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Nov 16, 2024, 6:08 AM

Inside the tragic sinking of a tech mogul’s $40M superyacht off Sicily
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.

Nov 16, 2024, 6:08 AM

Nov 14, 2024, 9:21 AM

A criticized Airbnb deal will let users play gladiator in Rome's Colosseum
The ancient Roman Colosseum will be the venue of gladiator fights for the first time in two millennia under a $1.5 million sponsorship deal with Airbnb

Nov 14, 2024, 9:21 AM

Nov 14, 2024, 2:54 PM

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

Nov 14, 2024, 2:54 PM

Nov 12, 2024, 7:12 AM

European fake art network involving Banksys, Warhols, Modiglianis uncovered in Italy
Italian authorities say they have dismantled a network of European art forgers who made fake Warhols, Banksys and Picassos and then tried to sell them with the help of complicit auction houses

Nov 12, 2024, 7:12 AM

Nov 12, 2024, 1:15 PM

Florence cracks down on overtourism just as Italy hosts G7 tourist ministers in Renaissance city
The city of Florence is taking new measures to crack down on overtourism

Nov 12, 2024, 1:15 PM

Nov 11, 2024, 4:14 PM

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

Nov 11, 2024, 4:14 PM

Nov 11, 2024, 8:50 AM

Vatican, Microsoft create AI-generated St. Peter's Basilica to allow virtual visits, log damage
A digital twin of St. Peter’s Basilica has been created using artificial intelligence to explore one of the world’s most important monument’s

Nov 11, 2024, 8:50 AM

Nov 8, 2024, 8:07 AM

Italian President Mattarella meets Chinese leader Xi in Beijing amid complex ties
Italian President Sergio Mattarella has met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping Friday on an official visit to China

Nov 8, 2024, 8:07 AM

Nov 8, 2024, 2:29 AM

Italy sends another 8 migrants to Albania under processing centers deal
An Italian navy ship has arrived at the Albanian port of Shengjin with eight migrants who will be processed there after they were intercepted in international waters

Nov 8, 2024, 2:29 AM

Aug 23, 2024, 9:10 AM

Last missing body from sunken superyacht near Sicily recovered
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.

Aug 23, 2024, 9:10 AM

Aug 22, 2024, 3:35 AM

5 bodies recovered from sunken superyacht off Sicily as search continues
Rescue teams are facing a "very hard" operation, a local emergency official said.

Aug 22, 2024, 3:35 AM

Aug 20, 2024, 11:59 AM

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

Aug 20, 2024, 11:59 AM

Aug 19, 2024, 4:39 PM

1 killed, 6 missing as superyacht sinks off Sicilian coast, Italian officials say
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.

Aug 19, 2024, 4:39 PM

Aug 1, 2024, 4:54 AM

Looking sharp: Italian gymnastics silver medalist sponsored by Parmesan cheese
Giorgia Villa might be the most “grateful” athlete on the face of the planet.

Aug 1, 2024, 4:54 AM

Apr 25, 2024, 9:49 AM

Venice implements new access fees for day-trippers: What to know about the new system
A new day tripper entry fee has rolled out in Venice, Italy, to help protect the UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Apr 25, 2024, 9:49 AM

Feb 28, 2024, 5:59 AM

Pope Francis visits Rome's Gemelli hospital for tests, returns to Vatican
Pope Francis gave a general audience at the Vatican on Wednesday.

Feb 28, 2024, 5:59 AM

Feb 23, 2024, 11:25 AM

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

Feb 23, 2024, 11:25 AM

Dec 16, 2023, 6:04 AM

Italian woman's death, allegedly at the hands of ex-boyfriend, sparks outcry against femicide
Giulia Cecchettin's killing allegedly by her former boyfriend is another case in the growing trends of femicide, experts say.

Dec 16, 2023, 6:04 AM

Oct 4, 2023, 1:16 PM

21 dead, including 2 babies, after bus falls off overpass near Venice, Italy
A bus crash in Mestre, a suburb near Venice, and on Italy's mainland, left 21 dead and 18 injured.

Oct 4, 2023, 1:16 PM

Sep 22, 2023, 3:21 PM

Former Italian President Giorgio Napolitano dies at 98
The former president was the longest-serving and longest-lived president in the history of the modern Italian Republic.

