ISCHIA - Storm with landslide: 11 people die
During a bad storm, a mudslide goes off on the Italian island of Ischia. Eleven people die, several people are still missing.
Latest News & Events from Italy
Latest news and events from Italy - as fresh as possible. 60 million people, 60 million stories.
Italy has voted - This is Giorgia Meloni (45)
The unrest in Italy has come to a (temporary) end: For the first time, a woman rules Italy. Giorgia Meloni (45) of the "Fratelli d'Italia", right-wing and radical.
Election result - Italy slides to the far right
The largest party was that of the non-voters. The second strongest party in Italy will be the far-right "Fratelli d'Italia" around Giorgia Meloni (45). Italy has voted.
Election 2022 - An overview from left to right
According to polls, Italy is facing a shift to the right in the elections on 25 September. About 40 percent of voters are still undecided. An overview: Who is who.
1000 € fine for reserving a beach in Italy
The best place in the sun! More and more holidaymakers reserve "their" sunbathing space on the beach overnight. Now the police are intervening...
Fatal crash - hiker (†30) wants to save mobile phone
A young couple beams in the beautiful Vizentine Alps. Shortly afterwards, the man (30) is dead. He wanted to save his girlfriend's mobile...
Intestinal germs in the Adriatic Sea - bathing is allowed again
Disgust alert on the Adriatic Sea! Around Rimini, on the Riviera Romagnola, the sea had to be closed: too many coli bacteria in the water. All-clear after 24 hours...
SHITSTORM - Protests against this "pasta"
A plate of noodles causes an outcry. What is offered as "pasta carbonara" at the University of Leipzig has nothing to do with Mangiare.
Italy's superstar: When Valentino Rossi turns up
Madness has a name: Valentino Rossi (43). Sweating, pushing, taking a selfie. The inauguration of the world's biggest motorbike helmet in Pesaro.
Government crisis - new elections on 25 September
Italy no longer has a captain. Mario Draghi (74) has submitted his resignation. There are new elections on 25 September. An inopportune time.
NEW HEAT WAVE - Italy dries up...
Drought, heat, forest fires: Italy is struggling with the summer of 2022. There is no relief in sight - on the contrary. The next heat wave will bring up to 50 degrees!
EXTREME THREAT - Soon a state of emergency for the whole of Italy?
The consequences of heat and drought are becoming more and more dramatic. Yet the driest months are still to come. At the beginning of July, Italy is threatened with a state of emergency.
ITALY - These are the most dangerous motorways
Every year, the "Automobil Club Italia" publishes the accident map of Italy: Where are the most dangerous motorways in the country, where do the most accidents happen?
