Ciro Immobile's goal against Israel takes Italy closer to World Cup qualification
After losing 3-0 to Spain at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday, Italy needed a win to continue to aspire to first place in Group G, leading to automatic qualification.
Sep 06, 2017, 16:00 PM IST
Seven climbers killed in the Alps
The climbers in Austria fell around 300 metres onto a glacier near the town of Krimml, according to Egbert Ritter, a trauma surgeon in a Salzburg hospital.
Aug 28, 2017, 10:52 AM IST
World's oldest Italian wine found
Researchers have found evidence of the world's oldest Italian wine in a large storage jar from the Copper Age which indicates that winemaking in the region began as early a fourth millennium BC.
Aug 25, 2017, 23:12 PM IST
One dead, one missing after quake hits Italy holiday island
A 4.0 magnitude earthquake struck the Italian holiday island of Ischia late on Monday, causing destruction that left one person dead and one missing at peak tourist season, authorities said.
Aug 22, 2017, 08:24 AM IST
Quake hits Italian island, one dead, 25 wounded
An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 hit the tourist-packed Italian island of Ischia, off the coast of Naples, on Monday night, killing at least one person and injuring some 25 others as buildings collapsed, officials said.
Aug 22, 2017, 07:24 AM IST
Italy anti-terror expulsions top 200
Italy on Saturday announced the deportation of two Moroccans and a Syrian suspected of Islamist extremist sympathies, lifting to 202 the number of such orders since January 2015.
Aug 19, 2017, 17:02 PM IST
Police nab fireman for arson as Italy blazes rage
On Monday, 15 firefighters were arrested in Sicily on suspicion of having started fires in order to receive bonus payments.
Aug 11, 2017, 20:50 PM IST
Pakistan-born man convicted of pipe bomb plot in UK
Muhammad was seen crying in court as the jury returned its guilty verdict, reached by a majority of 10 to two after almost 16 hours of deliberations.
Aug 08, 2017, 22:29 PM IST
UN backs Italy bid to close migrant route from Libya
Italy has also been working to stem migrant arrivals in Libya through better controls on the southern border, cooperation with countries like Niger, Chad and Mali that migrants transit on their way to the Mediterranean and a voluntary repatriation programme.
Aug 08, 2017, 17:18 PM IST
Italy begins naval mission to help Libya curb migrant flows
Almost 600,000 migrants have arrived in Italy over the past four years, putting Italy`s network of reception centres under huge strain and causing increasing political tensions.
Aug 02, 2017, 22:33 PM IST
Eight migrants found dead at sea off Libya: Italy coastguard
The bodies of eight migrants have been found at sea off the coast of Libya by rescuers coming to the aid of four rubber dinghies, the Italian coastguard said on Tuesday.
Aug 01, 2017, 22:14 PM IST
Maldives urged to restore parliament's independence
The opposition coalition's plan to wrest the parliamentary majority was aimed at reforming the judiciary, elections commission and other bodies perceived as being partial toward Yameen.
Jul 26, 2017, 14:02 PM IST
Turkey PM Binali Yildirim warns Cyprus on 'untimely and dangerous' energy moves
Ankara has said it will take measures against Cyprus for engaging in gas and oil exploration around the divided island, arguing it has no jurisdiction to explore for hydrocarbons.
Jul 20, 2017, 15:46 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi leaves for home as G20 Summit concludes
"Goodbye Hamburg! PM emplanes for Delhi after a successful visit to Israel and G20 Summit," External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Gopal Baglay tweeted.
Eight people found dead under Collapsed building in Italy: Report
Eight people were found dead on Saturday under the rubble of a collapsed apartment building near the southern Italian town of Naples, after rescue workers searched for bodies through the night, a fire brigade spokesman said.
Jul 08, 2017, 20:03 PM IST
Italian police arrest Chechen suspected over Grozny attacks
The 38-year-old man is accused of crimes of international terrorism and is now in prison in the southern town of Foggia, a police statement said.
Dozens of migrants believed missing off Libya
"According to the survivors about 40 others are missing, including seven children," he said. The body of one woman was had already been recovered.
Apartment building collapses in Italy; three confirmed dead
The Italian railway said in a statement that the vibrations from passing trains have no impact on the stability of adjacent buildings.
Jul 08, 2017, 13:07 PM IST
UN refugee chief says Italy needs support helping migrants
Italy needs more international support to cope with a wave of migrants that has flooded its shores since the start of the year, UN refugee chief Filippo Grandi said on Saturday.
Jul 01, 2017, 18:58 PM IST
Ex-CIA agent convicted over imam kidnapping to face sentencing
Sabrina de Sousa, who holds dual American and Portuguese nationality, said she would leave Portugal to face the Italian courts over the abduction of radical preacher Abu Omar from a Milan street in 2003 in an operation allegedly led jointly by the CIA and the Italian intelligence services.
Jun 30, 2017, 10:18 AM IST
