Zlatan Ibrahimovic returns to AC Milan
Rome, Dec 28 (IANS) The talismanic Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who won a pair of trophies with AC Milan in 2010-2012, has
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Ibrahimovic to join AC Milan on free transfer: Report
Milan, Dec 27 (IANS) The talismanic Zlatan Ibrahimovic is set to join AC Milan on a free transfer after the
Read moreHaaland close to signing for Italian club Juventus: Report
Turin, Dec 25 (IANS) Highly rated striker Erling Braut Haaland is one step away from joining Italian soccer giants Juventus,
Read more‘Ocean Viking’ saves 162 migrants from Mediterranean Sea
Rome, Dec 21 (IANS) The humanitarian ship “Ocean Viking” reported on Saturday that it has rescued 50 migrants who were
Read moreIFAD helps boost farmers’ output, income in Nepal
Rome, Dec 19 (IANS/AKI) Rural development projects financed and supported by the International Fund for Agricultural Development have contributed to
Read moreUNESCO condemns journalist’s murder in Pakistan
Rome, Dec 19 (IANS/AKI) UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay on Thursday deplored journalist Urooj Iqbal’s murder last month in the
Read moreItaly appeals for de-escalation of Libyan conflict
Rome, Dec 18 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio, who visited Libya on Tuesday, on Wednesday urged the internationally
Read moreItaly urges permanent UN Security Council seat for EU
Rome, Dec 18 (IANS/AKI) Giving the European Union a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council would give multilateralism
Read moreItalian FM meets Libyan leaders, stresses on talks
Rome, Dec 17 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio on Tuesday held talks with Libya’s eastern military strongman Khalifa
Read moreNo military solution to Libyan conflict: Italy
Rome, Dec 17 (IANS/AKI) The civil war in Libya cannot be ended by military force, Italy’s Foreign Minister Luigi Di
Read moreGroup of sick Libyan children to be airlifted to Italy
Rome, Dec 16 (IANS/AKI) A group of sick Libyan children will arrive at Rome’s Ciampino military airport board a Defence
Read moreYouth can help end hunger, says FAO chief
Rome, Dec 16 (IANS) Young people face huge challenges, among them growing food scarcity, malnutrition, poverty and climate shocks, making
Read more40,000 people protest in Rome against far-right policies
Rome, Dec 15 (IANS) At least 40,000 people protested in the streets of Rome against the far-right policies of Northern
Read moreKumbh Mela photos of Naga Sadhus, transgenders enthrall art lovers, citizens in Florence
Florence, Dec 8 (IANS) A photography exhibition by Delhi-based Fine Art photographer Parul Sharma of the Ardh Kumbh Mela 2019
Read moreReflect on anti-Russia sanctions, Italy urges EU
Rome, Dec 6 (IANS/AKI) Italy takes its lead from the European Union but wants the bloc to undertake “profound reflection”
Read moreRussia key interlocutor in Libya, says Italy
Rome, Dec 6 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio on Friday called Russia a “key interlocutor” in Libya, underlining
Read moreFAO sees record global cereal output in 2019
Rome, Dec 5 (IANS/AKI) This year will see an all-time record cereal harvest of 2,714 billion tonnes, 0.4 per cent
Read moreItaly ‘won’t rush’ to re-open embassy in Syria
Rome, Dec 5 (IANS/AKI) Italy will make no unilateral move to reopen its embassy in the Syrian capital Damascus and
Read moreSee you in Italy soon: Ibrahimovic targeting Serie A return
Rome, Dec 4 (IANS) Sweden football star Zlatan Ibrahimovic has said that he will be joining an Italian club that
Read moreBalotelli can leave on a free transfer in January: Brescia
Milan, Dec 3 (IANS) Italian football club Brescia president Massimo Cellino has said striker Mario Balotelli can leave the club
Read moreRonaldo crowned with Serie A player of the year award
Milan, Dec 3 (IANS) Juventus and Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo has been named Serie A player of the year. Ronaldo,
Read moreRonaldo crowned with Series A player of the year award
Milan, Dec 3 (IANS) Juventus and Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo has been named Series A player of the year. Ronaldo,
Read moreItalian lawmaker proposes to girlfriend in Parliament
Rome, Nov 28 (IANS) An Italian lawmaker brought some romance to his parliamentary intervention on Thursday by proposing to his
Read moreBodies of five women recovered from capsized boat in Italy
Rome, Nov 25 (IANS) Rescuers have so far recovered the bodies of five women after a migrant boat capsized within
Read moreTehran exhibition marks 60 years of Italy-Iran cooperation
Rome, Nov 18 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s Ambassador to Iran, Giuseppe Perrone, has opened an exhibition in Tehran that marks 60 years
Read moreFAO, Italian research panel to cooperate on fisheries
Rome, Nov 18 (IANS/AKI) The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation and Italy’s National Research Council (CNR) have agreed to
Read moreFlood-hit Venice to reopen all schools
Venice, Nov 18 (IANS) The flood-hit Italian city of Venice will reopen all schools that were earlier closed due to
Read moreExceptionally high tides continue to batter Venice
Venice, Nov 15 (IANS) Exceptionally high tides have continued to batter the Italian city of Venice and by early Friday
Read moreJuventus to seek answers from Ronaldo for behaviour: Report
Turin, Nov 12 (IANS) Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo will be asked for an explanation by his club Juventus on why
Read moreRonaldo avoids fine despite his anger at substitution
Milan, Nov 12 (IANS) Star striker Cristiano Ronaldo will be escaping both fine and ban for his angered reaction when
Read moreRonaldo left fuming after getting substituted for second time
Milan, Nov 11 (IANS) Star striker Cristiano Ronaldo was left frustrated after he was substituted again by coach Maurizio Sarri
Read moreItaly ranks lowest for English-language proficiency in EU
Rome, Nov 9 (IANS) A new report from the English Proficiency Index showed that Italians were the least proficient speakers
Read moreItaly top western contributor to UN missions: President
Rome, Nov 1 (IANS/AKI) Italy is the biggest western contributor to United Nations missions around the world, in which its
Read more‘Libyan coastal patrols likely to stop without Italy’
Rome, Oct 31 (IANS/AKI) Without support from Italy, Libyan coastguard patrols could cease, leading to more boat crossings, “tragedies at
Read moreIslamic State still poses ‘grave threat’: Italy
Rome, Oct 31 (IANS/AKI) The killing of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi represents progress in the fight against terrorism
Read moreFrance, Germany to take 70 of the stranded migrants: Italy
Rome, Oct 29 (IANS/AKI) France and Germany will take 70 of the more than 100 migrants stranded on the charity
Read moreNew Italian company set up to develop wave power
Ravenna (Italy), Oct 29 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s oil and gas giant Eni, state lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, shipbuilder Fincantieri and
Read moreIfad chief visiting India to help poverty eradication drive
Rome, Oct 28 (IANS/AKI) The UN International Fund for Agricultural Development’s President Gilbert F. Houngbo will hold talks with the
Read moreItaly eyes stronger economic ties with Bangladesh
Rome, Oct 28 (IANS/AKI) Italian Foreign Ministry officials held talks here on Monday with Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister Abdul Momen in
Read moreDries Mertens breaks Maradona’s record for Napoli
Milan, Oct 24 (IANS) Belgium’s Dries Mertens overtook Diego Maradona as Napoli’s second highest all-time goalscorer after the side defeated
Read moreMIT, Italian energy major extend low-carbon energy cooperation
Rome, Oct 18 (IANS/AKI) The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Eni have renewed their low-carbon energy research collaboration by extending
Read moreMilitary attack on Syria unacceptable, Italy tells Turkey
Rome, Oct 17 (IANS/AKI) Turkey’s week-old military offensive in northeast Syria is unacceptable and must be halted, Italy’s Premier Giuseppe
Read moreTurkish military ops in Syria ‘unacceptable’, says Italy
Rome, Oct 17 (IANS/AKI) Turkey’s week-old military offensive in northeast Syria is unacceptable and must be halted, Italy’s Premier Giuseppe
Read moreItaly offers to host UN food systems summit in 2021
Rome, Oct 16 (IANS/AKI) Italy wants to host a planned United Nations summit on food systems in 2021, Premier Giuseppe
Read moreItaly to work for unity on Turkey, Brexit at EU summit
Rome, Oct 16 (IANS/AKI) Italy will seek European unity on issues including Turkey’s current military offensive in northern Syria and
Read moreItaly blames Turkey for Syria fighting, seeks negotiations
Rome, Oct 15 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio on Tuesday pointed the finger at Turkey for its six-day-old
Read moreItaly lauds Syrian Kurds for role in fight against IS
Rome, Oct 15 (IANS/AKI) Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio on Tuesday thanked Kurdish forces in Syria for their help
Read moreWFP aids over 70,000 fleeing Turkish military ops in Syria
Rome, Oct 14 (IANS/AKI) The United Nations World Food Programme is “deeply concerned” for the safety of civilians caught in
Read moreIndian golf trio face uphill task at Olgiata
Rome, Oct 9 (IANS) The Italian Open will tee off from Thursday at the picturesque Olgiata Golf Course in Rome,
Read moreLa Dolce Vita
Milan, Oct 5 (IANSlife) Fashion Week is one of the most major events of the year for Milan — the
Read moreRonaldo on target as Juventus register 2-0 win in Serie A
Milan, Sep 29 (IANS) Star Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo scored as Juventus extended their unbeaten run in the Italian Serie
Read moreItalian Foreign Minister hails ‘progress’ on Libya
Rome, Sep 28 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio on Friday claimed that “steps forward” had been made on
Read moreTechnology, innovation key to reshaping food systems: UN
Rome, Sep 28 (IANS/AKI) The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation is striving to develop a new business model based
Read moreItalian Foreign Minister lauds youth climate strikers
Rome, Sep 28 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio praised thousands of young environmental activists who missed school to
Read moreRoma life-bans fan for racially abusing defender Juan Jesus
Rome, Sep 27 (IANS) The Italian football club Roma have handed a lifetime suspension to a fan for racially abusing
Read morePeace drawings by children adorn Colosseum in Rome
Rome, Sep 26 (IANS) More than 5,000 peace drawings by children from 128 countries, including India, are on display encircling
Read moreItaly’s court backs assisted dying in ‘extreme cases’
Rome, Sep 26 (IANS) Italy’s top court has ruled that assisted dying is not a crime if the person wanting
Read morePatience, persistence separate pro from amateur: Ronaldo
Turin, Sep 24 (IANS) Juventus and Portugal star forward Cristiano Ronaldo on Tuesday said patience and persistence are the two
Read moreBeen a long time without winning individual prize: Messi
Milan (Italy), Sep 24 (IANS) Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk, who missed out on claiming his first Best FIFA Men’s
Read moreMessi, Rapinoe bag top honours at Best FIFA Football Awards
Milan (Italy), Sep 24 (IANS) Barcelona star striker Lionel Messi won the men’s best player while US forward Megan Rapinoe
Read moreAccord reached on migrants’ relocation, repatriation: Italy
Rome, Sep 24 (IANS/AKI) European Union migrants will be redistributed around the bloc “within four weeks” of arrival and the
Read moreItaly for migrant redistribution, repatriation mechanism
Rome, Sep 20 (IANS/AKI) A European Union migrant redistribution mechanism could abet human trafficking in the absence of one to
Read moreItaly set to join European military intervention force
Rome, Sep 20 (IANS/AKI) Italy announced it plans to join a European military force that will react rapidly to crises
Read moreItaly welcomes forthcoming conference on Libya in Berlin
Rome, Sep 19 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s President Sergio Mattarella on Thursday hailed the international conference on war-wracked Libya that Germany will
Read moreEU must fund migrant repatriations, says Italian President
Rome, Sep 19 (IANS/AKI) The European Union should shoulder the cost of sending back migrants to the bloc and needs
Read moreGuru Randhawa to make his debut at Milan Fashion Week
Milan, Sep 18 (IANS) Indian singer Guru Randhawa is thrilled to see new fashion trends first hand and dig into
Read moreItaly resuming a central role in Europe: EU Commissioner
Rome, Sep 16 (IANS/AKI) With its new left-leaning government, Italy, a founder member of the European Union, and the eurozone’s
Read moreMarquez earns doubly valuable victory in San Marino
Misano Adriatico (Italy), Sep 16 (IANS) Marc Marquez of the Repsol Honda Team grabbed a doubly valuable victory at Misano’s
Read moreTelevision pundit banned for racist comments about Lukaku
Milan, Sep 16 (IANS) An Italian television pundit was banned for making racist comment about Inter Milan striker Romelu Lukaku.