Sep 22, 2023, 3:21 PM

May 30, 2023, 12:24 PM

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

May 30, 2023, 12:24 PM

May 13, 2023, 6:01 AM

Italy’s government convenes talks amid skyrocketing pasta prices
Pasta Prices have risen to over twice the price the rate of Italy’s overall inflation

May 13, 2023, 6:01 AM

Apr 12, 2023, 8:59 AM

Italy plans hefty fines for vandalism to monuments, 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).

Apr 12, 2023, 8:59 AM

Feb 27, 2023, 1:40 PM

'They're all dead': Horror stories emerge from migrant smuggling boat crash
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.

Feb 27, 2023, 1:40 PM

Dec 24, 2022, 8:10 AM

No energy worries for Italy's 'harmonious walnut tribe'
Amid worries of a European energy crisis, this man lives happily off the grid.

Dec 24, 2022, 8:10 AM

Oct 3, 2022, 9:45 AM

Migrants in Italy face uncertainty after far-right prime minister's win
There are about 5 million foreign-born residents in Italy.

Oct 3, 2022, 9:45 AM

Sep 24, 2022, 9:13 PM

Italy expected to elect its first female prime minister, a conservative firebrand
Giorgia Meloni could become the first female prime minister in the history of Italy as Italians head to the polls.

Sep 24, 2022, 9:13 PM

Feb 26, 2020, 3:49 PM

Murder trial begins for American teens accused of killing Italian cop in Rome
Americans Gabriel Christian Natale-Hjorth, 19, and Finnegan Elder, 20, stand trial for murdering an Italian police officer in July.

Feb 26, 2020, 3:49 PM

Nov 15, 2019, 1:41 PM

What it's like in the Venice flood: Reporter's notebook
Locals are still waiting on a 2003 dam project, The Moses Project, to help with the floods.

Nov 15, 2019, 1:41 PM

Nov 13, 2019, 8:52 AM

Venice is being flooded by the highest tide in more than 50 years
High tides and lashing rain struck Venice Tuesday night bringing the water level in some areas close to a 50 year record high and causing inestimable damage.

Nov 13, 2019, 8:52 AM

Aug 7, 2019, 12:58 PM

Tears and numbness: Inside the Italian prison where 2 American teens are being held
A lawyer for one teen said he lashed out with a knife after being 'strangled.'

Aug 7, 2019, 12:58 PM

Apr 12, 2019, 4:33 AM

Holy Stairs, believed to have been climbed by Jesus prior to crucifixion, unveiled in Rome
After over a year of restoration, the 28 marble steps were unveiled Thursday.

Apr 12, 2019, 4:33 AM

Mar 4, 2019, 3:19 PM

Italian town shows zest for history with 'Battle of the Oranges' food fight
The "Battle of the Oranges" pits nobles against commoners in an epic food fight.

Mar 4, 2019, 3:19 PM

Feb 8, 2019, 11:39 AM

Section of Italy's collapsed Genoa bridge being removed
Work begins in earnest on the portion of the bridge still left standing.

Feb 8, 2019, 11:39 AM

Feb 7, 2019, 11:32 AM

Rome airport closed after World War II-era bombs found
Flights were diverted and passengers evacuated.

Feb 7, 2019, 11:32 AM

Jan 14, 2019, 3:18 PM

Rome mayor agrees to keep Trevi Fountain coins going to charity
Coins from Trevi Fountain will continue to go to charity, the mayor says.

Jan 14, 2019, 3:18 PM

Dec 10, 2018, 2:15 PM

8 people, including a teenage boy, investigated for Italian disco stampede deaths, prosecutors say
A teenager and seven other people are being investigated in the stampede deaths.

Dec 10, 2018, 2:15 PM

Dec 8, 2018, 3:46 PM

6 dead, dozens injured in Italian disco stampede, some say pepper spray sparked panic
Witnesses said a pepper-like substance was sprayed into the crowd.

Dec 8, 2018, 3:46 PM

Oct 24, 2018, 7:32 AM

Packed Rome escalator suddenly hurtles downward, causing soccer fans to crash into bottom, injuring many
The escalator at a Metro station was packed with soccer fans traveling to a match between Italian and Russian teams.

