Italy

A 4.0 earthquake has hit an island off the coast of Naples, Italy, killing at least one person and injuring some 25 others as buildings collapsed, officials say.

Italian police have questioned 15 volunteer firefighters in southern Sicily accused of starting fires in order to get paid to put them out.

Fiji rugby coach John McKee says the Flying Fijians will hope to make the most of home advantage against Italy.

Italy's government has ruled that children must be vaccinated against 12 common illnesses before they can enrol for state-run schools.

The captain who crashed the cruise ship Costa Concordia onto rocks in the Mediterranean has reported to prison to start a 16-year sentence.

An Italian prosecutor claims some charities saving refugees and migrants in the Mediterranean Sea are in direct contact with people-smugglers.

A motorway bridge has collapsed near the north-east Italian city of Ancona, killing two people who were in a car below, Italian officials say.

World Rugby says it's too early to speculate on potential rule changes after Italy used controversial tactics against England in their Six nations game yesterday.

Zespri will allow another 1800 hectares of its SunGold kiwifruit to be grown under license in Europe.

One of the survivors of the avalanche at Rigopiano hotel in central Italy says she ate ice and snow to quench her thirst during a 58-hour ordeal. Georgia Galassi, 22,...

Rescuers have pulled four children and a woman from the wreckage of a hotel flattened by an avalanche in central Italy two days ago.

A desperate search continues at a hotel in the Italian mountains engulfed by an avalanche following a series of earthquakes.