Designer Giorgio Armani, who helped to put Italy at the forefront of global fashion and dressed Hollywood stars, died at the age of 91.

Sicily’s Mount Etna put on a fiery show Monday, sending a cloud of smoke and ash several kilometers (miles) into the air, but officials said the acti…

Two bodies found aboard the sunken wreck of a yacht belonging to British tech magnate Mike Lynch's family were brought to land, while two more ha…

A man died and six people, including British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch, are missing after unexpected violent storms struck a luxury yacht carrying…

Mount Etna, Europe's largest active volcano, erupted on Sunday, spewing out lava and sending large black clouds of ash and smoke into the sky.

A severe drought in Sicily has nearly dried up the Mediterranean island's only natural lake which has long served as a vital resting station for …

An ancient Roman laundry, with mosaic-tiled floors, has been uncovered a few steps away from Vatican City.

Michelangelo’s David, the world most famous sculpture, got a cleaning on Monday as a restorer with a special vacuum cleaner, a brush and a soft cloth…

Italy dealt a surprise blow to its banks and sent shockwaves across the sector in Europe by setting a one-off 40% tax on profits reaped from higher i…

Firefighters worked to extinguish a fire that broke out at a landfill near Rome's Ciampino airport.

According to Italy's Culture Ministry, a fresco that depicts what might be an ancestor of the Italian pizza was found on the wall of a house in t…

AP | Environmental activists poured black liquid into Rome's iconic Trevi Fountain to protest against Italy's "inaction" on climate…

AP | Las autoridades en el norte de Italia advirtieron el miércoles a la población que se mantuviera en terrenos altos, por temor de un nuevo desbor…

Reuters | At least eight people died and thousands were evacuated from their homes as torrential rain battered Italy's northern Emilia-Romagna re…

Reuters | Police in southern Italy said they had seized 2,700 kg of highly pure cocaine hidden in two refrigerated containers containing bananas that…

A day and a half of nonstop rain has caused flooding in Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region, leaving at least two people dead as riverbeds left dry by drou…

A life-sized statue of a Roman emperor posing as the classical hero Hercules has been discovered during sewer repair works in Rome, Italy.

New details emerged on Sicilian mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro’s life in his last hideout, a day after the arrest of the fugitive.

Italian police arrested Matteo Messina Denaro, the country's most wanted mafia boss who had been on the run for three decades.

Europe's tallest active volcano, Mount Etna, put on a stunning display with lava and smoke spewing meters up into the sunset sky and lava flowing…