Read moreGucci plans to go carbon neutral
Florence, Sep 14 (IANS) Italian luxury brand Gucci has announced that the company is going carbon neutral. The company’s strategy
Read moreQatar gives $2.9 mn to feed needy Yemenis: WFP
Rome, Sep 14 (IANS/AKI) Qatar has donated $2.9 million to help the United Nations World Food Programme provide vital food
Read moreHillary Clinton trolled for reading her emails at art exhibit
Rome, Sep 13 (IANS) Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton drew sarcastic remarks from social media users after she
Read more4 Indian men drown in Italian farm manure tank
Rome, Sep 13 (IANS) Four Sikh men from Punjab have drowned in a manure tank on a dairy farm near
Read moreGermany gives vital aid for Syria to World Food Programme
Rome, Sep 13 (IANS/AKI) Germanys financial support for the United Nations World Food Programme is crucial in order for it
Read moreEU Commissioner-designate welcomes ECB stimulus measures
Rome, Sep 12 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s former centre-left Premier and the European Union’s next Economic Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni, on Thursday praised
Read moreEU fiscal, asylum rules reform top priority for Italy: PM
Rome, Sep 12 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s priorities during the incoming European Commission’s five years in office will be propelling growth by
Read moreDaniel Craig spotted in bloodied, bruised look
Rome, Sep 11 (IANS) Actor Daniel Craig has already started the Italy schedule of James Bond’s 25th outing. And now
Read moreItaly sends medical supplies shipment to Libya
Rome, Sep 10 (IANS/AKI) A shipment of over 10 tonnes of medicines and relief medical and hygiene supplies reached the
Read more‘Stabilising Libya top but Italy won’t neglect Africa’
Rome, Sep 9 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s new centre-left-populist government will focus on the entire African continent, not just countries across the
Read moreItalian PM for ‘effective’ European solidarity on migration
Rome, Sep 9 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s Premier Giuseppe Conte on Monday called for “effective solidarity” from the European Union on the
Read moreItaly eyes stronger ties with Russia, China, India: PM
Rome, Sep 9 (IANS/AKI) Italy wants to further develop its ties with “major global actors” such as India, Russia and
Read moreItaly’s PM presents pro-European agenda
Rome, Sep 9 (IANS) Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Monday said that the new coalition government wants to return
Read moreLeclerc wins Ferrari’s 1st Italian GP title since 2010
Monza (Italy) Sep 8 (IANS) Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc on Sunday sealed back-to-back Formula One race wins, his second career triumph,
Read moreLeclerc wins Ferrari’s 1st Italian GP title in 10 years
Monza (Italy) Sep 8 (IANS) Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc on Sunday sealed back-to-back Formula One race wins, his second career triumph,
Read moreMick Jagger, Donald Sutherland slam Trump on climate change
Venice, Sep 8 (IANS) Rolling Stones rocker Mick Jagger and veteran actor Donald Sutherland have slammed US President Donald Trump
Read more‘Joker’ wins big at Venice Film Festival
Venice, Sep 8 (IANS) Joaquin Phoenix’s “Joker” was awarded the Golden Lion for the best film at the 76th annual
Read moreConte, Trump plan bilateral meeting in ‘very cordial’ phone
Rome, Sep 7 (IANS/AKI) In a “very cordial” phone conversation, Italy’s Premier Giuseppe Conte and US President Donald Trump agreed
Read moreWorld food prices fall in August, says FAO
Rome, Sep 5 (IANS/AKI) Global food prices dipped in August, driven by sharp falls in the prices of staple cereals
Read moreItaly’s EU Commissioner vows ‘new positive chapter’
Rome, Sep 5 (IANS/AKI) Former Italian Centre-Left Premier Paolo Gentiloni on Thursday thanked Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte for his nomination
Read moreItaly swears in new government after political turbulence
Rome, Sep 5 (IANS) Italy on Thursday swore in its new government led by Guiseppe Conte, the anti-establishment Five Star
Read moreBotticelli’s Madonna and Child on show in Russia from EEF
Rome, Sep 4 (IANS/AKI) Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli’s masterpiece, ‘the Madonna and Child’ has gone on show at the Primorye
Read moreLukaku monkey chants form of respect: Inter fans
Milan, Sep 4 (IANS) Romelu Lukaku was subjected to monkey chants during his club Inter Milan’s Series A match against
Read moreUN alarmed over rights abuses in Myanmar’s Rakhine, Chin
Geneva, Sep 4 (AKI) United Nations human rights experts have expressed grave concerns about the use of incommunicado detention by
Read moreBoat migrants arrivals plunge this year in Italy
Rome, Sep 4 (IANS/AKI) A total of 5,571 migrants reached Italy’s shores this year across the Mediterranean – a 72.4
Read moreEx-Vodafone CEO could be Italy’s pick for EU Commissioner
Rome, Sep 3 (IANS/AKI) Former Justice Minister Paola Severino and the former CEO of Vodafone, Vittorio Colao, are the two
Read moreSomething haunting about young people wielding power: Timothee Chalamet
Venice, Sep 3 (IANS) Actor Timothee Chalamet says there are still plenty of people who come to power by lineage.
