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Eight die after private plane crashes into Milan office building

Investigators open probe into what caused plane to crash shortly after take-off

Sun Oct 03 2021 - 20:23

Boxer sparks row in Italy over neo-Nazi tattoos

Super-featherweight title fight has reignited debate on display of fascist symbols

Tue Sept 21 2021 - 18:33

Pope Francis ‘breathing on his own’ after operation, Vatican says

Pontiff due to leave hospital in a week after having operation to remove part of his colon

Mon Jul 05 2021 - 11:51

Italian cable car brakes ‘tampered with’, say prosecutors

Investigators say emergency brakes had been deactivated to avoid disruption to service

Wed May 26 2021 - 16:30

At least 14 killed in Italian cable car accident

Vehicle connecting famous town of Stresa to Mottarone mountain plunges to the ground

Sun May 23 2021 - 19:17

‘We’re hoping for a good season’: Italy prepares to welcome back tourists

With tourism accounting for 14% of its GDP, Italy is optimistic as travel restrictions are relaxed

Thu May 20 2021 - 06:00

Italy pins hopes on vaccinations as it prepares to welcome back tourists

Italian islands are vaccinating their entire populations ahead of summer season

Wed May 19 2021 - 16:32

Ennio Morricone, legendary film composer, dies aged 91

His haunting film scores made the Italian one of the world’s most famous composers

Mon Jul 06 2020 - 08:44

Olympics organisers tight-lipped as sport feels coronavirus impact

International Olympic Committee ‘fully committed’ to event in Tokyo, says president

Thu Feb 27 2020 - 19:46

Ryanair to challenge competition rulings totalling €10m

France seeks €8.5m from airline, as Italian fine upheld, and strikes called in Portugal

Fri Aug 02 2019 - 19:46

Driver abducts schoolchildren and sets bus on fire in Italy

All 51 children escape unhurt before vehicle was engulfed in flames near Milan

Wed Mar 20 2019 - 19:27

Italian government fails to reach new EU deficit target

Signs of readiness to lower deficit target beginning to open

Tue Nov 27 2018 - 07:00

At least 12 dead as storms cause severe flooding in Sicily

Nine bodies pulled from flooded home in countryside near Palermo

Sun Nov 04 2018 - 13:21

Rome escalator collapse prompts calls for inquiry into city’s metro system

Dozens of Russian football fans were hurt when escalator gave way at Repubblica station

Wed Oct 24 2018 - 21:35

Genoa bridge calamity: Autostrade stops short of apology

Company vows to rebuild bridge and sets aside €500m on day death toll tops 40

Sat Aug 18 2018 - 22:08

Genoa bridge collapse kills at least 35 as search for survivors continues

Firefighters pull seven people alive from rubble after ‘enormous tragedy’ on motorway

Wed Aug 15 2018 - 06:53

Matteo Renzi formally resigns as Democratic Party leader

Italian party commits to staying in opposition after former prime minister stands down

Mon Mar 12 2018 - 20:36

Huge sinkhole swallows cars on street in Rome

Famillies in nearby buildings were evacuated from the residential street

Fri Feb 16 2018 - 11:56

Venice authorities intervene in row over €1,100 restaurant bill

Japanese tourists were allegedly charged over a grand for four steaks and a plate of fish

Tue Jan 23 2018 - 13:46

Italy’s financial police files reports on AC Milan takeover

Possible suspicious activity in sale of the soccer club by Berlusconi to Chinese businessman

Mon Jan 15 2018 - 20:47

‘At least 23 migrants’ found dead in Mediterranean

LÉ Niamh involved in rescue of more than 700 people by EU group on ‘tough day’

Fri Nov 03 2017 - 20:39

Apartment block in Italy collapses trapping up to seven people

News agency quoted witnesses saying there was no explosion before building collapsed

Fri Jul 07 2017 - 10:32

Ryanair reiterates offer to buy Alitalia if it is restructured

Irish airline will step in as long as ‘major changes’ are made at bankrupt carrier

Tue Jun 27 2017 - 14:14

Italian motorway bridge collapse leaves two dead

A car was crushed when an overpass fell on to Italy’s main Adriatic coast highway

Thu Mar 09 2017 - 16:30

Italian authorities facing questions on response pre-avalanche

Crews using heavy equipment still trying to reach 23 people still buried under snow

Mon Jan 23 2017 - 15:05

Italy avalanche: Three bodies found, many feared dead at hotel

Thirty people were reportedly in Abruzzo building, which was pushed 30ft down hill

Thu Jan 19 2017 - 21:15

Italy train crash: Investigators focus on alert system used

At least 25 people are dead and dozens injured after head-on collision near Bari

Wed Jul 13 2016 - 10:09

Italian newspaper draws criticism with ‘Mein Kampf’ giveaway

Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi calls the decision by Il Giornale ‘squalid’

Sat Jun 11 2016 - 20:06

Italian Alps avalanche kills at least six skiers

Helicopters and rescue workers respond following fatal incident on Monte Nevoso

Sat Mar 12 2016 - 17:53

How the Berlin Wall fell: a chronology

Courage of people far beyond the divided city had already undermined and weakened Europe's most infamous structure

Thu Nov 06 2014 - 06:00

Investigation into crash that killed 39 Italian pilgrims

Coach plunges 30m into ravine after ploughing into traffic and smashing through motorway guardrail near Naples

Mon Jul 29 2013 - 06:44

John Paul II on brink of sainthood after miracle approved

Former pope on course for fastest modern canonisation

Wed Jul 03 2013 - 08:35