Interpol says police in southeastern France have arrested a convicted murderer linked to Italy’s most powerful organized crime group, the ’ndrangheta, who was on the run for 16 years

Italy has increased security at its diplomatic missions around the globe in response to what the foreign minister called “a crescendo of terroristic attacks” by an anarchist network acting in solidarity with an imprisoned Italian militant

After 15 weeks on a hunger strike to protest particularly harsh prison conditions, an Italian man convicted in attacks claimed by anarchists is being transferred to another prison in Italy for medical care

His identity was allegedly used by a convicted Mafia boss.

Italy arrested its most-wanted Mafia suspect this week.

Matteo Messina Denaro had been a fugitive for 30 years.

Italian film star Gina Lollobrigida has died in Rome at age 95.

Highlights from Saturday’s shows on the second day of Milan Fashion Week.

Charities that rescue migrants at sea have complained that new measures adopted by Italy's government will limit their rescue capacity, setting lives at risk

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.

Italian news reports say a 2-year-old girl has died after being rescued by the Italian coast guard near a Mediterranean island, along with dozens of other migrants

Government says it's not backing down on hard line against migrant smuggling.

Search teams have recovered seven dead, including a three week-old infant, buried in mud and debris that hurtled down a mountainside and through a densely populated port city on the resort island of Ischia, officials said Sunday

Heavy rainfall has triggered a massive landslide on the southern Italian resort island of Ischia

Pope Francis has returned to his father’s birthplace in northern Italy for the first time since ascending the papacy

Italian police have issued 18 arrest warrants for Italians and Tunisians accused of operating a migrant-trafficking route on high-speed boats between Tunisia’s coast and Sicilian ports

Two German-run migrant rescue ships carrying nearly 300 rescued people are waiting off the eastern coast of Sicily

Humanitarian groups caring for 1,000 rescued migrants aboard three ships in the central Mediterranean are sounding an alarm about deteriorating conditions on board

Exactly 100 years ago Friday, the Black Shirt March on Rome triggered events that brought Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini to power

Italy’s new far-right-led government of Giorgia Meloni has won the first of two required confidence votes in Parliament by a comfortable margin

Giorgia Meloni has become the first woman installed as Italy's premier

Giorgia Meloni has formed Italy’s new ruling coalition, giving the country its first far-right-led government since the end of World War II

Italy's president has begun formal consultations with the aim of quickly giving the country a new government

Italy’s new right-wing political leadership has marked the 79th anniversary of the World War II roundup of Rome’s Jews with calls for such a horror to never occur again

Italy’s Fascist past and its future governed by a party with neo-fascist origins have come to an emotional head during the first seating of Parliament since general elections last month

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.

A 20-year-old American service member was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence and killing a 15-year-old boy on a cycle path.

Italy's Coast Guard shared this video of a 131-foot superyacht that sank about 9 miles off the coast of Catanzaro.

A white truffle weighing 830 grams sold for 103,000 euros at auction to an Italian chef who runs a restaurant in Hong Kong.

Tourists and residents used walkways to cross St. Mark's Square, which was flooded in a period of seasonal high water.

Italian firefighters battled the flames after a blaze destroyed almost 30 public transport buses at a depot in Rome.

Some of the region’s famous winding roads are unpassable due to debris from a recent landslide and flooding

Romans say they’re being harassed by wild boars that have recently come in search of food.

Restaurants are flooded in the area surrounding St. Mark's Square in Venice, Italy.

Officials in Italy battled wildfires that raged across the country, including in the Dannunziana forest near Pescara, where at least 100 people were evacuated.

High tide caused water pools in Venice's St. Mark's Square, as visitors took the chance to experience the "acqua alta," or "high water," phenomenon.

ABC News’ Ines de la Cuetara speaks with the teenage heir to the exiled Italian royal family, which is divided over whether the first female in a thousand years can lead the now-defunct monarchy.

Hundreds of demonstrators waved “No Big Boats” flags as the first cruise ship since the pandemic made its way through the heart of Venice.

As Italy emerges from the pandemic, the Venetian city is launching the world’s only all-electric long-range vessel in hopes of addressing its pollution problem.

Authorities said the car began sliding backward after a cable snapped and an emergency brake system failed. The incident killed 14 people, and prosecutors are looking into possible charges.

A cable apparently snapped and sent the car plunging to the ground, leaving one lone survivor -- a child -- badly injured and in the hospital.

After more than 70 years, the village of Curon recently resurfaced from Lake Resi when water was temporarily drained for maintenance.

SINKING CITY: Tourists enjoy scenic gondola rides and views of the Grand Canal in Venice as Italy ditches quarantine for some European visitors.

Archaeologists in Italy uncovered fossilized remains of Neanderthals in a cave near Rome.

Ethan and Leah Elder say their son Finnegan, 21, has been deeply mischaracterized after being sentenced to life in prison for the fatal stabbing of an Italian police officer.

A new project aims to create a flexible floor, giving tourists a picture of how the Colosseum would have looked when gladiators fought there.