Read moreUnesco condemns killing of Mexican reporter, Somali lensman
Rome, Sep 2 (IANS/AKI) UN culture organisation Unesco’s chief Audrey Azoulay on Monday condemned the killing of a Mexican journalist
Read moreMeryl Streep’s latest on Panama Papers tells black-hearted joke
Venice, Sep 2 (IANS) Veteran actress Meryl Streep says her upcoming film on Panama Papers, “The Laundromat”, tells a “black-hearted
Read moreRomelu Lukaku racially abused in Italy
Cagliari (Sardinia), Sep 2 (IANS) Inter Milan striker Romelu Lukaku was subjected to racial abuse during his side’s 2-1 victory
Read morePope stuck in Vatican lift on way to prayers
Rome, Sep 1 (IANS) Pope Francis was on Sunday stuck in a lift for nearly half an hour, while on
Read morePhoenix started to go mad after weight loss for ‘Joker’
Rome, Sep 1 (IANS) Actor Joaquin Phoenix says he lost an astonishing 23 kgs (52 lbs) for his role as
Read moreKirsten Stewart not afraid to voice her political beliefs
Venice, Aug 31 (IANS) Hollywood actress Kristen Stewart says she is not afraid of anyone when it comes to voicing
Read moreOver five dozen Pakistani migrants land on Italian coast
Rome, Aug 30 (IANS/AKI) A total of 62 Pakistani migrants came ashore overnight at the town of Gallipoli in the
Read moreJohansson’s divorce helped her with ‘Marriage Story’
Venice, Aug 30 (IANS) Actress Scarlett Johansson says her divorce with Romain Dauriac helped her prepare for her role in
Read moreRoman Polanski felt persecuted for Sharon Tate’s murder
Venice, Aug 30 (IANS) French-Polish filmmaker Roman Polanski says he felt persecuted by the media and people on social media
Read moreBrad Pitt opens up on toxic masculinity
Venice, Aug 30 (IANS) Hollywood star Brad Pitt says his upcoming sci-fi drama “Ad Astra” deals with the modern concept
Read moreItaly’s Fincantieri launches new ultra-luxury cruise ship
Trieste (Italy), Aug 30 (IANS/AKI) The launching ceremony of Silver Moon, the second of three new ultra-luxury cruise ships that
Read moreTime for bravery to build a better Italy: PM Conte
Rome, Aug 29 (IANS/AKI) Italy must seize the moment and have the courage to forge a better country, Premier Giuseppe
Read moreFive Star, Democratic Party to form new Italian govt
Rome, Aug 29 (IANS) Italian President Sergio Mattarella will charge caretaker Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte with forming a new government
Read moreItaly ‘closer to US than EU’ on Russia’s G7 readmission
Rome, Aug 29 (IANS/AKI) On the issue of Russia’s possible readmission to the G7, Italy’s populist government is closer to
Read moreFAO helps Italian farmers train Syrian women
Rome, Aug 28 (IANS/AKI) The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation has teamed up with the Slow Food movement to organise
Read moreItaly ups contribution to fight AIDS, TB, malaria
Rome, Aug 27 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s 15 per cent increase in its contribution to United Nations efforts to fight AIDS, tuberculosis
Read moreItaly seeks more time to nominate EU Commissioner
Rome, Aug 26 (AKI) Italy, the only European Union country apart from France not to have nominated a Commissioner, has
Read moreJuventus open Serie A title defense with 1-0 win vs Parma
Rome, Aug 25 (IANS) Captain Giorgio Chiellini scored early as Juventus beat Parma 1-0 to kick off its bid for
Read moreMaybe I can finish my career next year, says Ronaldo
Turin, Aug 21 (IANS) Cristiano Ronaldo has dropped hints that he could end his illustrious career as early as next
Read moreItalian PM quits after sharp attack on coalition ally
Rome, Aug 20 (IANS) Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Tuesday announced he was resigning after making a scathing attack
Read moreRoma renew three-year deal with Dzeko
Rome, Aug 17 (IANS) Bosnia and Herzegovina striker Edin Dzeko has inked a new contract with Roma, the Italian club
Read moreClash between Italian PM and Salvini heats up
Rome, Aug 17 (IANS) The feud between Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and Matteo Salvini, the man who may be
Read moreRonaldo to miss Juventus’ first team training
Rome, Aug 14 (IANS) Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo will not take part in Juventus’ first team training session because of
Read more526 migrants face disembarkation blockade in Mediterranean
Rome, Aug 13 (IANS) More than 500 migrants split between Spanish NGO rescue boat Open Arms and the Ocean Viking,
Read more‘Sorcerer’s treasure trove’ found in Pompeii
Rome, Aug 13 (IANS) Archaeologists working in the buried Roman city of Pompeii said they have uncovered a “sorcerer’s treasure
Read moreAS Roma down Real Madrid in pre-season friendly
Rome, Aug 12 (IANS) Real Madrid brought their pre-season to a poor close against Roma, battling to a 2-2 draw
Read moreRichard Gere takes food to stranded migrant ship
Rome, Aug 10 (IANS) Hollywood actor Richard Gere took food to an NGO operated ship with 121 migrants onboard that
Read moreSwine fever kills nearly five million pigs in a year: UN
Rome, Aug 9 (IANS/AKI) Almost 5 million pigs in Asia have now died or been culled because of the spread
Read moreReady to bar French NGO rescue boat: Italian Minister
Rome, Aug 9 (IANS/AKI) Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini on Friday said that he he was ready to ban French
Read moreItalian President against 1 mn euro fine on intruding boats
Rome, Aug 9 (IANS/AKI) Italian President Sergio Mattarella on Thursday signed a controversial new security law but ordered revisions to
Read moreIFAD, Bangladesh join hands for $54.8m anti-poverty programme
Rome, Aug 8 (IANS/AKI) A $54.8 million dollar investment will help over 342,000 impoverished people living on coastal sand islands
Read moreKuwait gives $3mn to help Syrian farmers: FAO
Rome, Aug 7 (IANS/AKI) The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation on Wednesday praised Kuwait’s “generous” and “most timely” $3
Read moreRescue boat will be seized if it enters our waters: Italy
Rome, Aug 7 (IANS/AKI) Italy will seize charity rescue boat ‘Open Arms’ should it try to enter Italy’s coastal waters
Read moreNew form of insurance to help drought-hit African nations
Rome, Aug 7 (IANS/AKI) Humanitarian agencies are setting up innovative climate risk insurance policies to shield up to 1.3 million
Read moreItaly’s new security law worries UN refugee agency
Rome, Aug 6 (IANS/AKI) The United Nations refugee agency on Tuesday said it was “concerned” at Italy’s new security law
Read moreItalian lawmakers to take up Venice cruise ship problem
Rome, Aug 6 (IANS/AKI) Members of Italy’s lower house of parliament will question Transport Minister Danilo Toninelli on the issue
Read moreDozens of migrants land on Italy’s Lampedusa island
Palermo (Italy), Aug 5 (IANS/AKI) Around 50 migrants came ashore on Italy’s tiny southern island of Lampedusa on Monday, after
Read moreItaly and FAO for joint efforts to end hunger
Rome, Aug 5 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s Premier Giuseppe Conte and FAO’s new chief, Qu Dongyu on Monday voiced their support for
Read moreEurope must review migrant redistribution: new EC President
Rome, Aug 2 (IANS/AKI) The European Union must take a fresh look at the relocation of migrants arriving in Italy
Read moreEU needs strong, prosperous Italy: EC President-elect
Rome, Aug 2 (IANS/AKI) The European Union needs “a strong and prosperous” Italy to enact effective policies on key issues
Read moreItaly wants high-profile EU commissioner: PM
Rome, Aug 2 (IANS/AKI) The nomination of Italy’s new European Commissioner will be the focus of talks with European Commission
Read more‘European ports should develop sustainable cruising’
Venice, Aug 2 (IANS/AKI) Palma de Mallorca, Marseilles, and Barcelona are just some of the European ports whose heads North
Read moreChina’s Qu Dongyu takes over as FAO chief
Rome, Aug 1 (IANS/AKI) Qu Dongyu, the new head of the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), marked his
Read more822 million suffer from chronic malnutrition, FAO says
Rome, Aug 1 (IANS) Almost 822 million people suffered from chronic malnutrition and about 2,000 million had food insecurity in
Read more‘Hichki’ wins top honour at kids’ film fest in Italy
Rome, July 31 (IANS) Bollywood actress Rani Mukerji’s film “Hichki” has bagged the Gryphon Award for the Best Film at
Read moreItaly flies 45 tonnes of medicines, essential aid to Venezuela
Rome, July 30 (IANS/AKI) Italy has sent 45 tonnes of aid, including medical supplies, to crisis-hit Venezuela, the Foreign Ministry
Read moreAttacks on civilian targets in Libya ‘unacceptable’: Italy
Rome, July 30 (IANS/AKI) Attacks by “rebel” forces on civilian targets in war-wracked Libya including hospitals and airports are “unacceptable,”
Read moreItaly’s Mount Etna volcano erupts, closes 2 airports
Rome, July 20 (IANS) Italy’s Mount Etna, Europe’s largest active volcano, erupted overnight, spewing ash high into the air and
Read moreGermany returns painting stolen by Nazis to Florence
Rome, July 19 (IANS) More than 75 years after being looted by Nazi troops during World War Two, a stolen
Read moreDutch youngster de Ligt joins Juventus from Ajax
Turin, July 18 (IANS) Dutch international defender Matthijs de Ligt, who starred for Ajax in the Champions League last season,
Read moreDutee Chand finishes fifth in 200m
Napoli, July 12 (IANS) Ace sprinter Dutee Chand finished fifth in the women’s 200m final at the World University Games
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Read moreItaly to give Libyan Coast Guard more support, pressure Tunisia on migration
Rome, July 12 (IANS/AKI) Italy will give more help to Libyan Coast Guard patrols intercepting migrants in the Mediterranean and
Read moreNo country can handle migration alone, says Italian PM
Rome, July 12 (IANS/AKI) No single nation can cope with major migration flows unaided and the “complex phenomenon” must be
Read moreAmy takes boat ride flaunting baby bump
Rome, July 11 (IANS) Actress Amy Jackson has shared a photograph flaunting her baby bump, and fans are overjoyed. Dressed
Read moreDutee wins 100m gold at World University Games
Naples (Italy), July 10 (IANS) Ace Indian sprinter Dutee Chand has won the gold medal in women’s 100-metre sprint at
Read moreWithdraw our troops from Afghanistan: Italian Senator
Rome, July 9 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s ruling anti-establishment 5-Star Movement wants Italy’s 900-strong troop contingent in Afghanistan to be drawn down
Read more‘Mozambique to become world’s 2nd biggest gas exporter’
Rome, July 9 (IANS/AKI) Mozambique is set to become the world’s second largest gas exporter by 2024-25, and the country
Read moreAgricultural demand to rise by 15% over next decade: report
Rome, July 8 (IANS/AKI) Global demand for agricultural products is forecast to grow 15 per cent over the coming decade,
Read moreItaly’s Prosecco Hills become Unesco World Heritage site
Rome, July 8 (IANS/AKI) The Conegliano and Valdobbiadene regions of northeast Italy have been added to the United Nations cultural
Read moreTrade crucial to banishing hunger, says OECD-FAO report
