THEY are as emblematic of Rome as the Colosseum, but the city’ s constantly flowing, traditional water fountains are to be turned off as a severe drought grips Italy. There […]

Concordia wreck to be examined     THE wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise liner is to be inspected for the first time since its fatal 2012 accident, after an Italian […]

Top Italian bank officials in graft probe ABOUT 10 former top officials of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena have been named in a probe into a financial scandal that […]

Costa Concordia captain ‘forgot his glasses’ Video Image Hundreds gather in Italy as a pre-trial hearing into the deadly capsizing of the Costa Concordia cruise ship gets underway – with […]

Costa death toll rises to 17 DIVERS on Saturday found the body of a woman while searching the wrecked Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia, the 17th victim to be found. […]