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September 15, 2017

Lombardy president: Autonomy referendum can change Europe

Referendums that seek greater autonomy for two of Italy's most prosperous regions have the potential to join the Brexit ...

September 14, 2017

Latin Mass fans celebrate 10-year anniversary _ without pope

Fans of the old Latin Mass descended on Rome on Thursday for their annual pilgrimage, facing indifference to their cause, if ...

September 13, 2017

Clashes erupt over migrant center outside Rome

Clashes have broken out over the presence of a migrant center in Rome's outskirts in the latest sign of increasing tensions ...

September 12, 2017

Champions League: Atletico off target in 0-0 draw at Roma

Atletico Madrid's stated bid to finally break through and win the Champions League got off to a slow start with a scoreless ...

September 12, 2017

Rome's mayor expresses outrage at rape of Finnish woman

Rome's mayor has expressed outrage after a young Finnish woman was raped in the Italian capital, the latest sexual assault ...

September 10, 2017

Heavy rains, floods hit Italy; at least 6 dead in Tuscany

Torrential rain in Italy triggered flooding that killed at least six people Sunday in the Tuscan port of Leghorn, including ...

September 07, 2017

The Latest: Young Colombians serenade pope as his day ends

The latest on Pope Francis' visit to Colombia (all times local): 7 p.m. Pope Francis has been greeted by a group of youths ...

August 29, 2017

Rome eyes buildings confiscated from mafia to house migrants

Rome authorities are looking into whether buildings confiscated from the mafia can be used to house migrants, a move that ...

August 29, 2017

Czech forward Schick moves to Roma in record deal for club

Roma has completed the signing of forward Patrik Schick from Sampdoria in a club record deal adding up to around 42 million ...

August 29, 2017

Rome to reduce night-time water pressure to ease drought

Rome's water utility is planning to reduce water pressure in factories and buildings across the capital in its latest effort ...

August 26, 2017

Marchers protest police eviction of asylum-seekers in Rome

Several thousand asylum-seekers, other migrants and supporters have marched through Rome to protest Italian police's recent ...

August 24, 2017

Police clear migrants from Rome piazza with water cannons

Migrants in a Rome piazza threw rocks, bottles and gas cans at riot police using water cannons to clear out about 100 mostly ...

August 24, 2017

Swiss Guard chief: elite corps ready to confront any threat

The head of the Swiss Guards says the elite corps that protects the pope and the Vatican is ready to confront any terror ...

August 23, 2017

Rome defends evacuation of migrants as UN complains

Rome officials are defending their decision to evacuate hundreds of refugees occupying an abandoned building in the city ...

August 16, 2017

Man held in Rome after sister's dismembered body found trash

A man in Rome confessed to authorities Wednesday to killing his sister, whose dismembered legs were accidentally found in a ...

August 15, 2017

Wisconsin parents of student who died in Rome sue university

A Wisconsin couple whose son died in Rome last year is suing the university he planned to attend in Italy, alleging it didn't ...

August 14, 2017

Lazio beats Juventus 3-2 to win Super Cup after wild finale

Alessandro Murgia scored a last-gasp winner as Lazio beat Juventus 3-2 Sunday to win the Italian Super Cup after a wild end ...

August 03, 2017

Kansas' Azubuike damages rim with monstrous dunk in Italy

Inspired following a visit to the Colosseum, Kansas' bruising 7-foot, 280-pound center Udoka Azubuike bent the rim out of ...

July 28, 2017

Italian officials OK deal to avoid water rationing in Rome

Italian authorities have reached a deal to avoid the immediate threat of water rationing in Rome, the capital. The governor ...