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The Italian director Saverio Costanzo has signed on to direct and to help write a 32-part television series based on the four Neapolitan novels by the author who publishes under the pseudonym Elena Ferrante.

A court in Florence has recognized the overseas adoptions of children by two same-sex couples in rulings hailed by the gay rights community as a new step for Italy.

For the second time in as many World Baseball Classic contests against Mexico, Italy mounted a stunning ninth-inning comeback to win the opener of Pool D play in Jalisco, 10-9.

A motorway bridge has collapsed near the north-east Italian city of Ancona, killing two, Italian officials say.

Italy has a major domestic violence problem. The United Nations has called domestic abuse the "most pervasive form of violence" in the country, affecting nearly one-third of all girls and women ages 16 to 70.

The next-generation supercomputer that will drive Europe’s medium-range weather forecasts looks set to be housed in Bologna, Italy, from 2020.

In just a few short years, Blue Jays righthander Jordan Romano has gone from representing Canada in the Dominican Republic to suiting up for Team Italy in Mexico for the World Baseball Classic.

Woman across Italy will be abstaining not only from work, but also from household chores on Wednesday, as part of a global 'women's strike' to mark International Women's Day and protest a range of rights issues.

Painter Mary Lou Johns didn't know how she was going to fill her newfound free time as she prepared to retire from her long-standing career as an educator.

The predominant language used on Italy’s World Baseball Classic team is English, with a little Italian and some Spanish mixed in. But everyone understands ”I got it!”

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