Large areas of Tuscany have been hit by flooding, leaving five people dead and several others missing, as heavy winds and rain buffeted central Italy.
Cars were swept away as the River Bisenzio flooded and people climbed on to roofs to escape the (...)
Robert Hanssen, 79, a former FBI agent who admitted to spying for Moscow, has been found dead in prison.
He was discovered unresponsive at a maximum-security facility in Florence, Colorado, on Monday morning.
Hanssen, sentenced in 2002 to life in (...)
The EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has insisted the European Union is 'not fighting against Russia' but 'defending Ukraine' during a high-level State of the Union event in the Italian city of Florence.
Speaking exclusively to Euronews, (...)
Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture Eng. Abdurrahman Bin Abdulmohsen Al-Fadhli confirmed the success of Saudi Arabia's experience in the sustainable rural agricultural development program.
The program, launched by the Custodian of the Two (...)
Leaders of the G20 countries must continue to support the smooth functioning of global agri-food systems, which faces ongoing challenges from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, QU Dongyu, director-general of the Food and Agriculture Organization (...)
Fiorentina grabbed a late goal through Gaetano Castrovilli to beat visiting Torino 1-0 in the opening match of the new Serie A season on Saturday, according to Reuters.
As the season kicked off without spectators due to the COVID-19 pandemic, (...)
Fiorentina were left to rue missed chances after holding Juventus to a 0-0 Serie A draw in Florence on Saturday to end the champions' perfect start to the season.
Juve arrived at the Stadio Artemio Franchi having won their opening two games and were (...)
Napoli, runners-up in three of the last four seasons, hit back from conceding a contentious early penalty to win 4-3 at new-look Fiorentina in a hugely entertaining start to their Serie A campaign on Saturday.
Napoli were also awarded a (...)
Makkah-based Muslim World League signed a cooperation agreement with the Uffizi Museum in florence, italy.
The agreement was signed by MWL Secretary-General Dr. Mohammad bin Abdul Karim Al-Isa, while Dr. Eike Schmidt, Director of the museum (...)
Secretary General of Muslim World League (MWL) Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa has won the Galileo International Award 2018 in Florence, Italy.
On the occasion, the Galileo Foundation said that Dr. Al-Issa won the award for his excellence in (...)
BRITISH Prime Minister Theresa May was hailed as a steadying influence when she took over a country deeply divided by the EU referendum, but six months later she is facing widespread criticism for her apparent Brexit indecision.
The Conservative (...)
Italy claimed its first victory over South Africa Saturday, stunning the southern hemisphere giants 20-18 in Florence in what visiting coach Allister Coetzee called the darkest moment of his career.
A delirious home crowd gave their team, ranked (...)
Mounis Hammouda and Hisham Shaban were stranded in Honduras, penniless after being ripped off by a smuggler who was supposed to get them to Mexico so that they could arrive at their final destination, the United States.
The Palestinian men had (...)
The days of scribbling "I woz here" on Florence's historic monuments are gone: From now on would-be vandals will be able to graffiti via app instead, with their messages kept for posterity.
"Welcome to Giotto's Campanile!" reads a message on a (...)
Second-place Napoli was held to a 1-1 draw at Fiorentina in Serie A Monday, allowing Juventus to open up a three-point lead with 11 rounds remaining in the Italian league.
"We took a point away from a difficult stadium," Napoli goalkeeper Pepe Reina (...)
Prosecutors in Florence have formally asked for Bank of China's Milan branch and 297 individuals, mostly Chinese living in Italy, to be tried for smuggling money and other crimes, Reuters reported.
The document, a formal request by the prosecutor (...)
The verdict in the trial against Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito for the murder of British student Meredith Kercher will be delivered between 9 and 9:30 pm (2000-2030 GMT), an Italian court official said, according to dpa.
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Mark Cavendish's Giro d'Italia campaign ended on Friday when the Briton was pulled out of this year's race after completing a hat trick of individual victories on the 13th stage, his team said.
With some tough mountain stages coming up, Team (...)
Striker Alberto Gilardino scored on his competitive debut to help Fiorentina to a comfortable 2-0 first leg win over Slavia Prague in their Champions League third qualifying round tie on Tuesday.
Gilardino, a close season signing from AC Milan, (...)
SOUTH Africa has steadfastly refused to join in the chorus of criticism of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe despite paying an ever higher price for the crisis across its northern border.
As Zimbabwe goes to the polls this weekend, analysts (...)