italian capital.
When America’s First Lady Michelle Obama and her daughters dined in a popular Rome restaurant in 2009, staff were shocked when she asked for a 'doggy bag' to take her leftovers home.
The controversial shakeup of Italy’s top museums has divided art experts across the country, with the ex-director of Florence's Uffizi Gallery particularly bitter about losing his job to a German.
Venice is a victim of its own popularity and needs new strategies to cope with the ever-growing surge of tourists, especially those who misbehave, the city’s tourism councillor, Paola Mar, told The Local.
Swimmers have been banned from a famous beach on the southern Italian island of Procida, near Naples, after samples showed bacteria levels three times higher than the acceptable limit.
A Catholic priest in a northern Italian village has clashed with his congregation after seeking to ban an historic prayer that calls for “arms against any threats” and to protect the homeland.
