Pippo Baudo, a legendary television presenter watched by generations of Italian audiences, died in a hospital in Rome on Saturday evening at the age of 89.

A severely malnourished young Palestinian woman who was flown from Gaza to Italy a few days ago for medical treatment has died, hospital authorities said.

Three special Italian air force flights carrying 31 seriously ill and injured Palestinian children from Gaza arrived overnight in Italy for medical treatment.

A 51-year-old Scottish tourist was charged with aggravated theft after stealing six pieces of stone during a tour of Pompeii archaeological park in Italy.

Controversy breaks out in Italy over a video of a 13-year-old girl on the catwalk, wearing a bikini and high heels, at a Miss Italia Mascotte beauty pageant.

Italy's foreign minister signs a joint appeal to Israel to grant unrestricted aid into Gaza where the humanitarian crisis has reached 'unimaginable levels'.

At least 20 people have died after two boats carrying around 100 migrants capsized off the coast of the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa on Wednesday.