Rome, July 8 (IANS/AKI) Trade in agricultural and fisheries commodities should grow over the next decade at around 1.3 per
Read more‘Complete faith’ in Hague court on marines’ issue: Italian Minister
Rome, July 8 (IANS/AKI) Italy has “complete faith” in the international arbitration court in the Netherlands which on Monday began
Read morePriyanka poses for ‘hubby’ Nick Jonas in Tuscany
Florence, July 8 (IANS) Indian actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas is making the best use of her vacation here as she
Read morePriyanka congratulates ‘happiest people’ Mr, Mrs Jonas
Florence, July 7 (IANS) Actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas is busy doing “Italian stuff” with husband and singer Nick Jonas in
Read moreMigrant ship docks in Italy despite ban
Rome, July 7 (IANS) The ship belonging to the Italian NGO Mediterranea, with 41 migrants aboard that it rescued in
Read morePriyanka, Nick take cooking class on date night
Rome, July 6 (IANS) Indian actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas and her American pop-singer husband Nick Jonas took cooking class together
Read moreSmaller Italian companies still doing business with Iran: Envoy
Rome, July 5 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s large companies ditched Iran “immediately” after the US reimposed sanctions last year, while small-to-medium-sized firms
Read moreRelations with Russia ‘excellent’: Italian President
Rome, July 4 (IANS/AKI) Italy has excellent ties with Russia – despite its chilly relations with the West due to
Read moreItaly, Libya hold talks after Tripoli migrant centre attack
Rome, July 4 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s Foreign Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi on Thursday held talks here with Libya’s Deputy Premier Ahmed
Read moreNeed to stabilise Libya, Italy tells Russia
Rome, July 4 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s President Sergio Mattarella on Thursday stressed to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin the importance of
Read moreItaly condemns deadly strike on migrant centre in Tripoli
Rome, July 3 (IANS/AKI) Italy on Wednesday deplored an overnight air raid on a migrant holding centre in the Libyan
Read moreSahel’s stability requires rural economic turnaround: UN
Rome, July 3 (IANS/AKI) The economic transformation of rural areas and the creation of jobs for millions of young rural
Read moreItalian PM holds talks with Merkel, May on EU appointments
Rome, July 2 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s Premier Giuseppe Conte had “a long meeting” with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and UK Prime
Read moreFive UN agencies to report on progress towards zero hunger
Rome, July 2 (IANS/AKI) The heads of the Food and Agriculture Organization, the International Fund for Agricultural Development, the United
Read morePutin on one-day official visit to Italy on Thursday
Rome, July 2 (IANS/AKI) Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks with Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, President Sergio Mattarella
Read moreFavour woman to head EU executive, says Italian PM
Rome, July 2 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s Premier Giuseppe Conte said Tuesday that he would like to see a female successor to
Read moreItaly mourns 2016 Bangladesh cafe attack victims
Rome, July 1 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s Foreign Ministry on Monday commemorated the 3rd anniversary of Bangladesh’s worst terrorist attack, when Islamist
Read moreLibya’s UN-backed PM asks Italy for ‘resolute action’
Milan, July 1 (IANS/AKI) Libya’s United Nations-backed Premier Fayez al Serraj on Monday asked Italy’s Deputy Premier and Interior Minister
Read moreAC Milan banned from 2019-20 Europa League
Rome, June 28 (IANS) Seven-time European champions AC Milan is banned from competing in the 2019-20 season of the Europa
Read moreEU has lost ‘propulsive force’, says Italian PM
Rome, June 20 (IANS/AKI) European integration has lost “propulsive force”, Italy’s populist Premier Giuseppe Conte said on Thursday in a
Read moreItaly ready for all Brexit scenarios, including ‘No Deal’
Rome, June 20 (IANS/AKI) Amid ongoing uncertainty over Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union, Italy has prepared for a ‘No
Read moreReal refugees welcome, no room for migrants: Italian Deputy PM
Rome, June 20 (IANS/AKI) Ahead of United Nations World Refugee Day, Italy’s hardline Interior Minister and Deputy Premier Matteo Salvini
Read moreWFP welcomes South Korean food aid to North Korea
Rome, June 20 (IANS/AKI) The United Nations World Food Programme on Wednesday thanked South Korea for a ‘landmark’ donation of
Read moreItaly gives 5 mn euros to help IOM in Libya, Sudan, Ethiopia
Rome, June 20 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s Foreign Ministry has arranged for a five million euro grant to from its Africa Fund
Read moreItaly’s next EU Commissioner to focus on jobs: Deputy PM
Rome, June 19 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s new European Union Commissioner will concentrate on businesses and on employment, Deputy Premier and Interior
Read moreNo ‘Italexit’ from euro, says Italian PM
Rome, June 18 (IANS/AKI) Italy one of the staunchest believers in Europe and its exit from the single European currency
Read moreEU grants FAO 15m euro for farmers in northern Iraq
Rome, June 18 (IANS/AKI) A 15 million euro European Union grant to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation will
Read moreMeet the Italian designer who is a Silicon Valley icon
Rome, June 13 (IANS) If you have not already heard his name, chances are that luxury wear is not something
Read more‘Six EU states to take in migrants rescued off Libya’
Rome, June 3 (IANS/AKI) Portugal, Ireland, Romania, France, Germany and Luxembourg have all vowed to take a share of 100
Read moreCruise ship rams tourist boat in Venice canal
Venice, June 3 (IANS) A cruise ship crashed into a Venice dock on Sunday, hitting a moored tourist boat and
Read morePetrucci earns 1st MotoGP victory in Italian GP
Scarperia (Italy), June 2 (IANS) Italys Danilo Petrucci (Ducati) on Sunday took a huge risk in the final lap to
Read moreRonaldo adds Rs 6.6 cr McLaren Senna to his collection
Rome, June 2 (IANS) Portuguese soccer icon Cristiano Ronaldo’s collection of supercars can be the source of envy for any
Read moreRescued migrants will not stay in Italy: Minister
Rome, June 1 (IANS/AKI) Around 100 migrants who were saved off Libya by an Italian navy ship will not remain
Read moreUnemployment ‘true emergency of our times’: Italian PM
Rome, May 31 (IANS/AKI) Italy and other European Union countries are “unarmed” against unemployment, which the incoming European Commission should
Read moreInter Milan names Antonio Conte as new head coach
Rome, May 31 (IANS) Former Italy national team head coach Antonio Conte will guide Inter Milan in the new season,
Read moreItalian Foreign Minister hosts Iftar meal in Rome
Rome, May 31 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s Foreign Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi on Wednesday hosted diplomats from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
Read moreUN airlifts 149 refugees, asylum-seekers from Libya to Italy
Rome, May 31 (IANS/AKI) Amid violent clashes and a deteriorating security situation in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, 149 vulnerable refugees
Read moreItaly must hit back over UN criticism: Minister
Rome, May 30 (IANS/AKI) Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini on Wednesday called on the populist government to take a “tough
Read moreArcheologists unearth marble goddess head in Rome
Rome, May 25 (IANS) Italian archeologists have unearthed a white marble head, possibly of a goddess, dating back to the
Read more‘Dozens of migrants land in Italy’s Sardinia’
Cagliari (Italy), May 22 (IANS/AKI) A total 54 migrants reached Italy’s Sardinia island overnight aboard two boats, sources said on
Read moreItalian hostage released after ‘complex’ foreign op: PM
Rome, 22 May (IANS/AKI) Italian hostage Alessandro Sandrini has been freed from captivity “after a complex operation in foreign territory”,
Read moreItalian hostage freed, says Syrian rebel group
Rome, May 22 (IANS/AKI) Kidnappers have “recently” released Italian national Alessandro Sandrini, the hardline militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which
Read moreNo food security without peace, says FAO chief
Rome, May 21 (IANS/AKI) Hunger and conflict are interlinked and sustaining impoverished rural communities can help break the cycle, United
Read moreItaly deports suspected Tunisian extremist
Rome, May 21 (IANS/AKI) Italian authorities have expelled an 18-year-old alleged Tunisian would-be jihadist who wanted to carry out a
Read moreNobel Peace laureate Yunus calls for new approach to hunger, conflict
Rome, May 21 (IANS/AKI) Bangladeshi Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday called on countries to revolutionise the way they
Read moreNobel Peace laureate Yunus urges new approach to hunger, conflict
Rome, May 21 (IANS/AKI) Bangladeshi Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday called on nations to revolutionise the way they
Read moreVenezuela’s envoy to Italy resigns over lack of funds
Rome, May 21 (IANS/AKI) Venezuela’s Ambassador to Italy, Isias Rodriguez, has written a resignation letter to President Nicolas Maduro after
Read moreDjokovic remains world No. 1 despite loss in Rome
Rome, May 20 (IANS) Novak Djokovic kept his lead in the latest ATP men’s tennis rankings even after he lost
Read moreNadal claims 34th Masters title in Rome
Rome, May 20 (IANS) Spain’s Rafael Nadal has claimed a record 34th ATP Masters 1000 crown, beating Serbia’s Novak Djokovic
Read morePliskova beats Konta to win 2019 Italian Open title
Rome, May 19 (IANS) Karolina Pliskova clinched the 2019 Italian Open title on Sunday after beating Johanna Konta in straight
Read moreDjokovic beats Schwartzman to reach Italian Open final
Rome, May 19 (IANS) Serbian world No.1 Novak Djokovic got a stern test from Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman but he pulled
Read moreItalian Open: Nadal beats Tsitsipas to enter final
Rome, May 19 (IANS) Rafael Nadal has cruised into the 2019 Italian Open final at the expense of Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Read moreAllegri to leave Juventus season end
Rome, May 18 (IANS) Italian Serie A champions Juventus announced that coach Massimiliano Allegri will leave the club at the
Read moreItaly reaffirms commitment to LGBTI rights
Rome, May 18 (IANS/AKI) Italy has reaffirmed its commitment at international level to fight all forms of discrimination, including that
Read moreNadal, Djokovic enter Italian Open quarterfinals
Rome, May 17 (IANS) Spanish world number 2 Rafael Nadal has moved a step closer to his first ATP Tour
Read moreItalian Open: Federer gets hard-fought win over Coric
Rome, May 17 (IANS) World number 3 Roger Federer rallied to beat Croatia’s Borna Coric 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (9-7) in
