Dec 19, 2024, at 10:59 pm
Rome: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has defended her friendship with billionaire Elon Musk during a parliamentary address ahead of the upcoming European Union summit in Brussels.
UK PM approves world's second 6th-gen stealth fighter aircraft developed to counter Russia, China
Nov 12, 2024, at 05:52 am
London/IBNS: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has given his approval for the world's second 6th-generation fully-stealth fighter aircraft built for the strategically important project that is being co-developed by G7 member states - UK, Italy, and Japan.
Italy PM Giorgia Meloni cast vote in EU Parliament election
Jun 09, 2024, at 04:27 pm
Italy became the first heavyweight nation to cast votes for the EU's next parliament on Saturday, in a test of far-right leader Giorgia Meloni's strength at home.
Pakistani boxer vanishes from Italian hotel
Mar 05, 2024, at 09:43 pm
A Pakistani boxer has vanished in Italy where he was visiting to participate in the World Qualifying round for the Paris Olympics boxing in Milan.
France tops world's most powerful passports list, India ranks 85th
Feb 20, 2024, at 05:25 am
France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore, and Spain have possessed the first few spots of having the world's most powerful passports.
Europe and Islam have 'compatibility' problem, says Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni
Dec 18, 2023, at 06:23 pm
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has said there is a 'compatibility problem' between Islamic culture and the values and rights in European civilisation.
Seventeen people hurt as two trains collide in Italy
Dec 11, 2023, at 10:05 pm
Milan: At least 17 people were injured after two trains crashed in northeast Italy late Sunday, media reports said.
National outcry over femicide in Italy amid student's murder
Nov 27, 2023, at 03:32 am
Rome/IBNS: The murder of 22-year-old student Giulia Cecchettin in Italy has sparked outrage across the country with thousands of people taking part in protests over femicide.
Thousands rally in Rome to defend Italy's constitution
Oct 10, 2023, at 05:22 am
Rome/IBNS: Thousands of Italians converged in the heart of Rome on Saturday to participate in a demonstration organized by the Italian General Confederation of Labour (CGIL), the country's foremost national trade union.
Italy: 21 people, including two children, die after bus plunges from bridge in Venice
Oct 04, 2023, at 03:05 pm
At least 21 passengers, including two children, died after a bus crashed off a flyover near the Italian city of Venice and caught fire, media reports said.
Italy planning to leave China's Belt and Road Initiative: Report
Sep 11, 2023, at 03:27 am
New Delhi: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Sunday conveyed to her Chinese counterpart Li Qiang that Italy is planning to leave China’s inter-continental Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Bloomberg reported.
Forty-one migrants die in shipwreck off Italian island
Aug 09, 2023, at 08:15 pm
A shipwreck off the Italian island of Lampedusa has left 41 migrants dead, media reports said on Wednesday.
600 people evacuated Italy's Sardinia following the fire surge in the island
Aug 08, 2023, at 07:33 am
Rome/UNI: Around 600 people were evacuated Italy's Sardinia as a precaution to the huge fires blazing in the northern and southern parts of the island that were worsening because of the strong winds, reports the local media.
Italy: Two die near Lampedusa after migrant boats capsize
Aug 07, 2023, at 04:14 pm
Rome:At least two people died and more than 30 went missing near the Italian island of Lampedusa after two ships carrying asylum seekers capsized in rough seas, a police official said Sunday.
Fire at elderly care home in Milan leaves six dead
Jul 08, 2023, at 03:08 pm
Milan: At least six people died and 81 others were admitted to hospital as a fire broke out at a residential care home for the elderly in Milan, media reports said on Saturday.
Tourist boat capsizes in north Italy, four dead
May 29, 2023, at 09:32 pm
Milan: A tourist boat capsized in Lake Maggiore in northern Italy, leaving four people dead on Sunday.
Over 4,000 illegal migrants arrived in Italy by sea in last 4 days: Reports
Mar 11, 2023, at 11:27 pm
Rome: More than 4,000 undocumented migrants have arrived in Italy via the Mediterranean Sea in the past four days, Italian broadcaster RaiNews24 reported on Saturday.
Deadly shipwreck in Italy must trigger action to save lives, UN officials say
Feb 27, 2023, at 09:51 pm
New York: The UN chief and agencies serving refugees and migrants urgently called for safer travel routes and bolstered rescue operations following a deadly shipwreck that left at least 45 dead on Sunday off the coast of Crotone, Italy.
Migrant boat shipwreck off Italy coast: Death toll touches 59
Feb 27, 2023, at 03:10 pm
Milan: At least 59 migrants, including children, died when a boat in which they were traveling sank in rough seas off southern Italy, media reports said on Monday.
Shipwreck on Italy's southern coast leaves 30 migrants, including babies, dead
Feb 26, 2023, at 11:31 pm
Over 30 migrants, including babies, died after the boat in which they were travelling sank in rough seas off southern Italy, media reports said on Sunday.
Rights expert urges Italy to stop criminalizing activists saving migrant lives at sea
Feb 10, 2023, at 07:31 pm
New York: Activists working with sea-rescue charities in Italy should not be criminalized, a UN independent human rights expert said on Thursday, ahead of a trial against crew members from several non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
Italy's Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro arrested in Sicily
Jan 16, 2023, at 11:15 pm
Sicily: Italy's most-wanted mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, who was 30 years on the run, has been arrested in Sicily, media reports said on Monday.
Japanese PM Fumio Kishida to visit Italy
Jan 10, 2023, at 04:42 pm
Tokyo/Rome/UNI: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will pay an official visit to Italy on Tuesday to discuss bilateral relations and international issues, including Ukraine.
UK, Italy and Japan will join forces to develop the fighter jets of future
Dec 09, 2022, at 09:45 pm
London: The UK will work with Italy and Japan to adapt and respond to the security threats of the future, through an unprecedented international aerospace coalition announced by the Prime Minister on Friday.
Italy's new cabinet wins final confidence vote
Oct 27, 2022, at 08:59 pm
Rome/UNI: The new Italian cabinet led by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni won a confidence vote in the upper house of Italy's parliament by a comfortable margin.
Drought-hit Italian river reveals unexploded WWII bomb
Aug 08, 2022, at 06:41 pm
Rome: An unexploded World War II bomb submerged in an Italian river has been revealed due to an extreme drought.
Jul 16, 2022, at 10:47 pm
Ankara: Several activists from Union of International East Turkistan NGOs on Thursday raised the concern of the Uyghurs by infiltrating a volleyball stadium in Turkey and disrupting the scheduled game between China and Italy, media reports said.
Drought emergency declared in Italy
Jul 05, 2022, at 08:18 pm
Rome/UNI: Italy has declared a state of emergency in five northern regions surrounding the Po River, country's longest river, as they face the worst drought in 70 years.
Italy: All 7 passengers in Thursday helicopter crash dead
Jun 12, 2022, at 08:39 pm
Rome: Italian authorities said Saturday that a helicopter that disappeared from air traffic radar screens on Thursday was located and all seven on board were killed.
Italy: Pakistanis linked to 2020 Charlie Hebdo attack arrested
Jun 08, 2022, at 02:40 pm
Rome: Italy's anti-terrorism police and Europol have arrested 14 people while conducting an anti-terror raid on a Pakistani cell operating in Italy and other European countries, media reports said on Wednesday.