Police have detained several activists who poured red paint down Rome’s famed Spanish Steps to raise awareness about femicides in Italy

A water emergency has prompted the mayor of Capri — one of Italy’s most popular islands — to order a halt to the arrival of tourists, in a crisis that has deprived some areas of any water supply

The Italian coast guard has recovered 14 more bodies from last week's shipwreck in the Ionian Sea off the southern Italian coastline, bringing to 34 the number of known victims from the sinking

Retired Italy star Roberto Baggio was robbed at gunpoint at his home while watching the national team’s game against Spain at the European Championship

Italy's coast guard is searching by sea and from the air for dozens of people missing when a boat capsized and partially sank in the perilous central Mediterranean off the Calabrian coast

U.N. agencies say 64 people are missing after a shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea and several were rescued by the Italian coast guard

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.

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.