Read moreItaly renews appeal for Libyan truce, peace talks
Rome, May 16 (IANS/AKI) There must be a ceasefire in the deadly battle for Tripoli and a return to dialogue
Read morePolice raid on Venezuelan embassy in Washington slammed
Rome, May 16 (IANS/AKI) The Italian upper house of parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee chair on Thursday deplored an unauthorised police
Read more‘Worried’ over conflict, Italian PM tells Libyan warlord
Rome, May 16 (IANS/AKI) Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte had a lengthy meeting with Libya’s eastern warlord Khalifa Haftar on Thursday
Read moreNadal defeats Chardy, enters Italian Open 3rd round
Rome, May 16 (IANS) Spanish tennis star and world No. 2 Rafael Nadal, here on Thursday, defeated world No. 42
Read moreFederer kicks off Rome Open run with victory
Rome, May 16 (IANS) Roger Federer on Thursday marked his return to the 2019 Italian Open tennis tournament with a
Read moreLazio defeat Atalanta, capture 7th Coppa Italia title
Rome, May 16 (IANS) Lazio scored a pair of late goals in a 2-0 victory over Atalanta in the final
Read moreRome summit urges rapid action to mitigate soil erosion: UN
Rome, May 15 (IANS/AKI) Wind, rain and industrial farming methods accelerate soil erosion which can be mitigated before the world
Read moreOver two million face famine in drought-hit Somalia: UN
Rome, May 15 (IANS/AKI) A devastating drought in Somalia could leave some 2.2 million people – almost 18 per cent
Read moreHeavy rain interrupts Italian Open play
Rome, May 15 (IANS) Heavy rains postponed Wednesday’s Italian Open in which Swiss tennis pro Roger Federer and Spanish star
Read moreItalian Embassy shelters Venezuelan MP facing arrest
Rome, May 11 (IANS/AKI) Americo De Grazia, an member of Venezuela’s National Assembly who is facing arrest and prosecution, was
Read moreFood prices rise to highest levels in almost a year: FAO
Rome, May 9 (IANS/AKI) Global food prices climbed in April to their highest level in almost 12 months and were
Read morePope makes it mandatory for clergy to report sex abuse
Rome, May 9 (IANS) Pope Francis on Thursday issued new global rules for reporting sexual abuse in the Catholic Church,
Read moreAmanda Knox returning to Italy for 1st time since acquittal
Rome, May 9 (IANS) Amanda Knox has announced that she will return to Italy in June for the first time
Read more52 mn people going hungry in Mideast, North Africa: UN
Rome, May 8 (IANS/AKI) A total 52 million people are chronically undernourished and hunger is on the rise in the
Read moreItalian PM to meet Libyan military strongman ‘very soon’
Pratica di Mare (Italy), May 7 (IANS/AKI) Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte said on Tuesday he hoped to meet war-wracked Libya’s
Read moreUnesco welcomes Myanmar’s release of two Reuters reporters
Rome, May 7 (IANS/AKI) The United Nations’s cultural organisation on Tuesday hailed the news that prize-winning Reuters investigative journalists Kyaw
Read moreItaly ‘seeking political solution to Libyan conflict’
Rome, May 7 (IANS/AKI) Italy is spearheading a diplomatic push for a truce leading to a negotiated political settlement in
Read moreBoat in which migrants died on display in Venice
Venice, May 7 (IANS) A boat carrying migrants which capsized in the Mediterranean Sea in 2015 killing over 1,100 people,
Read moreNations must secure better future for Gaza: Israeli diplomat
Rome, May 6 (IANS/AKI) The international community needs to strive for a brighter future for those living in the Gaza
Read more‘Inclusive talks with all’ continuing on Libya: Italy
Florence, May 2 (IANS/AKI) Italy is “keeping up inclusive dialogue with all sides” in Libya to try and return the
Read moreSharapova withdraws from Italian Open with shoulder injury
Rome, May 2 (IANS) Former world no.1 Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from the Italian Open as she continues to recover
Read moreRonaldo buys world’s most expensive car
Rome, May 1 (IANS) If reports are to be believed, Cristiano Ronaldo has laid his hands on the one-off Bugatti
Read moreLeonardo da Vinci’s hair to undergo DNA test
Rome, May 1 (IANS) A lock of hair believed to have belonged to the Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci is
Read morePope leads Way of the Cross procession in Rome
Rome, April 20 (IANS) Pope Francis presided over a Way of the Cross procession here in honour of migrants and
Read moreSwedish activist leads climate change strike in Rome
Rome, April 19 (IANS) Thousands of young Italians spent Friday with Sweden’s teen climate change activist, Greta Thunberg, who warned
Read moreRome’s ‘Holy Stairs’ on display after 300 years
Rome, April 19 (IANS) For the first time in 300 years, the “Holy Stairs”, which are believed to be the
Read moreItaly donates 2m euros to help displaced in war-torn Libya
Rome, April 18 (IANS/AKI) Italy is giving two million euros to the United Nations refugee agency to help it provide
Read moreParty’s over for people traffickers: Italian Minister
Rome, April 17 (IANS/AKI) The multi-million dollar people trafficking business is “over”, Italy’s anti-migrant Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said on
Read moreJihadists could enter Italy as refugees from Libya: PM
Rome, April 16 (IANS/AKI) The risk of foreign fighters arriving in Italy among an influx of refugees from Libya is
Read moreItaly sends humanitarian supplies to flood-hit Iran
Rome, April 16 (IANS/AKI) A humanitarian aid flight left from the southern Italian city of Brindisi on Tuesday carrying 40
Read moreWest must avoid ‘past errors’ in Libya: Italian Minister
Rome, April 16 (IANS/AKI) Italy and other western nations should learn from “past errors” in Libya and allow its people
Read moreItaly calls for political solution to Libyan conflict
Campobasso (Italy)/Rome, April 15 (IANS/AKI) Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte on Monday urged a negotiated solution to the escalating conflict in
Read moreTiger Woods bags fifth Masters at Augusta
Augusta (Georgia), April 15 (IANS) Golf icon Tiger Woods has won his fifth Masters, the first major of the season
Read moreKush Maini finishes on the podium on debut
Monza (Italy), April 14 (IANS) Debuting as a Rookie at the Formula Renault Eurocup Championship, Kush Maini finished third overall
Read moreJuventus edge AC Milan 2-1, near Serie A title
Turin, Italy, April 7 (IANS) Budding star Moise Kean scored the winning goal with six minutes left in regulation to
Read moreItalian hostage released in Syria: Government
Rome, April 6 (IANS/AKI) A 59-year-old Italian who was kidnapped in Syria three years ago has been freed and will
Read moreItaly underlines efforts to avert no-deal Brexit
Rome, April 6 (IANS/AKI) Italy will keep striving to prevent a disorderly UK departure from the European Union, premier Giuseppe
Read moreRonaldo doubtful for Ajax clash, says Allegri
Rome, March 30 (IANS) Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri has said that Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo may not recover from a
Read moreEU tensions cause for concern but not threat: Italy
Rome, March 27 (IANS/AKI) Tensions within the European Union are a worry for the world, but none of its 28
Read moreDivorce, abortion non-negotiable: Italian Deputy PM
Rome, March 26 (IANS/AKI) Divorce, abortion and women’s rights are “not up for discussion”, far-right Interior Minister and Deputy Premier
Read moreBrexit finale ‘worthy of Hitchcock’: Italian Minister
Rome, March 26 (IANS/AKI) Days before Britain’s slated departure date from the European Union – and with no deal yet
Read moreUS principal ally, but Italy ‘independent’: Minister
Rome, March 26 (IANS/AKI) Italy views America as its chief ally, but is “an independent country” that will seize new
Read moreWFP chief to visit cyclone-battered Mozambique
Rome, March 25 (IANS/AKI) United Nations World Food Programme chief David Beasley was on Tuesday due to visit Mozambique where
Read more13 boat migrants detained on Italy’s Sardinia
Cagliari (Italy), March 25 (IANS/AKI) Police in Italy’s southern Sardinia on Wednesday intercepted 13 boat migrants who claimed to have
Read moreItaly begin Euro 2020 campaign, beat Finland 2-0
Rome, March 24 (IANS) Italy began their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign with a 2-0 victory over Finland, thanks to goals
Read moreItaly’s Salvini to skip lunch with China’s Xi
Rome, March 22 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s far-right Interior Minister and Deputy Premier Matteo Salvini said that he will not attend a
Read moreConte, Macron to hold talks on high-speed train link
Rome, March 22 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s Premier Giuseppe Conte said he and France’s President Emmanuel Macron will on Friday discuss a
Read moreDriver hijacks school bus in Italy, sets it on fire
Rome, March 21 (IANS) A bus carrying 51 schoolchildren has allegedly been hijacked by its driver and set alight near
Read moreChina’s Xi visiting Italy, various accords to be signed
Rome, March 21 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s populist Premier Giuseppe Conte will hold talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping here on Saturday
Read moreItalian Senate votes against trial of hardline minister
Rome, March 21 (IANS/AKI) Over half of Italy’s upper house of parliament voted on Wednesday against sending hardline Interior Minister
Read moreItaly unable to solve aid worker’s abduction in Kenya
Rome, March 20 (IANS/AKI) Italian authorities “continue to follow” the case of 23-year-old Italian aid worker Silvia Romano, who was
Read moreItaly deports Moroccan ex-imam on security grounds
Rome, March 19 (IANS/AKI) Italian authorities have expelled a radicalised former imam on security grounds, the Interior Ministry said in
Read moreItalian citizens will be protected in no-deal Brexit: PM
Rome, March 19 (IANS/AKI) The Italian government will aim to safeguard Italian citizens and businesses in the “undesirable” event of
Read moreSalvini spurns Saudi offer to partner Milan’s La Scala
Milan, March 18 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini on Monday slammed an offer by Saudi Arabia to invest
Read moreItaly to host radicalisation conference in May
Rome, March 18 (IANS/AKI) Italy will hold an “unprecedented” counter-terrorism conference in May on radicalisation that will be attended by
Read moreGenoa hands Ronaldo-less Juventus defeat in Serie A
Genoa (Italy), March 18 (IANS) Without Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo in its squad, Juventus was handed its first Serie A
Read moreAthlete Irfan qualifies for Tokyo Olympics
Nomi (Japan), March 17 (IANS) Indian athlete K.T. Irfan has qualified for the Tokyo Olympics as he finished fourth in
Read moreJuventus coach dispels fears of Ronaldo’s ban
Rome, March 17 (IANS) Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri has said he does not think his Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is
Read moreNight shift can affect bladder, health
Rome, March 16 (IANS) Working night shifts may deteriorate your quality of life by affecting your bladder, researchers have warned.