Oct 24, 2018, 7:32 AM

Sep 10, 2018, 5:53 AM

Hundreds of gold coins dating to Rome's Imperial era found in Italy
The dig was in Como, Italy.

Sep 10, 2018, 5:53 AM

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Inside the tragic sinking of a tech mogul’s $40M superyacht off Sicily 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. Nov 16, 2024, 6:08 AM

A criticized Airbnb deal will let users play gladiator in Rome's Colosseum The ancient Roman Colosseum will be the venue of gladiator fights for the first time in two millennia under a $1.5 million sponsorship deal with Airbnb Nov 14, 2024, 9:21 AM

Airbnb opens gladiator experience after dark in the Colosseum Airbnb announced a new gladiator experience at the historic arena in Rome for guests to see the Colosseum at night. Nov 14, 2024, 2:54 PM

European fake art network involving Banksys, Warhols, Modiglianis uncovered in Italy Italian authorities say they have dismantled a network of European art forgers who made fake Warhols, Banksys and Picassos and then tried to sell them with the help of complicit auction houses Nov 12, 2024, 7:12 AM

Florence cracks down on overtourism just as Italy hosts G7 tourist ministers in Renaissance city The city of Florence is taking new measures to crack down on overtourism Nov 12, 2024, 1:15 PM

Pompeii implements new daily visitor limits to combat overtourism The preserved Roman city of Pompeii will have new visitor limits to combat overtourism and protect the archeological park. Nov 11, 2024, 4:14 PM

Vatican, Microsoft create AI-generated St. Peter's Basilica to allow virtual visits, log damage A digital twin of St. Peter’s Basilica has been created using artificial intelligence to explore one of the world’s most important monument’s Nov 11, 2024, 8:50 AM

Italian President Mattarella meets Chinese leader Xi in Beijing amid complex ties Italian President Sergio Mattarella has met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping Friday on an official visit to China Nov 8, 2024, 8:07 AM

Italy sends another 8 migrants to Albania under processing centers deal An Italian navy ship has arrived at the Albanian port of Shengjin with eight migrants who will be processed there after they were intercepted in international waters Nov 8, 2024, 2:29 AM

Last missing body from sunken superyacht near Sicily recovered 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. Aug 23, 2024, 9:10 AM

5 bodies recovered from sunken superyacht off Sicily as search continues Rescue teams are facing a "very hard" operation, a local emergency official said. Aug 22, 2024, 3:35 AM

US citizens among Sicily superyacht missing as search continues Two Americans are among those still missing after a superyacht sank off the coast of Sicily on Monday, ABC News has confirmed. Aug 20, 2024, 11:59 AM

1 killed, 6 missing as superyacht sinks off Sicilian coast, Italian officials say 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. Aug 19, 2024, 4:39 PM

Looking sharp: Italian gymnastics silver medalist sponsored by Parmesan cheese Giorgia Villa might be the most “grateful” athlete on the face of the planet. Aug 1, 2024, 4:54 AM

Venice implements new access fees for day-trippers: What to know about the new system A new day tripper entry fee has rolled out in Venice, Italy, to help protect the UNESCO World Heritage Site. Apr 25, 2024, 9:49 AM

Pope Francis visits Rome's Gemelli hospital for tests, returns to Vatican Pope Francis gave a general audience at the Vatican on Wednesday. Feb 28, 2024, 5:59 AM

Sharon Stone, Uma Thurman and more hit Milan Fashion Week: See their looks Sharon Stone, Uma Thurman and more stars attended the Tom Ford show on Thursday during Milan Fashion Week. Feb 23, 2024, 11:25 AM

Italian woman's death, allegedly at the hands of ex-boyfriend, sparks outcry against femicide Giulia Cecchettin's killing allegedly by her former boyfriend is another case in the growing trends of femicide, experts say. Dec 16, 2023, 6:04 AM

21 dead, including 2 babies, after bus falls off overpass near Venice, Italy A bus crash in Mestre, a suburb near Venice, and on Italy's mainland, left 21 dead and 18 injured. Oct 4, 2023, 1:16 PM

Former Italian President Giorgio Napolitano dies at 98 The former president was the longest-serving and longest-lived president in the history of the modern Italian Republic. Sep 22, 2023, 3:21 PM

Mystery behind bright green water in Venice Canal solved, officials say Environmental officials in Italy have solved the mystery of what turned the waterways in the historic Venice Canal a bright shade of green. May 30, 2023, 12:24 PM

