Plans by Italian Serie A football club AS Roma to build a new billion-euro stadium in Rome's Pietralata area could face a fresh hurdle from bats and birds.

Italy's audit court has called on Rome's mayor to speed up projects under way for the Vatican's Jubilee Year and to cancel the schemes most behind schedule.

Rome is steeped in religious traditions however few are as popular as Festa de' Noantri which has attracted large crowds every summer for almost 500 years.

Ridley Scott, the veteran British director famed for Alien and Blade Runner, is currently filming his latest movie - The Dog Stars - in Rome's EUR district.

Italy introduces new protocols aimed at safeguarding the health and safety of workers during extreme heat, with particular focus on those working outdoors.

Rome archaeologists unearthed a colossal Roman marble head buried beneath Trajan’s Forum in the city's historic centre, mayor Roberto Gualtieri announced.

Salvage teams raise the Bayesian superyacht which sank off Italy's coast 10 months ago, claiming the lives of 7 people including UK tech tycoon Mike Lynch.

Italy reopens a museum that showcases ancient artefacts looted from Italian archaeological sites and trafficked abroad before being rescued by art police.

The majestic Castello di Santa Severa, located on a beach to the north of Rome, is hosting a cultural festival this summer, from 1 July until mid September.