Read moreNew Zealand mosque massacre: Italy’s Conte decries ‘cowardly’ mass shootings
Rome, March 16 (IANS/AKI) Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Friday deplored the “cowardly” gun attacks by suspected white supremacists
Read moreItaly sets up task-force for a no-deal Brexit
Rome, March 14 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s populist government has set up a task-force as part of its preparations for the UK’s
Read moreNo changes to migration accord with Libya: Italy
Rome, March 14 (IANS/AKI) The Italian government has no plans to revise a 2017 agreement with Libya aimed at halting
Read moreReturning Italian jihadis ‘constantly tracked’
Rome, March 13 (IANS/AKI) Police are “constantly” monitoring the 11 jihadis who are known to have returned to Italy from
Read moreCristiano hat trick powers Juventus over Atletico
Turin (Italy), March 13 (IANS) Cristiano Ronaldo notched a hat trick to lead Juventus 3-0 over Atletico Madrid for a
Read moreI do not miss Spain: Ronaldo
Turin (Italy), March 13 (IANS) Portugal and Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo has said that he did not regret leaving Spain,
Read moreItaly’s Eni starts work on Pakistan, Tunisia solar plants
Rome, March 13 (IANS/AKI) Italian oil and gas giant Eni has begun building new solar energy plants in Tunisia and
Read moreItaly bans Boeing 737 Max 8 after Ethiopia crash
Rome, March 13 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s civil aviation authority is banning Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft from its airspace indefinitely from
Read moreItaly’s recovery bigger than high-speed rail link to France: PM
Rome, March 11 (IANS/AKI) Propelling Italy out of its third economic recession in a decade is “a bigger problem” than
Read moreItalian prosecutors open probe into Ethiopian Airlines crash
Rome, March 11 (IANS/AKI) Italian prosecutors have launched an investigation into the deaths of eight Italian citizens who perished when
Read moreLeonardo da Vinci’s ‘only surviving sculpture’ unveiled
Rome, March 9 (IANS) Italian curators have unveiled what they believe is the only surviving sculpture by Leonardo da Vinci
Read moreJuventus crush Udinese 4-1
Turin (Italy), March 9 (IANS) Juventus cruised to a 4-1 victory over Udinese in a warm-up for the Bianconeri’s decisive
Read moreNapoli, Chelsea grab big leads in Europa League
Naples (Italy), March 8 (IANS) Napoli and Chelsea have got off to strong starts in their Europa League round-of-16 clashes,
Read moreRoma dismisses Di Francesco following Champions League exit
Rome, March 8 (IANS) Roma has fired coach Eusebio Di Francesco after the Italian side’s unexpected UEFA Champions League exit
Read moreJuventus notch win over Napoli
Rome, March 4 (IANS) Juventus, Atletico Madrid’s rival in the Champions League, notched a 2-1 win over second-place Napoli in
Read moreLazio wins Rome derby 3-0
Rome, March 3 (IANS) Goals from Ecuador’s Felipe Caicedo and Ciro Immobile, as well as Dino Cataldi helped Lazio to
Read moreJuventus coach plays down talk on his future after Atletico defeat
Rome, March 2 (IANS) Juventus head coach Massimiliano Allegri on Saturday denied that his job was at risk after the
Read moreMigrant landings plummet this year: Salvini
Rome, March 2 (IANS/AKI) Just 262 boat migrants reached Italy this year via the Mediterranean, a tiny fraction of the
Read moreLibya’s UN-backed government seeks help from Italy to curb militias
Rome, Feb 28 (IANS/AKI) Libya’s Interior Minister Fathi Bashaga held talks on Thursday with his Italian counterpart Matteo Salvini, Defence
Read moreNo plans to leave EU, NATO, says Italian PM
Rome, Feb 28 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s populist government is committed to its membership of the European Union and the North Atlantic
Read moreJihadist threat not over, Italian PM warns
Rome, Feb 28 (IANS/AKI) Jihadism continues to pose a security threat, especially due to its resilience and ability to evolve,
Read moreItaly, Germany have ‘strategic’ relationship, says German envoy
Rome, Feb 27 (IANS/AKI) Italy and Germany have “strategic” ties, are two key countries for Europe and the chemistry between
Read moreHigh-speed train link to France will happen, says Italian Deputy PM
Rome, Feb 27 (IANS/AKI) Construction of a controversial high-speed train tunnel linking Italy and France will go ahead once the
Read moreDybala secures 1-0 win for Juventus over Bologna
Bologna, Feb 25 (IANS) Argentine playmaker Paulo Dybala scored Juventus’s 1-0 winner over host Bologna in a the Serie A
Read moreAlmost 7 mn face hunger in South Sudan: UN
Rome, Feb 23 (IANS/AKI) Nearly 7 million people in South Sudan could face acute food shortages between May-July — the
Read moreForced entry of aid to Venezuela could lead to war: Italian lawmakers
Rome, Feb 22 (IANS/AKI) The deadline set by US president Donald Trump and Venezuela’s opposition leader and self-declared interim president
Read moreForced entry of aid to Venezuela could lead to war, say Italian lawmakers
Rome, Feb 22 (IANS/AKI) The deadline set by US President Donald Trump and Venezuela’s opposition leader and self-declared interim President
Read moreMigrants to sue Italian PM, Minister in ‘kidnapping’ case
Rome, Feb 22 (IANS/AKI) A group of 41 migrants allegedly plans to sue Italy’s Interior Minister Matteo Salvini and Prime
Read moreItalian Senate to vote within 60 days if Minister to face trial in migrant case
Rome, Feb 20 (IANS/AKI) After a committee of Italy’s Senate on Tuesday blocked a request for hardline Interior Minister Matteo
Read moreEx-US cardinal defrocked over sexual abuse charges
Rome, Feb 16 (IANS) The Vatican on Saturday said it has defrocked former US cardinal Theodore McCarrick, the high-profile Catholic
Read moreJuventus cruise in comfortable win over Frosinone
Turin (Italy), Feb 16 (IANS) Juventus added to their already formidable lead atop Serie A with a 3-0 victory against
Read moreEuropean elections ‘to change EU’: Salvini
Rome, Feb 16 (IANS/AKI) The European Parliament elections in May will “change” the European Union, Italy’s Interior Minister and Deputy
Read moreWon’t run in European elections, says Conte
Rome, Feb 15 (IANS/AKI) Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Thursday denied he would be a candidate for the anti-establishment
Read moreFour shot in Italy football brawl
Rome, Feb 14 (IANS) Four people were shot and seriously injured in a brawl between fans of Lazio and Sevilla
Read moreItaly challenges EMA’s relocation from UK to the Netherlands
Rome, Feb 14 (IANS/AKI) Italy is appealing a decision that awarded the European Medicines Agency to Amsterdam after it was
Read moreRoma beat Porto in Champions League clash
Rome, Feb 13 (IANS) A.S. Roma defeated Porto 2-1 here in the first leg of the Champions League round-of-16 tie,
Read moreVietnam offers support to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh: UN
Rome, Feb 12 (IANS/AKI) United Nations World Food Programme in Bangladesh said it welcomed a new contribution of $50,000 from
Read morePlundered artefacts to return to Italy from UK
Rome, Feb 12 (IANS/AKI) Italian Culture Minister Alberto Bonisoli will on Tuesday attend a ceremony in London at which eight
Read moreJuventus down Sassuolo 3-0 with Cristiano setting the tone
Rome, Feb 11 (IANS) Juventus blanked Sassuolo 3-0 with Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo scoring one of the goals, contributing an assist
Read moreRoma beats Chievo Verona ahead of Champions League match against Porto
Rome, Feb 9 (IANS) AS Roma scored a comfortable 3-0 away win at Chievo Verona in round 23 of Italy’s
Read moreItaly-France relationship ‘not debatable’: Conte after France recalls ambassador
Rome, Feb 8 (IANS) The long-standing ties between Italy and France is not debatable, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on
Read moreCeferin set for re-election as UEFA chief
Rome, Feb 6 (IANS) Aleksander Ceferin of Slovenia who has been heading the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) since
Read moreSalvini calls Maduro criminal, urges early elections in Venezuela
Rome, Feb 6 (IANS/AKI) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is breaking the law, Italy’s far-right interior minister and deputy premier Matteo
Read moreMedicine close to beating cancer: Italian authority
Rome, Feb 5 (IANS/AKI) Medical science has made major strides in defeating cancer including progress in boosting our resistance to
Read moreDon’t heed ‘mad’ Trump, Maduro tells Italy, Europe
Rome, Feb 5 (IANS/AKI) Venezuelan President Nicolas Madurohas urged Italy and other European countries not to be led on by
Read moreRoma, Milan battle to 1-1 draw
Rome, Feb 4 (IANS) Roma and AC Milan battled to a 1-1 draw at Olimpico Stadium here, a duel fought
Read moreFAO intensifies tie-up with French broadcaster
Rome, Feb 4 (IANS/AKI) The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and France’s international public broadcaster have inked an accord
Read moreRoma seeks to rebound after demoralising defeat, disappointing draw
Rome, Feb 2 (IANS) A discouraged AS Roma squad is set to take on Milan in a Serie A match
Read moreHiguain, Piatek, Boateng notable moves in Serie A transfer window
Rome, Feb 1 (IANS) Argentina striker Gonzalo Higuain’s move from AC Milan to Chelsea, Poland’s Krzysztof Piatek’s move to replace
Read moreLazio beats Inter Milan in shootout, advances to Italian Cup semis
