Rome, (Italy) - Three unions representing Alitalia pilots and cabinet crew, ANPAC, ANPAV and USB, decided on Monday that a strike planned for Thursday will go ahead, ANSA sources said.

Rome, (Italy) - Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi will wait until after the Paralympics before announcing her No to Rome's bid for the 2024 Olympics, effectively sinking the bid, sources in her 5-Star Movement (M5S) said Friday.

Rome (Italy) - Former Italian president, prime minister and central bank governor Carlo Azeglio Ciampi has died at the age of 95.

Italy has been rocked by the suicide of Tiziana Cantone.

Some 3,000 migrants have been rescued in the Mediterranean over the weekend.

Natalie Portman’s latest movie ‘Jackie’ is among 20 competing for the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.

Rome (Italy) - She is the first woman to run Rome, but Virginia Raggi’s political problems – just like the city’s rubbish – appear to be mounting by the day. The anti-establishment 5-Star Movement Mayor announced on Thursday, ‘‘by common accord’‘, the departure of the Italian capital’s finance chief, only four days after appointing him.

British actor Jude Law hit the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival, where the first two episodes of his new mini-series ‘The Young Pope’ by Italian director Paolo Sorrentino were premiered.

Rome, (Italy) - The Monza Grand Prix brought in 9.27 million viewers for Italian state broadcaster RAI on Sunday.

Monza, (Italy) - Monza's contract to hold the Italian Formula One Grand Prize has been renewed until 2019, FI supremo Bernie Ecclestone and Italian officials announced Friday.