Italy’s government convenes talks amid skyrocketing pasta prices Pasta Prices have risen to over twice the price the rate of Italy’s overall inflation May 13, 2023, 6:01 AM

Italy plans hefty fines for vandalism to monuments, 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). Apr 12, 2023, 8:59 AM

'They're all dead': Horror stories emerge from migrant smuggling boat crash 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. Feb 27, 2023, 1:40 PM

No energy worries for Italy's 'harmonious walnut tribe' Amid worries of a European energy crisis, this man lives happily off the grid. Dec 24, 2022, 8:10 AM

Migrants in Italy face uncertainty after far-right prime minister's win There are about 5 million foreign-born residents in Italy. Oct 3, 2022, 9:45 AM

Italy expected to elect its first female prime minister, a conservative firebrand Giorgia Meloni could become the first female prime minister in the history of Italy as Italians head to the polls. Sep 24, 2022, 9:13 PM

Murder trial begins for American teens accused of killing Italian cop in Rome Americans Gabriel Christian Natale-Hjorth, 19, and Finnegan Elder, 20, stand trial for murdering an Italian police officer in July. Feb 26, 2020, 3:49 PM

What it's like in the Venice flood: Reporter's notebook Locals are still waiting on a 2003 dam project, The Moses Project, to help with the floods. Nov 15, 2019, 1:41 PM

Venice is being flooded by the highest tide in more than 50 years High tides and lashing rain struck Venice Tuesday night bringing the water level in some areas close to a 50 year record high and causing inestimable damage. Nov 13, 2019, 8:52 AM

Tears and numbness: Inside the Italian prison where 2 American teens are being held A lawyer for one teen said he lashed out with a knife after being 'strangled.' Aug 7, 2019, 12:58 PM

Holy Stairs, believed to have been climbed by Jesus prior to crucifixion, unveiled in Rome After over a year of restoration, the 28 marble steps were unveiled Thursday. Apr 12, 2019, 4:33 AM

Italian town shows zest for history with 'Battle of the Oranges' food fight The "Battle of the Oranges" pits nobles against commoners in an epic food fight. Mar 4, 2019, 3:19 PM

Section of Italy's collapsed Genoa bridge being removed Work begins in earnest on the portion of the bridge still left standing. Feb 8, 2019, 11:39 AM

Rome airport closed after World War II-era bombs found Flights were diverted and passengers evacuated. Feb 7, 2019, 11:32 AM

Rome mayor agrees to keep Trevi Fountain coins going to charity Coins from Trevi Fountain will continue to go to charity, the mayor says. Jan 14, 2019, 3:18 PM

8 people, including a teenage boy, investigated for Italian disco stampede deaths, prosecutors say A teenager and seven other people are being investigated in the stampede deaths. Dec 10, 2018, 2:15 PM

6 dead, dozens injured in Italian disco stampede, some say pepper spray sparked panic Witnesses said a pepper-like substance was sprayed into the crowd. Dec 8, 2018, 3:46 PM

Packed Rome escalator suddenly hurtles downward, causing soccer fans to crash into bottom, injuring many The escalator at a Metro station was packed with soccer fans traveling to a match between Italian and Russian teams. Oct 24, 2018, 7:32 AM

Hundreds of gold coins dating to Rome's Imperial era found in Italy The dig was in Como, Italy. Sep 10, 2018, 5:53 AM

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Mystery behind bright green water in Venice Canal solved, officials say
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There are about 5 million foreign-born residents in Italy.

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Locals are still waiting on a 2003 dam project, The Moses Project, to help with the floods.

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Venice is being flooded by the highest tide in more than 50 years
High tides and lashing rain struck Venice Tuesday night bringing the water level in some areas close to a 50 year record high and causing inestimable damage.

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The "Battle of the Oranges" pits nobles against commoners in an epic food fight.

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Work begins in earnest on the portion of the bridge still left standing.

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Rome mayor agrees to keep Trevi Fountain coins going to charity
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The escalator at a Metro station was packed with soccer fans traveling to a match between Italian and Russian teams.

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Hundreds of gold coins dating to Rome's Imperial era found in Italy
The dig was in Como, Italy.

Sep 10, 2018, 5:53 AM