Turnout was well below required 50 per cent plus one threshold, rendering result of two-day referendum invalid. An Italian referendum on citizenship and labour reform failed to reach the required ...

Fast food mosaic gets mixed reaction in Rome. A mysterious "ancient Roman" mosaic unveiled in central Rome this week features a banquet scene whose protagonists are dining on what appears to be fast ...

Tourist stopped on street near Villa Borghese. Rome police detained a German tourist as he cruised down a street on a rented electric scooter with the marble base of a Roman column between his feet.

Pontiff calls for humanitarian aid to be let into Gaza and an end to hostilities as international pressure grows on Israel. Pope Leo XIV has renewed his appeal for humanitarian aid to reach Gaza, ...

Naples University evacuated after Campi Flegrei earthquake. Italy's Campi Flegrei, a highly seismic area near Naples in the southern Campania region, was shaken by a 4.4-magnitude earthquake just ...

Until now, Italy required medium-sized and large dogs to fly in the cargo hold. Not anymore. Italy is expanding its air travel rules to allow pet owners to take larger dogs on board flights, in the ...

Francis chose the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore as his final resting place and will become the first pope in more than a century not to be buried in St Peter's. Pope Francis, who died on Monday ...

Musk advocates a free trade zone between US and Europe, with zero tariffs. Elon Musk addressed a congress of Italy's right-wing Lega party in Florence on Saturday, appearing by video link as the star ...

Wanted in Rome is a monthly magazine in English for expatriates in Rome established in 1985. The magazine covers Rome news stories that may be of interest to English and Italian speaking residents, ...

Wanted in Rome is a monthly magazine in English for expatriates in Rome established in 1985. The magazine covers Rome news stories that may be of interest to English and Italian speaking residents, ...

Meloni has met Trump twice since his re-election. Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni is to attend Donald Trump's inauguration as US president in Washington on 20 January, her office confirmed on ...