Italy’s Constitutional Court has ruled that unmarried people can adopt foreign minors, ending a 40-year-long ban on the practice and setting a precedent that could pave the way to allowing Italian singles to adopt from within the country

Residents of the Tuscan beach enclave of Orbetello are seeking a state of emergency declaration to help combat an invasion of midges that are keeping people indoors and threatening businesses catering to tourists

The Italian Coast Guard has recovered six bodies and is searching for up to 40 people missing after a rubber dinghy that departed from Tunisia sank in the central Mediterranean

Heavy rains has hit the northern Italian regions of Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna, pushing the main rivers in the regions above alert levels for floodings

A U.S. naval base in Italy was placed on lockdown on Wednesday due to an "ongoing situation" at an entry control point, officials said.

The 11-year-old girl from Sierra Leone had survived alone for three days at sea, according to the charity organization that rescued her.

A village on the island of Sardinia is offering homes as low as one euro to Americans looking to escape the results of the 2024 election.

Tech mogul Mike Lynch, his teenage daughter Hannah and five others died when his $40 million luxury superyacht sank off the coast of Sicily in August 2024.

Airbnb announced a new gladiator experience at the historic arena in Rome for guests to see the Colosseum at night.

The preserved Roman city of Pompeii will have new visitor limits to combat overtourism and protect the archeological park.

ABC's Ines De La Cuetara reports that Italian authorities are launching a manslaughter probe into the sinking of that superyacht off the Sicilian coast that killed seven people.

Seven people were killed when a luxury superyacht sank off the coast of Sicily. Prosecutors said negligence and “behaviors that were not perfectly in order” may be to blame.

Divers in Italy have recovered the last missing body, believe to be that of Hannah Lynch, from the superyacht that sunk off the Sicilian coast, ABC News has learned.

Rescue teams are facing a "very hard" operation, a local emergency official said.

Two Americans are among those still missing after a superyacht sank off the coast of Sicily on Monday, ABC News has confirmed.

A 183-foot sailboat carrying 22 people sank early on Monday off the coast of the Italian island of Sicily following stormy weather, according to coast guard authorities.

Mount Etna roared into action early on Thursday morning, causing partial flight disruptions at Italy's Catania airport.

Giorgia Villa might be the most “grateful” athlete on the face of the planet.

About 40,000 people visit Venice every day, nearly double the city's population. Local authorities implemented a new system of charging day trippers to cut down on the number of tourists.

A new day tripper entry fee has rolled out in Venice, Italy, to help protect the UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Al Condominio, in Verona, offers the wine to customers who turn over their phones to avoid distractions during their meals.

Two experienced skiers were caught on camera violently swinging around in a chair lift amid reportedly 70 mph winds at an Italian ski resort on Thursday.

Pope Francis gave a general audience at the Vatican on Wednesday.

Sharon Stone, Uma Thurman and more stars attended the Tom Ford show on Thursday during Milan Fashion Week.

Giulia Cecchettin's killing allegedly by her former boyfriend is another case in the growing trends of femicide, experts say.

ABC News' Maggie Rulli reports on the story of Giulia Cecchettin, a 22-year-old student who was allegedly killed by her ex-boyfriend, pushing Italy to confront the issue of violence against women.

Saturday marked International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

A bus crash in Mestre, a suburb near Venice, and on Italy's mainland, left 21 dead and 18 injured.

The tragic bus crash occurred in Mestre, a suburb of Venice.

The former president was the longest-serving and longest-lived president in the history of the modern Italian Republic.

A woman stunned onlookers as she walked across the Trevi Fountain and used one of Rome’s most iconic tourist attractions to fill up her water bottle.

Adrienne Vaughan, President of Bloomsbury Publishing, died after the boat she was on slammed into a sailboat on the Amalfi coast.

Bloomsbury USA president Adrienne Vaughn was sunbathing on a rented motorboat with her family when it slammed into a sailboat, according to authorities.

The Italian skipper is facing manslaughter charges after a boating incident killed U.S. publisher Adrienne Vaughan.

The waters' transformation to a fluorescent shade of green puzzled onlookers.

Environmental officials in Italy have solved the mystery of what turned the waterways in the historic Venice Canal a bright shade of green.

Plus, the United Nations called for $3 billion in aid for Sudan, and Mexico City’s subway system was temporarily halted due to a chicken on the loose.

Pasta Prices have risen to over twice the price the rate of Italy’s overall inflation

Italy called a crisis committee to address the soaring prices of pasta due to inflation, which are up on average 17.5% year over year.

A fire initially broke out in the vehicle before it exploded, according to Reuters.

Police say the cause of the blast is not yet clear.

Fines of up to 60,000 euros could be levied for anyone who damages monuments and other cultural sites.

Italy’s Cabinet on Tuesday approved a bill to fine vandals who damage monuments or other cultural sites up to 60,000 euros ($65,559).

At least 62 migrants were killed and more than 81 were rescued Sunday when the wooden smuggling boat they were aboard crashed in southern Italy.

Amid worries of a European energy crisis, this man lives happily off the grid.

Fabrizio Cardinali has chosen to live without electricity, gas and indoor plumbing for more than 50 years.

There are about 5 million foreign-born residents in Italy.

Giorgia Meloni could become the first female prime minister in the history of Italy as Italians head to the polls.

Voters in Italy elected Giorgia Meloni, the leader of a far-right political party whose roots date back to post-World War II neo-fascists.

Cardinals who are under the age of 80 can vote to elect the next pope when time comes, and Pope Francis has now appointed more than 60% of those electors.