Sources: BBC
Italy's first case of B.1525 variant found in Naples in a person who had recently travelled from a country in Africa. 2021-02-16
The number of new confirmed cases in Italy rises by a record 21,994 in the past 24 hours. In addition, the country also reports 221 new fatalities, the highest daily death toll the country has had since May. 2020-10-27
The number of confirmed cases in Italy rose to 9,172, while the death toll rose to 463. 2020-03-9
A five-story apartment block collapses in the town of Torre Annunziata near the Italian city of Naples, with six or seven people trapped inside. So far, three have been found dead. 2017-07-7
Italian police arrest four people while 51 others are under investigation for corruption associated with public works including a stretch of the high-speed rail line near Florence. 2015-03-16
Giorgio Orsoni, the mayor of Venice, Italy, resigns over corruption allegations related to the MOSE Project. 2014-06-13
An Italian court grants Amanda Knox a review of the forensic evidence used to convict her of the 2007 murder of British student Meredith Kercher. 2010-12-18
After a personal intervention from Nicolas Sarkozy, France beats Turkey and Italy for the right to stage the UEFA Euro 2016 tournament. 2010-05-28
7 suspected weapons traffickers to Iran (2 Iranians, 5 Italians) are detained in Italy with the help of Swiss police. [http:--english.aljazeera.net-news-europe-2010-03-20103311345293916.html (Al Jazeera)] [http:--news.bbc.co.uk-2-hi-europe-8546870.stm (BBC)] [http:--www.timesonline.co.uk-tol-news-world-europe-article7047942.ece ("The Times")] [https:--www.telegraph.co.uk-news-worldnews-europe-italy-7361556-Italian-police-smash-Iran-weapons-smuggling-gang.html ("The Daily Telegraph")] [http:--www.france24.com-en-20100303-seven-arrested-smuggling-arms-iran (France24)]date=August 2019 2010-03-3
The Italian Embassy in Iran is attacked by protesters unhappy with Italy's decision to scale back economic dealings and push for tighter sanctions and protests are also held outside French and Dutch embassies. 2010-02-9