Rome, Feb 1 (IANS) Lazio eliminated Inter Milan after a penalty shootout and qualified for the semi-finals of the Coppa
Read moreFive-Star lawmakers decry European Parliament’s recognition of Guaido
Rome, Feb 1 (IANS/AKI) Senators from Italy’s ruling grassroots Five-Star Movement have deplored a vote by the European Parliament recognizing
Read moreJapan gives $8 mn to boost food security in Yemen
Rome, Feb 1 (IANS/AKI) Japan has contributed over $8 million to help the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation improve food
Read moreFiorentina thrash Roma 7-1 to reach Italian Cup semis
Rome, Jan 31 (IANS) Fiorentina thrashed Roma 7-1 to advance to the Italian Cup semi-finals at the Stadio Artemio Franchi
Read moreItaly, UN, launch Africa Centre for Climate and Sustainable Development
Rome, Jan 29 (IANS/AKI) Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has opened a new centre here set up by the government
Read moreSanabria debuts and completes Genoa’s 3-1 victory against Empoli
Rome, Jan 29 (IANS) Paraguay’s Tonny Sanabria completed a 3-1 win for Genoa in his first match after joining from
Read more‘No decision to withdraw Italian troops from Afghanistan’
Rome, Jan 29 (IANS/AKI) Italian Defence Minister Elizabetta Trenta has not yet decided to pull out the country’s troops from
Read moreRonaldo’s penalty completes Juventus 2-1 win
Rome, Jan 28 (IANS) Cristiano Ronaldo scored a late penalty to give Juventus a 2-1 win at Lazio, extending the
Read moreAC Milan sign five-season contract with Piatek
Rome, Jan 24 (IANS) AC Milan have signed Poland striker Krzysztof Piatek from Genoa on a five-season contract, the club
Read moreItalian convert to Islam arrested for instigating terrorism
Catania (Italy), Jan 24 (IANS/AKI) The police in the Sicilian port city of Catania said they have arrested an Italian
Read moreItalian comic actor nominated for Unesco Committee
Rome, Jan 23 (IANS/AKI) The government has decided to nominate 82-year-old Italian comic actor Lino Banfi to represent Italy on
Read moreItaly working with France, EU to solve migrant crisis
Rome, Jan 23 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s premier Giuseppe Conte on Tuesday moved to ease tensions between Rome and Paris after welfare
Read moreJuventus cruise against last-place Chievo
Turin (Italy), Jan 22 (IANS) Cristiano Ronaldo failed to convert a penalty but his Juventus side topped relegation-bound Chievo 3-0
Read moreAtalanta’s Zapata scores 4 goals in 5-0 rout of Frosinone
Frosinone (Italy), Jan 20 (IANS) Atalanta’s Colombian striker Duvan Zapata scored four goals on Sunday, leading his side to a
Read moreRoma claims hard-fought 3-2 win over Torino in Serie A
Rome, Jan 19 (IANS) AS Roma earned a 3-2 win over visiting Torino in a Serie A contest held at
Read moreAtalanta reach last 8 of Coppa Italia with 2-0 win over Cagliari
Cagliari (Italy), Jan 15 (IANS) Striker Duvan Zapata scored one goal for Atalanta and assisted in the second as the
Read moreRow erupts over coins from Rome’s Trevi fountain
Rome, Jan 14 (IANS) A row has erupted between the mayor of Rome and the Roman Catholic Church over what
Read moreGovt working to relaunch Italy’s economy: Conte
Rome, Jan 12 (IANS/AKI) The populist government is planning a series of new laws to kick-start Italy’s ailing economy, premier
Read moreItaly can’t take in rescue boats from Malta’s waters
Rome, Jan 5 (IANS/AKI) Italy cannot open its ports to two migrant rescue boats currently sheltering in Maltese waters as
Read moreItaly’s Eni to acquire 70% operatorship of Alaska oilfield
Rome, Jan 4 (IANS/AKI) Eni has signed an accord to purchase from Caelus Energy a 70 per cent stake in
Read moreFood aid being stolen in Houthi-controlled areas: UN
Rome, Jan 1 (IANS/AKI) Humanitarian food supplies in Yemen – where up to 20 million people are facing famine –
Read moreGenoa, Fiorentina in goalless stalemate
Genoa (Italy), Dec 30 (IANS) Fiorentina missed a chance to gain ground on their rivals in the tightly packed Serie
Read moreInter rides Keita winner
Empoli (Italy), Dec 30 (IANS) Senegal forward Keita Balde scored the winner to snatch a 1-0 victory for Inter Milan
Read moreTorino holds Lazio in Serie A action
Rome, Dec 30 (IANS) Torino held mighty Lazio to a 1-1 draw in their Serie A clash at the Stadio
Read moreAC Milan beat SPAL to break out of slump
Milan (Italy), Dec 30 (IANS) Gonzalo Higuain scored for the first time in two months to help AC Milan defeat
Read moreNapoli get late goal to beat Bologna
Naples (Italy), Dec 30 (IANS) Napoli needed a last-minute goal to defeat relegation bound Bologna 3-2 and reach the mid-point
Read moreItaly govt wins final budget confidence vote
Rome, Dec 30 (IANS) Italy’s rightwing-populist coalition government on Saturday won final approval of its controversial 2019 budget bill with
Read moreJuventus’ Cuadrado has successful knee surgery
Rome, Dec 29 (IANS) Juventus announced that forward Juan Guillermo Cuadrado underwent a successful surgery for an injury to his
Read moreItaly favours halting arms exports to Saudi: PM
Rome, Dec 29 (IANS/AKI) The Italian government backs a halt to the selling of arms to Saudi Arabia and intends
Read moreSalvini hails migrant rescue ship’s arrival in Spain
Milan, Dec 29 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s hardline interior minister Matteo Salvini on Friday welcomed a charity rescue boat’s arrival at the
Read moreFall Armyworm has infested sub-Saharan Africa, India and Yemen: FAO
Rome, Dec 29 (IANS/AKI) The Fall Armyworm — an invasive crop-eating pest — has spread through sub-Saharan Africa and has
Read moreDozens of migrants come ashore in Sicily
Palermo (Italy), Dec 29 (IANS/AKI) A total 42 migrants disembarked at the western Sicilian port of Trapani overnight after they
Read moreInter Milan coach condemns racist chants against Napoli’s Koulibaly
Rome, Dec 28 (IANS) Inter Milan head coach Luciano Spalletti on Friday denounced racist chants that have been directed against
Read moreRonaldo rescues Juventus against Atalanta
Bergamo (Italy), Dec 27 (IANS) A late goal by Portugal superstar forward Cristiano Ronaldo maintained Juventus’ undefeated run with a
Read moreInter edge past Napoli
Milan (Italy), Dec 27 (IANS) Lautaro Martinez’s goal in the 92nd minute was what Inter Milan needed in a contest
Read moreMilan ties 0-0 with Frosinone in Serie A, extends its winless streak
Frosinone (Italy), Dec 26 (IANS) AC Milan was held to a 0-0 away draw by Frosinone in a Serie A
Read moreAC Milan fail to get 3 points from Frosinone
Rome, Dec 26 (IANS) AC Milan failed to get the maximum points for their run into the top four as
Read more4.8-magnitude quake hits Sicily
Palermo (Italy), Dec 26 (IANS) A 4.8-magnitude earthquake on Wednesday hit Sicily around Europe’s most active volcano Mount Etna, injuring
Read moreBeyond weddings, it’s time to celebrate art and more in Italy’s fashion capital (Travelogue)
Milan, Dec 25 (IANS) Italy has, no doubt, become a popular wedding destination for Indians after the Virat-Anushka and Ranveer-Deepika
Read moreFC Internazionale suspends Nainggolan over attitude issues
Rome, Dec 24 (IANS) Italy’s FC Inter Milan has announced the provisional suspension of Belgian midfielder Radja Nainggolan from any
Read moreJuventus’ Bernardeschi suffers right adductor discomfort
Rome, Dec 23 (IANS) Juventus’ Italian winger Federico Bernardeschi is suffering from discomfort in his right adductor, the Serie A
Read moreJuve beat Roma to stay undefeated in Serie A
Turin (Italy), Dec 23 (IANS) Serie A leading Juventus earned a 1-0 home victory over AS Roma thanks to a
Read moreSpaniard Raul Albiol leads Napoli to 1-0 win over SPAL
Naples (Italy), Dec 22 (IANS) Spanish defender Raul Albiol scored Napoli’s 1-0 winner over visiting SPAL in a Serie A
Read moreLazio ends winless skid with 3-1 rout of Cagliari in Serie A
Rome, Dec 22 (IANS) Lazio thrashed visiting Cagliari 3-1 in a Serie A contest held at Stadio Olimpico on Saturday,
Read moreItalian consulate ‘to reopen’ in Libya’s Benghazi
Rome, Dec 22 (IANS/AKI) Italy will reopen its consulate in the eastern Libyan port city of Benghazi, which has been
Read moreAC Milan play goalless draw with Bologna
Bologna (Italy), Dec 19 (IANS) AC Milan managed only a 0-0 draw against 18th-place Bologna, missing a chance to solidify
Read moreLazio’s winless streak continues with 1-0 loss to Atalanta
Bergamo (Italy), Dec 18 (IANS) Lazio are without a victory in their last five matches after losing 1-0 to Atalanta
Read moreJuventus coach motivated after Champions League last-16 draw
Rome, Dec 18 (IANS) Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri has said that his team has been driven by ambition to achieve
Read moreStrasbourg attack: Need freedom and justice for security, says Mattarella
Rome, Dec 18 (IANS/AKI) Nations will not be able to stop the “insidious” spread of terrorism and cross-border crime and
Read moreSimeone leads Fiorentina to 3-1 win over Empoli in Serie A
Rome, Dec 17 (IANS) Argentine forward Giovanni Simeone scored a goal and assisted on another to lead Fiorentina to a
Read moreSPAL play 0-0 draw with Chievo Verona in Serie A
Ferrara (Italy), Dec 16 (IANS) SPAL played a goalless tie with visiting Chievo Verona in a Serie A contest held
Read moreUN resolution a key victory for Italian foods says Salvini
