March 8, 2021 Italy’s Mount Etna sees spectacular explosion in the latest eruption Belching out a towering cloud of ash and lava stone onto Sicilian villages, Italy’s Mount Etna volcano erupted again this weekend — the latest particularly spectacular blast in a series of explosions in the last month.
March 2, 2021 Ancient ceremonial chariot excavated in Pompeii: 'Extraordinary find' Artifacts are still being uncovered in the lost city of Pompeii nearly 1,942 years after the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
February 25, 2021 Italian mafia employs new strategies during COVID-19 lockdown: report Italy's mafia reportedly provided stimulus for some struggling small businesses in the country and there is concern that these establishments will become beholden to these mobsters.
February 25, 2021 Mount Etna's recent eruption is a spectacular volcanic show Mount Etna, the volcano that towers over eastern Sicily, evokes superlatives. It is Europe’s most active volcano and also the continent’s largest.
February 22, 2021 Italian ambassador to Congo killed in attack on UN convoy The Italian ambassador to Congo, an Italian carabinieri police officer and their Congolese driver were killed Monday in an attack on a U.N. convoy in an area that is home to myriad rebel groups, the Foreign Ministry and local people said.
February 20, 2021 Dog stays in freezing alpine foothills with injured Italian hiker for 7 nights The dog’s owner said he “managed to survive thanks to the company of the dog.”
February 20, 2021 Famed ‘Charging Bull’ sculptor Arturo Di Modica dead at 80 Arturo Di Modica — the sculptor of the famed "Charging Bull" statue in Wall Street — died in his home in Italy Friday. He was 80.
February 18, 2021 Carnival Corp.’s Costa Cruises to resume sailing in Italy next month While U.S. cruise ships remain docked by the coronavirus pandemic, some European cruise lines are getting ready to return to the seas.
February 18, 2021 Anti-vax at the Vatican? You might lose your job The Vatican is taking Pope Francis’ pro-vaccine stance very seriously: Any Vatican employee who refuses to get a coronavirus shot without a valid medical reason risks being fired.
February 18, 2021 Mount Etna in Italy erupts twice in 48 hours, photos show Mount Etna regularly erupts, with activity occurring almost once a year.