Rome, Dec 15 (IANS/AKI) Italy has scored a “major victory” in a global health and nutrition resolution passed by the
Read moreGerman fans arrested in Rome ahead of Lazio-Frankfurt match
Rome, Dec 14 (IANS) Five German football fans were arrested during clashes with Italian police ahead of a Europe League
Read moreItaly’s strategic analysis committee meets after Strasbourg attack
Rome, Dec 13 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s national strategic analysis committee met on Wednesday to assess the security threat pose by Islamic
Read moreConte likely to meet Haftar, Sarraj in Brussels
Rome, Dec 13 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte will likely meet Libya’s powerful eastern military commander Khalifa Haftar and
Read moreItaly following ‘tragic’ Strasbourg attack: Foreign Minister
Rome, Dec 13 (IANS/AKI) Italy is “closely watching” developments relating to the “tragic” gun attack on a Christmas market in
Read moreItaly’s Eni makes new oil discovery off Angola
Rome, Dec 11 (IANS/AKI) Italian energy giant Eni announced a new oil discovery off the coast of Angola which contains
Read moreNapoli tops Frosinone 4-0 in Serie A, remains 2nd in standings
Naples (Italy), Dec 8 (IANS) SSC Napoli claimed a 4-0 home win over Frosinone in a Serie A Matchday 15
Read moreJuventus extend lead in Serie A with 1-0 win over Inter
Turin, Dec 8 (IANS) Juventus defeated Inter Milan 1-0 in Matchday 15 action at the Allianz Stadium here to boost
Read moreItaly nightclub stampede kills 6
Rome, Dec 8 (IANS) At least six people were killed and dozens injured following a stampede at a nightclub in
Read more6 killed in Italy nightclub stampede
Rome, Dec 8 (IANS) At least six people were killed and 35 injured on Saturday following a stampede at a
Read moreCesare Prandelli appointed new head coach at Genoa
Rome, Dec 7 (IANS) Cesare Prandelli became the new head coach of struggling Genoa CFC, replacing Croatian coach Ivan Juric,
Read moreWorld food prices fall to two-year low: FAO
Rome, Dec 7 (IANS/AKI) Global food prices declined in November, led by abundant inventories and sharp drops for palm oil
Read moreRome threatens to halt EU’s Mediterranean rescue mission
Rome, Dec 6 (IANS/AKI) The EU’s Sophia migrant search and rescue mission in the Mediterranean will end when its current
Read moreRattan Lal honoured with Glinka World Soil Prize 2018
Rome, Dec 6 (IANS/AKI) Rattan Lal, a distinguished university professor of soil science at the Ohio State University, has won
Read moreIncreased soil contamination threatens food security, warns FAO
Rome, Dec 6 (IANS/AKI) Urgent action is needed to address soil pollution and contain the multiple threats it poses to
Read moreLawmakers meet Italian marines accused of killing Indian fishermen
Rome, Dec 5 (IANS/AKI) Italian lower house of Parliament’s Defence Committee members met two marines, Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone,
Read moreItaly reaffirms support for Palestinians
Rome, Dec 5 (IANS/AKI) Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has confirmed Italy’s support for the Palestinian people and their social
Read moreItalian ‘mafia kingpin’, 46 others arrested
Palermo (Italy), Dec 4 (IANS) The Italian police on Tuesday arrested an alleged leader of the notorious Sicilian mafia and
Read moreJournalist’s murder highlights risks of reporting in Pakistan
Rome, Dec 4 (IANS/AKI) In countries such as Pakistan, courageous investigative journalists risk their lives for their profession as the
Read moreItalian parliament speaker lauds slain Pakistani reporter, urges justice
Rome, Dec 4 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s lower house of parliament speaker Roberto Fico has said the truth must emerge over the
Read moreSilence over Pakistani journalist’s killing ’embarrassing’: Italian politician
Rome, Dec 3 (IANS/AKI) The world’s silence over the unsolved 2011 murder of investigative journalist Saleem Shahzad in Pakistan is
Read moreTorino rallies back to beat 10-man Genoa 2-0 in Serie A
Torino (Italy), Dec 3 (IANS) Torino rallied back to a 2-1 win over 10-man Genoa in Serie A at the
Read moreMilan rallies to defeat Parma 2-1 in Serie A
Milan (Italy), Dec 2 (IANS) Milan rallied from a 1-0 deficit to defeat Parma 2-1 on Sunday, earning its first
Read moreItaly summons Egypt’s envoy in Regeni murder probe
Rome, Dec 1 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s Foreign Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi on Friday summoned Egypt’s ambassador Hisham Badr to the foreign
Read moreMurdered Pakistani reporter’s widow says truth will never be known
Rome, Nov 30 (IANS/AKI) Anita Saleem, widow of slain Pakistani journalist Saleem Shahzad, said the truth about his 2011 abduction
Read moreCapital punishment neither useful nor necessary, says Italy’s minister
Rome, Nov 29 (IANS/AKI) There can be no justification for the death penalty, which is “neither useful nor necessary” Italy’s
Read moreItaly won’t ink UN global migration compact: Italy
Rome, Nov 29 (IANS/AKI) Italy will not take part in the intergovernmental conference in Marrakech next month to adopt the
Read moreItaly backs dialogue with Assad
Rome, Nov 28 (IANS/AKI) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad “can still be an interlocutor” in ending the country’s almost eight-year-old civil
Read moreMigrant rescue ships won’t dock in Italy
Rome, Nov 28 (IANS/AKI) NGO rescue boats will not dock at Italy’s ports, hardline Interior Minister Matteo Salvini pledged after
Read moreItaly will try to avoid EU fines over spending plans: Salvini
Rome, Nov 28 (IANS/AKI) The Italian government will do all it can to avoid being slapped with billions of euros
Read moreFriends, family, bid farewell to Oscar-winning director Bernardo Bertolucci
Rome, Nov 28 (IANS) Film lovers, friends, family and colleagues bid their last farewell to Italian Oscar-winning director Bernardo Bertolucci
Read moreCagliari climb to 13th in Serie A on 0-0 draw with Torino
Cagliari (Italy), Nov 27 (IANS) Cagliari held Torino 0-0 to edge up to 13th place in Serie A, with 15
Read more‘The Last Emperor’ director dead at 77
Rome, Nov 26 (IANS) Oscar-Winning director Bernardo Bertolucci of “The Last Emperor”, died here on Monday. He was 77. Bertolucci’s
Read moreEmpoli upset 10-man Atalanta 3-2 in Serie A
Empoli (Italy), Nov 26 (IANS) A last-gasp goal by Empoli defender Matias Silvestre secured a 3-2 home win over 10-man
Read moreNapoli draws 0-0 vs Chievo, loses ground to Serie A leader Juventus
Naples (Italy), Nov 26 (IANS) Napoli was held to a 0-0 home draw against last-placed Chievo Verona in Serie A,
Read moreReality show winner under investigation
Milan, Nov 25 (IANS) “X Factor Italy” winner Michele Bravi is under investigation for his role in a fatal car
Read moreHelping asylum seekers a ‘humanitarian imperative’: Italian minister
Rome, Nov 23 (IANS) Helping African and Middle Eastern asylum seekers who cross the Mediterranean in search of safety is
Read moreWorld Italian Cuisine Week gets underway
Rome, Nov 20 (IANS/AKI) The third Italian Cuisine Week to promote high-quality Italian cuisine and authentic agri-food products internationally kicked
Read moreBritish envoy to address lawmakers on Brexit
Rome, Nov 20 (IANS/AKI) Britain’s ambassador to Italy, Jill Morris, on Tuesday will brief Italian MPs on the prospects for
Read moreMilan’s Romagnoli to be sidelined due to calf injury
Rome, Nov 18 (IANS) Milan’s centre-back, Italian international Alessio Romagnoli, is to be sidelined due to a calf injury, according
Read moreJuventus midfielder Khedira suffers ankle injury
Rome, Nov 18 (IANS) Juventus midfielder Sami Khedira has sprained his left ankle during training, the Serie A side said.
Read morePortugal keeps Italy off scoreboard to move into Nations League finals
Rome, Nov 18 (IANS) The Portugal football squad tied Italy 0-0 at San Siro Stadium and so added the point
Read moreQatari leader in Rome visit next week
Rome, Nov 17 (IANS/AKI) Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and a delegation of his ministers will arrive in the
Read moreUN calls for peace as famine looms in conflict-stricken Yemen
Rome, Nov 15 (IANS/AKI) The UN World Food Programme on Thursday appealed for an end to the devastating three-and-a-half-year civil
Read moreUN body urges peace in Yemen, readies emergency supplies
Rome, Nov 15 (IANS) The Director of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) urged the international community on Thursday to
Read moreItaly defies Brussels over spending plans
Rome, Nov 15 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s populist government has refused to revised its free-spending budget plans as demanded by the EU
Read moreMigrants can only arrive by plane: Italy
Rome, Nov 15 (IANS/AKI) Italy will only allow refugees and asylum seekers to enter Italy by plane, not on human
Read moreItaly defiant on budget plans, deficit
Rome, Nov 14 (IANS) The Italian Economy Minister Giovanni Tria has informed the European Commission that his government will maintain
Read moreItaly has re-launched dialogue on Libya: Conte
Palermo (Italy), Nov 13 (IANS/AKI) Italy has brought together the main players in the Mediterranean region and has kickstarted a
Read moreItalian authorities dismantle migrant camp
Rome, Nov 13 (IANS) The Italian police on Tuesday started to dismantle a migrant camp in the capital’s city centre
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